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Which of the following is not a horizontal portal?
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
Sailnet is not a horizontal portal. Specialized website (portal) that serves as an entry point to several firms in the same industry or to the same type of suppliers.
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What are materials used in production in a manufacturing company or are placed on the shelf for sale in a retail environment?
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Answer: Option A
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Direct materials used in production in a manufacturing company or are placed on the shelf for sale in a retail environment.
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A situation where there are no differences among products or services, and the only basis of choosing products is price is known as _________.
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Answer: Option D
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A situation where there are no differences among products or services, and the only basis of choosing products is price is known as commoditization. Commoditization refers to the process of making something into a commodity. A commodity is a fundamental good used in commerce that is interchangeable with other commodities of the same type.
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What are materials that are necessary for running a modern corporation, but do not relate to the company's primary business activities?
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
Indirect materials are necessary for running a modern corporation, but do not relate to the company's primary business activities.
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A strategy designed to compete in all markets around the globe is called a _________ strategy.
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Answer: Option A
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A strategy designed to compete in all markets around the globe is called a scope strategy. Strategic scope refers to the products and services a company plans to offer over a specific period, and indicates where and to which target markets they will be sold.
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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?
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Answer: Option C
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Reverse auction 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.
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Which of the following is not one of the stages of the development of the Internet?
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Answer: Option C
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Globalization is not one of the stages of the development of the Internet. Globalization is the spread of products, technology, information, and jobs across national borders and cultures. In economic terms, it describes an interdependence of nations around the globe fostered through free trade.
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What are plastic cards the size of a credit card that contains an embedded chip on which digital information can be stored?
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Answer: Option D
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Smart cards are plastic cards of the size of a credit card that contains an embedded chip on which digital information can be stored. A smart card, chip card, or integrated circuit card (ICC) is a physical electronic authorization device, used to control access to a resource.
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In 1961, __________ published a paper on "packet switching" networks.
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Answer: Option A
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In 1961, Leonard Kleinrock published a paper on "packet switching" networks. Kleinrock convinced Roberts of the theoretical feasibility of communications using packets rather than circuits, which was a major step along the path towards computer networking.
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Most individuals are familiar with which form of e‐commerce?
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Answer: Option B
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Most individuals are familiar with B2C form of e‐commerce. B2C eCommerce refers to the process of selling to individual customers directly.