E Commerce Multiple Choice Questions and Answers

61. Public key encryption uses multiple keys.  One key is used to encrypt data, while another is used to decrypt data.  The key used to encrypt data is called the _____ key, while the key used todecrypt data is called the _____ key.

1. encryption, decryption
2. private, public
3. encryption, public
4. public, private

62. Secure Sockets Layers does which of the following?

1. creates a secure, private connection to a web server
2. encrypts information
3. sends information over the internet
4. all of the above

63. When a transaction is processed online, how can the merchant verify the customers identity?

1. use secure sockets layers
2. use secure electronic transactions
3. use electronic data interchange
4. use financial electronic data interchange

64. The practice of forging a return address on an e-mail so that the recipient is fooled into revealing private information is termed?

1. hacking
2. cracking
3. dumpster diving
4. spoofing

65. What is a model of a proposed product, service, or system?

1. Prototyping
2. Prototype
3. Proof-of-concept prototype
4. Selling prototype

66. What is an internal organizational Internet that is guarded against outside access by a special security feature called a firewall (which can be software, hardware, or a combination of thetwo)?

1. Client/server network
2. Intranet
3. Extranet
4. Thin client

67. What is an intranet that is restricted to an organization and certain outsiders, such as customers and suppliers?

1. Client/server network
2. Intranet
3. Extranet
4. Thin client

68. What is a detailed process for recovering information or an IT system in the event of a catastrophic disaster such as a fire or flood?

1. Disaster recovery plan
2. Hot site
3. Cold site
4. Disaster recovery cost curve

69. What is a separate facility that does not have any computer equipment but is a place where the knowledge workers can move after the disaster?

1. Disaster recovery plan
2. Hot site
3. Cold site
4. Disaster recovery cost curve

70. What is a separate and fully equipped facility where the company can move immediately after the disaster and resume business?

1. Disaster recovery plan
2. Hot site
3. Cold site
4. Disaster recovery cost curve