Exam for Economics

AUGUST 2008 EXAMINATION

School of Engineering (Diploma in Logistics Management)

Level 2.2

Time allowed: 2 hours

ELECTRONIC COMMERCE MODULE ID: 005064

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES: 1. 2. Check carefully to ensure you are sitting for the correct paper. Answer SIX questions as follows: SECTION A & B – ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS SECTION C – ANSWER ANY TWO (2) QUESTIONS 3. 4. 5. Begin each question on a separate page. Answer Multiple Choice Questions on the first page of the Answer Book. This paper consists of 8 pages including this cover page. Check carefully to make sure your set is complete.

ECOM (LMGT)

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August 2008 Exam

SECTION A (20 marks) Question 1 – ATTEMPT ALL QUESTIONS (Multiple-choice questions) Please tick (√) the best answer on the special sheet provided on the page-1 of the answer book. 1.1 Which of the following cases represents pure e-commerce? (a) (b) (c) A book is chosen from an online catalog, ordered online, and delivered by mail. Software is downloaded onto a personal computer, after the buyer calls in to a toll-free number with his/her credit card information. A toy is bought by clicking on a special offer banner advertisement, credit information is given electronically, and the toy is delivered the following morning by Fed Express. A song is selected from an online play list, purchased online by credit card, and downloaded to a personal computer where it is copied onto a CD-R.

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Jane uses her cell phone to contact the Web site of an online grocery store. She orders the ingredients she needs for dinner that night, and she finds everything waiting for her when she arrives home. This is an example of: (a) (b) (c) (d) a Peer-to-Peer application. an intrabusiness transaction. c-commerce. m-commerce.

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“Digital Economy” refers to ____________. (a) (b) (c) (d) the convergence of computing and communication technologies and the resulting flow of information and technology. the use of advanced analytical... [continues]

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