Paper No.

01

Self-Working Exam-01

Class Code: ………………………………… Time: 30 Minutes

Name:…………………………………………………………………
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Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

1) Which element in the value chain is enhanced by the use of an intranet or extranet?
a) Firm infrastructure b) Marketing and sales c) Procurement d) Technology development

2) Which aspect of research and development is most likely to be funded by the state
(Government)? a) Applied research b) Development c) Pure research

3) E-procurement arrangements may be established between two companies, in which their two
separate computer systems are able to exchange information and documentation using a common
language. This is made possible by:
a) EDI b) E-procurement website c) Extranet d) Intranet

4) If a university sets up a web-based information system that faculty could access to record
student grades and to advise students, that would be an example of a/an
a) CRM b) Intranet c) ERP d) Extranet e) None of the above

5) The hospital's computers are connected using a:

a) LAN. b) WAN. c) Internet. d) MAN.

6) To connect DOC Industries' twelve locations, the firm employs a:

a) LAN. b) Internet. c) MAN d) WAN.

7) A router is a(n):
a) Access device. b) Switch. c) Modem. d) None of the above.

8) A document's address on the web is called the:

a) URL. b) DNS. c) TLD. d) NAT.

9) An application layer protocol that is used for processing Web pages is:
a) HTTP. b) FTP. c) TCP. d) SMTP.

10) Because of ___________________, not every supply chain includes manufacturers, retailers,
and distributors.
a) Networks b) Disintermediation c) Organizations d) Facilities

11) E-business is a term used to describe:

a) An organization using electronic media to sell direct to its customers
b) Any electronically mediated communication between an organization and its stakeholders
c) The use of electronic communications for all business processes
d) An organization using electronic media to purchase from to its suppliers
e) None of the above

12) When you look at e-commerce and e-business, which is the most realistic relationship
between these two concepts?
a) E-business is a subset of e-commerce
b) E-commerce is a subset of e-business
c) E-commerce has some overlap with e-business
d) E-commerce is broadly equivalent to e-business
e) None of the above

13)Supply chain management refers to the coordination of all supply activities of an organisation
from its suppliers and delivery of products to its customers. E-commerce transactions between a
company and its stakeholders, be their consumers or businesses are often referred to as:
a) B2C, B2B b) C2C, C2B c) B2B, C2B d) B2C, C2C

14) The electronic marketplace channel structures describe the ways that products and services
are delivered to customers by manufacturers or selling organizations. Which one of the following
terms refers to 'cutting out the middleman'?
a) Countermediation b) Countermediation
c) Disintermediation d) None of the above

15) Intermediaries vary in scope and the services they provide and many different types have
evolved and terms to describe them. Marketeers would need to understand these terms and an
easy question to start with. Which of the following are search engines?
a) Baidu b) Ask c) Naver d) Google e) They all are

16) The terms 'purchasing' and 'procurement' are often used synonymously but which of the
following statements provides a more refined distinction?
a) Purchasing has a broader meaning than procurement
b) Procurement is broadly equivalent to purchasing
c) Procurement has a broader meaning than purchasing
d) None of the above

17) E-procurement is not new and there have been many attempts to automate the process of
procurement for the potential buyer by using:
a) Radio frequency identification microchip
b) Electronic procurement
c) Electronic procurement systems
d) Chip and pin technology