E-Commerce Practice Test — Class 12 Computer Applications

12th Standard Computer Applications — E-Commerce: Online Practice Test

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A company is involved in E-Business if

A.it has many branches across the world. B.it conducts business electronically over the Internet. C.it sells commodities to a foreign country. D.it has many employees.

Which of the following is not a tangible good?

A.Mobile Phone B.Mobile Apps C.Medicine D.Flower bouquet

SME stands for

A.Small and medium-sized enterprises B.Simple and medium enterprises C.Sound messaging enterprises D.Short messaging enterprises

The dotcom phenomenon deals with

A.Textile industries B.Mobile phone companies C.Internet-based companies D.All the above

Which of the following is not correctly matched?

A.The First Wave of Electronic Commerce: 1985 - 1990 B.The Second Wave of Electronic Commerce: 2004 - 2009 C.The Third Wave of Electronic Commerce: 2010 - Present D.Dotcom burst: 2000 - 2002

Assertion (A): The websites of first wave dotcom companies were only in English\nReason (R): The dotcom companies of first wave are mostly American companies.

A.Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) B.Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A) C.(A) is true and (R) is false D.(A) is false and (R) is true

Off-shoring means

A.Work outsourced to a branch of its own company B.Work outsourced to new employees C.Work outsourced to a third party locally D.Work outsourced to a third party outside its own country

G2G systems are classified into

A.Internal facing and External facing B.Internet and Extranet C.First wave and Second wave D.Left facing and Right facing

____ host the e-books on their websites.

A.Bulk-buying websites B.Community websites C.Digital publishing websites D.Licensing websites

Q10

Which of the following is a characteristic of E-Commerce?

A.Products can be inspected physically before purchase. B.Goods are delivered instantly. C.Resource focus is supply-side. D.Scope of business is global.

Q11

In which year did Michael Aldrich connect a television set to a computer with a telephone line to create "teleshopping"?

A.1970 B.1979 C.1984 D.1991

Q12

What is the name of the multi-purpose home infotainment device invented by Michael Aldrich in 1980 that fused television, computer, and telecom networking?

A.Teleputer B.NetMarket C.Teleshopper D.Dataphone

Q13

Which music album was purchased in the first secure retail transaction on the web in August 1994?

A.Sting's Ten Summoner's Tales B.Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon C.Michael Jackson's Thriller D.The Beatles' Abbey Road

Q14

During the first wave of electronic commerce, which index of the US stock market rose from under 1000 points to over 5000 points before dramatically crashing?

A.S&P 500 B.Dow Jones Industrial Average C.NASDAQ Composite D.NYSE Composite

Q15

Which wave of E-Commerce was characterized by the rebirth of dotcoms, steady growth funded by internal capital, and the widespread use of translation and currency conversion?

A.First Wave B.Second Wave C.Third Wave D.Fourth Wave

Q16

The third wave of electronic commerce, beginning in 2010, is primarily characterized by the rapid rise of which technology?

A.Dial-up internet connections B.Desktop publishing software C.Mobile technologies D.Optical fiber cabling

Q17

When a business firm hires another company outside its own country to perform its corporate tasks, this practice is referred to as:

A.Out-sourcing B.Off-shoring C.Co-sourcing D.Traditional trading

Q18

Which E-Commerce business model is also commonly known as the reverse auction model, where customers specify their price for a required service?

A.Business-to-Consumer (B2C) B.Consumer-to-Business (C2B) C.Consumer-to-Consumer (C2C) D.Business-to-Business (B2B)

Q19

In the context of government-centric models, what is the primary objective of Government-to-Government (G2G) E-Governance systems?

A.Generating commercial profit B.Providing public services directly to individual consumers C.Directing online transactions between private businesses D.Distributing information and data between government agencies

Q20

A website that operates by collecting multiple users together who want to buy similar items in order to negotiate a discount with the supplier is called a:

A.Affiliate website B.Bulk-buying website C.Licensing site D.Digital publishing site

Q21

Who coined the term "disruptive innovation" in the book "The Innovator's Dilemma"?

A.Michael Aldrich B.Clayton Christensen C.Tim Berners-Lee D.Andrew S. Tanenbaum

Q22

Which online portal was set up by the Government of India to offer one-stop access to business rules, permissions, and registration requirements to boost the economy?

A.csc.gov.in B.ebiz.gov.in C.services.gst.gov.in D.mca.gov.in

Q23

In India, which official website of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs is used for registering a business structure such as a Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) or Private Limited company?

A.ctd.tn.gov.in B.gst.gov.in C.mca.gov.in D.nic.in

Q24

What is the main differentiator between E-Commerce and E-Business?

A.E-Commerce is broader and includes all intra-company operations. B.E-Business is limited strictly to monetary web transactions. C.E-Commerce is a subset of E-Business focused on online monetary transactions. D.E-Business does not require network infrastructures like the internet.

Q25

Which concept is described as the semantic web or the executable web with dynamic applications and machine-to-machine interaction?

A.Web 1.0 B.Web 2.0 C.Web 3.0 D.Web 4.0

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