E-Commerce Solved MCQs Set 1

1. Which of the following describes e-commerce?

A. Doing business electronically

B. Doing business

C. Sale of goods

D. All of the above

Answer: A. Doing business electronically

2. Which of the following is part of the four main types for e-commerce?

A. B2B

B. B2C

C. C2B

D. All of the above

Answer: D. All of the above

3. Which type of e-commerce focuses on consumers dealing with each other?

A. B2B

B. B2C

C. C2B

D. C2C

Answer: D. C2C

4. Which segment do eBay, Amazon.com belong?

A. B2Bs

B. B2Cs

C. C2Bs

D. C2Cs

Answer: B. B2Cs

5. Which segment is eBay an example?

A. B2B

B. C2B

C. C2C

D. None of the above

Answer: D. None of the above

6. In which website Global Easy Buy is facilitated?

A. ebay.com

B. amazon.com

C. yepme.com

D. None of these

Answer: A. ebay.com

7. Which type deals with auction?

A. B2B

B. B2C

C. C2B

D. C2C

Answer: D. C2C

8. The best products to sell in B2C e-commerce are:

A. Small products

B. Digital products

C. Specialty products

D. Fresh products

Answer: B. Digital products

9. Which products are people most likely to be comfortable buying on the Internet?

A. Books

B. PCs

C. CDs

D. All of the above

Answer: D. All of the above

10. Which products are people most likely to be more uncomfortable buying on the Internet?

A. Books

B. Furniture

C. Movies

D. All of the above

Answer: B. Furniture

11. Digital products are best suited for B2C e-commerce because they:

A. Are commodity like products

B. Can be mass-customized and personalized

C. Can be delivered at the time of purchase

D. All of the above

Answer: D. All of the above

12. The solution for all business needs is

A. EDI

B. ERP

C. SCM

D. None of the above

Answer: B. ERP

13. Which form of e-commerce currently accounts for about 97% of all e-commerce revenues?

A. B2B

B. B2C

C. C2B

D. C2C

Answer: A. B2B

14. Most individuals are familiar with which form of e-commerce?

A. B2B

B. B2C

C. C2B

D. C2C

Answer: B. B2C

15. What are plastic cards the size of a credit card that contains an embedded chip on which digital information can be stored?

A. Customer relationship management systems cards

B. E-government identity cards

C. FEDI cards

D. Smart cards

Answer: D. Smart cards

16. What is the process in which a buyer posts its interest in buying a certain quantity of items, and sellers compete for the business by submitting successively lower bids until there is only one seller left?

A. B2B marketplace

B. Intranet

C. Reverse auction

D. Internet

Answer: C. Reverse auction

17. What is another name for?

A. Direct materials

B. Indirect materials

C. EDI

D. None of the above

Answer: B. Indirect materials

18. What are ballpoint pens purchased by a clothing company?

A. Direct materials

B. Indirect materials

C. EDI

D. None of the above

Answer: B. Indirect materials

19. What are materials that are necessary for running a modern corporation, but do not relate to the company’s primary business activities?

A. Direct materials

B. Indirect materials

C. EDI

D. None of the above

Answer: B. Indirect materials

20. What are materials used in production in a manufacturing company or are placed on the shelf for sale in a retail environment?

A. Direct materials

B. Indirect materials

C. EDI

D. None of the above

Answer: A. Direct materials

21. What is the percentage of customers who visit a Web site and actually buy something called?

A. Affiliate programs

B. Click-through

C. Spam

D. Conversion rate

Answer: D. Conversion rate

22. Which term represents a count of the number of people who visit one site, click on an ad, and are taken to the site of the advertiser?

A. Affiliate programs

B. Click-through

C. Spam

D. All of the above

Answer: B. Click-through

23. Which is not a function of E-commerce

A. Marketing

B. Advertising

C. Warehousing

D. None of the above

Answer: C. Warehousing

24. Which is a function of E-commerce

A. Marketing

B. Advertising

C. Warehousing

D. All of the above

Answer: D. All of the above

25. All of the following are techniques B2C e-commerce companies use to attract customers, except:

A. Registering with search engines

B. Viral marketing

C. Online ads

D. Virtual marketing

Answer: D. Virtual marketing

26. Which of the following are advantages normally associated with B2B e-commerce?

A. Shorter cycle times

B. Reduction in costs

C. Reaches wider audiences

D. All of the above

Answer: D. All of the above

27. If the threat of substitute products or services is low it is a(n):

A. Disadvantage to the supplier

B. Advantage to the buyer

C. Advantage to the supplier

D. None of the above

Answer: C. Advantage to the supplier

28. The threat of new entrants is high when it is:

A. Hard for customers to enter the market

B. Hard for competitors to enter the market

C. Easy for competitors to enter the market

D. Easy for customers to enter the market

Answer: C. Easy for competitors to enter the market

29. If it is easy for competitors to enter the market, the threat of new entrants is considered:

A. High

B. Low

C. More

D. Less

Answer: A. High

30. An industry is less attractive for suppliers when the rivalry among existing competitors is:

A. High

B. Low

C. More

D. Less

Answer: A. High

31. Unique value auction is mainly applies to?

A. New products

B. Second-hand products

C. Engineering products

D. None of the above

Answer: B. Second-hand products

32. Paisapay is facilitated in

A. ebay.co.in

B. amazon.com

C. flipkart.com

D. None of the above

Answer: A. ebay.co.in

33. Which of the following is a useful security mechanism when considering business strategy and IT?

A. Encryption

B. Decryption

C. Firewall

D. All the above

Answer: D. All the above

34. Which of the following is not related to security mechanism

A. Encryption

B. Decryption

C. E-cash

D. All the above

Answer: C. E-cash

35. A product or service that customers have come to expect from an industry, which must be offered by new entrants if they wish to compete and survive, is known as a(n)?

A. Switching costs

B. Loyalty programs

C. Entry barriers

D. Affiliate programs

Answer: C. Entry barriers

36. Which of the following statements accurately reflect the impact of technology?

A. Technology has caused buyer power to increase

B. Technology has lessened the entry barriers for many industries

C. Technology has increased the threat of substitute products and services

D. All of the above

Answer: D. All of the above

37. A business cannot be all things to all people. Instead, a business must:

A. Identify target customers

B. Identify the value of products/services as perceived by customers

C. All of the above

D. None of the above

Answer: C. All of the above

38. How the transactions occur in e-commerce?

A. Using e-medias

B. Using computers only

C. Using mobile phones only

D. None of the above

Answer: A. Using e-medias

39. Which type of products is lesser purchased using ecommerce?

A. Automobiles

B. Books

C. Softwares

D. None

Answer: A. Automobiles

40. A business competing in a commodity like environment must focus on which of the following?

A. Price

B. Ease / speed of delivery

C. Ease of ordering

D. All of the above

Answer: D. All of the above

41. Which of the following refers to creating products tailored to individual customers?

A. Customization

B. Aggregation

C. Direct materials

D. Reverse auction

Answer: A. Customization

42. Materials used in the normal operation of a business but not related to primary business operations are called what?

A. Supplies

B. Direct materials

C. Indirect materials

D. Daily stuff

Answer: C. Indirect materials

43. Amazon.com is well-known for which e-commerce marketing technique?

A. Banner ads

B. Pop-up ads

C. Affiliate programs

D. Viral marketing

Answer: C. Affiliate programs

44. What is the name given to an interactive business providing a centralized market where many buyers and suppliers can come together for e-commerce or commerce-related activities?

A. Direct marketplace

B. B2B

C. B2C

D. Electronic marketplace

Answer: D. Electronic marketplace

45. Which form of e-marketplace brings together buyers and sellers from multiple industries, often for MRO materials?

A. Horizontal

B. Vertical

C. Integrated

D. Inclined

Answer: A. Horizontal

46. Which form of e-marketplace brings together buyers and sellers from the same industry?

A. Horizontal

B. Vertical

C. Integrated

D. Inclined

Answer: B. Vertical

47. Which type of add appears on a web page?

A. Pop-under ad

B. Pop-up ad

C. Banner ad

D. Discount ad

Answer: C. Banner ad

48. What type of ad appears on top of a web page?

A. Pop-under ad

B. Pop-up ad

C. Banner ad

D. Discount ad

Answer: B. Pop-up ad

49. What type of ad appears under a web page?

A. Pop-under ad

B. Pop-up ad

C. Banner ad

D. Discount ad

Answer: A. Pop-under ad

50. Which, if any, of the following types of ads are people most willing to tolerate?

A. Pop-under ad

B. Pop-up ad

C. Banner ad

D. None of the above

Answer: D. None of the above