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1. One of the disadvantages of e-businesses is that they require round-the-clock customer service on
account of 24/7 access.
2. One of the corporate benefits of e-marketing is the ability to improve inventory control and
distribution costs.
4. In contrast to China, where the Internet is mainly used for communication, about 80 percent of web
users in the US log on primarily to visit social networking sites.
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NAT: AACSB Technology | CB&E Model Customer | R&D Knowledge of general business functions
MSC: KN
5. When a firm uses the Internet to collect and analyze business information, it is engaged in e-
marketing.
6. E-business is comprised of five categories of data interactions: business data exchange, customer
shopping, business transactions, market and product research, and multimedia communications.
10. Online marketing differs from e-marketing in that the former encompasses digital technologies not
limited to interactive computer systems.
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11. The application of electronic tools, such as e-mail, IM, and blogs, to contemporary marketing has the
potential to greatly reduce costs and increase customer satisfaction by increasing the speed and
efficiency of marketing interactions.
12. E-marketing can significantly reduce the costs of reaching a wide audience for small businesses.
13. Right-time marketing refers to the ability to provide a good or service whenever it becomes available.
14. Interactive marketing consists of buyer-seller communications in which the customer controls the
amount and type of information received from a marketer.
15. Marketing Web sites are intended to generate sales, while corporate Web sites are intended to generate
goodwill for the organization and facilitate the location and use of the marketing Web sites for specific
products.
16. The main benefit of B2B e-business is speed; cost savings are minimal when compared with other
methods of conducting B2B transactions.
17. Electronic data interchange, extranets, and e-procurement are just a few of the ways that B2B e-
marketing can be conducted.
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18. One of the reasons for the Internet’s popularity as a B2B sales platform is that when placing orders, it
contains fewer errors than handwritten orders and technology can locate them easily.
19. Virtual private networks are an expensive, yet more secure, alternative to leasing dedicated lines for
controlling access to a company’s resources.
20. The volume of online consumer transactions is nearly six times as much as that of business-to-business
(B2B) transactions.
21. Electronic data interchanges (EDIs) were once limited because of the requirement that all parties
concerned have computers with compatible operating systems.
22. Extranets do not provide outsiders access to internal information and are limited by their inability to go
beyond ordering and fulfillment processes.
23. Extranets are secure Web sites that back up transaction data in the event of a natural disaster or other
type of computer infiltration that would result in a loss of all data from the main Web site.
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24. Online B2B transactions refer to the use of the Internet for business transactions between
organizations.
25. A private exchange is also called c-business because of its relatively more collaborative nature.
26. North Carolina established a Web site where governmental departments invite bids from participating
suppliers for supplying goods and services. The term for this type of virtual marketplace is e-
procurement.
27. In the early stages of B2B transactions, marketers believed that online trading was limited to only a
few types of products.
28. The main reasons for the rise in e-tailing are lower costs and product availability.
29. Improvements in security and data transmission have boosted online retail sales.
30. B2C e-marketing has not had the same impact on the services industry as it has on the goods industry.
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31. Many consumers prefer shopping online to the time needed to drive to a store and select purchases.
32. Bots are programs that search and retrieve information from Web sites to aid online consumers in
comparison shopping.
33. Shopping is made easier through the use of bots, which search hundreds of Web sites for information
on products that meet certain criteria set by the customer.
34. Amazon.com’s Web site welcomes back a previous customer by name and suggests several books or
other products that might interest him or her. This is an example of online personalized marketing.
35. Amazon.com maintains a record of each customer’s purchases and makes recommendations based on
purchase behavior whenever the customer logs back on. This is an example of the interactive
marketing capability of e-business.
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36. Most challenges facing e-business today involve the security of monetary transactions and the
protection of personal data.
37. Protected Web sites mean that the data is encrypted by the browser in order to prevent theft and fraud.
39. Secure Sockets Layer consists of a public key and a private key. The private key is used to encrypt
information and the public key is used to decipher information.
40. By using technologies like SSL, consumers can be assured that any personal data they may have given
an online vendor will not be passed on to someone else if the company is sold or goes out of business.
41. Electronic signatures are a means of entering into legal and financial contracts using an encrypted
electronic identification that can be verified by tracing it back to the computer of the buyer.
42. Cookies and spyware can be both harmful and beneficial to the consumer.
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43. TRUSTe is an Internet privacy organization that regulates businesses to ensure that the information
they collect will not be used or sold without the consent of the consumer.
44. By displaying the TRUSTe logo on their Web sites, Internet companies pledge to provide goods and
services at the fairest prices without compromising quality.
45. A firewall is an electronic barrier between a company’s internal network and the Internet that limits
access into and out of the network.
46. Internet fraud categories do not include issues related to tangible goods such as non-delivery of
merchandise.
47. Phishing is the distribution of malicious code or viruses, or the solicitation of information, for the
purpose of obtaining personal and financial information.
48. E-tailers try to solve online ordering issues with reverse logistics, a process where orders that are
difficult to deliver or exchange are left at a local store to be picked up by the customer.
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49. Poorly designed Web sites and lack of customer service are the main reasons consumers abandon their
electronic shopping carts.
50. Pure play e-retailers have more success and profit than traditional retailers who enter e-business
because the traditional retailers are laden with real estate, labor overhead, and inventory.
51. The Internet can foster conflicts between manufacturers, distributors, and retailers.
52. The most popular Web function is e-business, followed by communication, such as e-mail.
53. The main functions of the Internet include e-business, communications, data storage, and security.
54. Traditional snail mail usage still exceeds Internet mail usage by a rate of five to one.
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55. Online forums are a source of information exchange and can take the form of a bulletin board,
directory, or library of information.
56. Newsgroups are two-way communication venues, whereas electronic bulletin boards tend to be a one-
way method of posting announcements or information.
57. Marketers typically shun blogs that focus on new-technology products, because they require
technological authenticity to generate positive marketing outcomes.
58. Internet advertising includes banner ads, pop-up ads, and links listed with major search engines.
59. Most search engines generate links for Web sites, which are listed in order of their popularity.
Companies have little influence in where they are placed on the list.
60. The first step to be taken in developing a Web presence for a company is to determine the domain
name for the Web site.
61. Web site management involves continuous attention to the site’s content by updating information
frequently, keeping the creative elements fresh, and testing the technical elements such as the links and
downloads for speed and accuracy.
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62. Because it is relatively inexpensive to go online, marketers need not strive for the highest possible
return on their Web site investments.
63. Web costs include development of the site, fees to buy or rent server space, and maintenance fees for
keeping the site current.
64. For many companies, a Web presence is not primarily aimed at revenue generation.
65. Rising click-through rates have ensured that selling advertising has become a more reliable source of
e-business revenue.
66. The conversion rate is a basic measurement of the percentage of Web sites visitors who make
purchases at the site.
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MSC: KN
68. A company can use its cost, site traffic, and conversion rate data to find out the cost to win each
customer.
MULTIPLE CHOICE
2. Big Martin Corporation uses its Web site to target customers and promote its products. Big Martin is
engaged in:
a. interactive marketing.
b. Web services.
c. e-marketing.
d. online trading.
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: 1 REF: 104
OBJ: 4-2
NAT: AACSB Technology | CB&E Model Marketing Plan | R&D Knowledge of general business
functions MSC: AP
3. The strategic process of creating, distributing, promoting, and pricing goods and services to a target
market through both computer and non-computer technologies is called:
a. electronic marketing.
b. online trading.
c. electronic commerce.
d. Web economics.
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: 1 REF: 104
OBJ: 4-2
NAT: AACSB Technology | CB&E Model Online/Computer | R&D Knowledge of general business
functions MSC: KN
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5. _____ describes the wide range of transactions taking place via Internet applications
such as e-mail and virtual shopping carts.
a. Webonomics
b. E-business
c. Online trading
d. Online marketing
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: 1 REF: 104
OBJ: 4-2
NAT: AACSB Technology | CB&E Model Marketing Plan | R&D Knowledge of general business
functions MSC: KN
6. The elimination of geographic protections for local businesses brought about by the advent of the
Internet as a shopping medium is known as:
a. personalization.
b. digital tooling.
c. interactivity.
d. global reach.
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: 1 REF: 105
OBJ: 4-2
NAT: AACSB Technology | CB&E Model Strategy | R&D Knowledge of technology, design, &
production MSC: KN
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10. Advantages of e-marketing include all of the following except _____ marketing.
a. right-time
b. integrated
c. interactive
d. real-time
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: 105-106
OBJ: 4-2
NAT: AACSB Technology | CB&E Model Marketing Plan | R&D Managing strategy & innovation
MSC: KN
11. When e-business buyers and sellers communicate online and negotiate prices, they are engaged in:
a. personalization.
b. interactive marketing.
c. global reach.
d. right-time marketing.
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: 1 REF: 106
OBJ: 4-2
NAT: AACSB Technology | CB&E Model Marketing Plan | R&D Knowledge of general business
functions MSC: KN
12. An e-business vendor who creates products, such as clothing or computers, to the exact specifications
of individual customers is practicing:
a. personalization.
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b. interactive marketing.
c. global reach.
d. right-time marketing.
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: 1 REF: 106
OBJ: 4-2
NAT: AACSB Analytic | CB&E Model Creativity | R&D Knowledge of general business functions
MSC: AP
13. By enabling the coordination of all promotional activities to produce a unified, customer-focused
promotional message, e-marketing helps reach consumers through:
a. personalization.
b. interactive marketing.
c. global reach.
d. integrated marketing.
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: 1 REF: 106
OBJ: 4-2
NAT: AACSB Analytic | CB&E Model Marketing Plan | R&D Knowledge of general business
functions MSC: KN
14. Corporate Web sites are intended to accomplish all of the following except:
a. provide investor information.
b. facilitate the link between the consumer and marketing Web sites.
c. establish overall goodwill for the corporation.
d. provide a transaction gateway for goods and services.
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: 1 REF: 107
OBJ: 4-3
NAT: AACSB Technology | CB&E Model Online/Computer | R&D Knowledge of general business
functions MSC: KN
16. The advantages of using Internet technology for business-to-business transactions are all of the
following except:
a. fail-proof and secure payment methods.
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