IS 303 Exam 2 Questions With Correct
Answers
Digital |Darwinism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Implies |that |organizations |which |cannot |adapt |to |
the |new |demands |placed |on |them |for |surviving |in |the |information |age |are |doomed |to |
extinction
Disruptive |Technology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |new |way |of |doing |things |that |initially |does |
not |meet |the |needs |of |existing |customers
Sustaining |Technology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Produces |an |improved |product |customers |are |
eager |to |buy, |such |as |a |faster |car |or |larger |hard |drive
Internet |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |massive |network |that |connects |computers |all |over |the |
world |and |allows |them |to |communicate |with |one |another
Universal |Resource |Locator |(URL) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |address |of |a |file |or |resource |on
|the |web |such |as |www.apple.com
URL |Shortening |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |translation |of |a |long |URL |into |an |abbreviated |
alternative |that |redirects |to |the |longer |URL
World |Wide |Web |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Provides |access |to |Internet |information |through |
documents |including |text, |graphics, |audio, |and |video |files |that |use |a |special |formatting |
language |called |hypertext |markup |language
Hypertext |Markup |Language |(HTML) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Publishes |hypertext |on |the |
WWW, |which |allows |users |to |move |from |one |document |to |another |simply |by |clicking |a |hot |
spot |or |link
,HTML |5 |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |current |version |of |HTML |delivers |everything |from |
animation |to |graphics |and |music |to |movies; |it |can |also |be |used |to |build |complicated |web |
applications |and |works |across |platforms, |including |a |PC, |tablet, |smartphone, |or |smart |TV
Hypertext |Transfer |Protocol |(HTTP) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |internet |protocol |web |
browsers |use |to |request |and |display |web |pages |using |universal |resource |locators
World |Wide |Web |Consortium |(W3C) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-An |international |community |that
|develops |open |standards |for |the |Web
Web |Browser |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Allows |users |to |access |the |WWW
Domain |Name |Hosting |(web |hosting) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |service |that |allows |the |owner
|of |a |domain |name |to |maintain |a |simple |website |and |provide |email |capacity
Applet |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |program |that |runs |within |another |application |such |as |a |
website
Internet |Corporation |for |Assigned |Names |and |Numbers |(ICANN) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |
nonprofit |organization |that |has |assumed |the |responsibility |for |internet |protocol |(IP) |address |
space |allocation, |protocol |parameter |assignment, |domain |name |system |management, |and |
root |server |system |management |functions |previously |performed |under |U.S. |government |
contract
Web |1.0 |(Business |1.0) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Refers |to |the |World |Wide |Web |during |its |first |
few |years |of |operation |between |1991 |and |2003.
Ecommerce |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |buying |and |selling |of |goods |and |services |over |the |
internet
, Ebusiness |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Includes |Ecommerce |along |with |all |activities |related |to |
internal |and |external |business |operations |such |as |servicing |customer |accounts, |collaborating |
with |partners, |and |exchanging |real-time |information
Paradigm |Shift |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Occurs |when |a |new |radical |form |of |business |enters |
the |market |that |reshapes |the |way |companies |and |organizations |behave
Information |Richness |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Refers |to |the |depth |and |breadth |of |details |
contained |in |a |piece |of |textual, |graphic, |audio, |or |video |information
Information |Reach |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Measures |the |number |of |people |a |firm |can |
communicate |with |all |over |the |world
Mass |Customization |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |ability |of |an |organization |to |tailor |its |
products |or |services |to |the |customers' |specifications
Personalization |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Occurs |when |a |company |knows |enough |about |a |
customer's |likes |and |dislikes |that |it |can |fashion |offers |more |likely |to |appeal |to |that |person
Long |Tail |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Referring |to |the |tail |of |a |typical |sales |curve
Intermediaries |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Agents, |software, |or |businesses |that |provide |a |trading |
infrastructure |to |bring |buyers |and |sellers |together
Disintermediation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Occurs |when |a |business |sells |directly |to |the |
customer |online |and |cuts |out |the |intermediary
Answers
Digital |Darwinism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Implies |that |organizations |which |cannot |adapt |to |
the |new |demands |placed |on |them |for |surviving |in |the |information |age |are |doomed |to |
extinction
Disruptive |Technology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |new |way |of |doing |things |that |initially |does |
not |meet |the |needs |of |existing |customers
Sustaining |Technology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Produces |an |improved |product |customers |are |
eager |to |buy, |such |as |a |faster |car |or |larger |hard |drive
Internet |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |massive |network |that |connects |computers |all |over |the |
world |and |allows |them |to |communicate |with |one |another
Universal |Resource |Locator |(URL) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |address |of |a |file |or |resource |on
|the |web |such |as |www.apple.com
URL |Shortening |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |translation |of |a |long |URL |into |an |abbreviated |
alternative |that |redirects |to |the |longer |URL
World |Wide |Web |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Provides |access |to |Internet |information |through |
documents |including |text, |graphics, |audio, |and |video |files |that |use |a |special |formatting |
language |called |hypertext |markup |language
Hypertext |Markup |Language |(HTML) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Publishes |hypertext |on |the |
WWW, |which |allows |users |to |move |from |one |document |to |another |simply |by |clicking |a |hot |
spot |or |link
,HTML |5 |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |current |version |of |HTML |delivers |everything |from |
animation |to |graphics |and |music |to |movies; |it |can |also |be |used |to |build |complicated |web |
applications |and |works |across |platforms, |including |a |PC, |tablet, |smartphone, |or |smart |TV
Hypertext |Transfer |Protocol |(HTTP) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |internet |protocol |web |
browsers |use |to |request |and |display |web |pages |using |universal |resource |locators
World |Wide |Web |Consortium |(W3C) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-An |international |community |that
|develops |open |standards |for |the |Web
Web |Browser |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Allows |users |to |access |the |WWW
Domain |Name |Hosting |(web |hosting) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |service |that |allows |the |owner
|of |a |domain |name |to |maintain |a |simple |website |and |provide |email |capacity
Applet |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |program |that |runs |within |another |application |such |as |a |
website
Internet |Corporation |for |Assigned |Names |and |Numbers |(ICANN) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |
nonprofit |organization |that |has |assumed |the |responsibility |for |internet |protocol |(IP) |address |
space |allocation, |protocol |parameter |assignment, |domain |name |system |management, |and |
root |server |system |management |functions |previously |performed |under |U.S. |government |
contract
Web |1.0 |(Business |1.0) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Refers |to |the |World |Wide |Web |during |its |first |
few |years |of |operation |between |1991 |and |2003.
Ecommerce |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |buying |and |selling |of |goods |and |services |over |the |
internet
, Ebusiness |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Includes |Ecommerce |along |with |all |activities |related |to |
internal |and |external |business |operations |such |as |servicing |customer |accounts, |collaborating |
with |partners, |and |exchanging |real-time |information
Paradigm |Shift |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Occurs |when |a |new |radical |form |of |business |enters |
the |market |that |reshapes |the |way |companies |and |organizations |behave
Information |Richness |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Refers |to |the |depth |and |breadth |of |details |
contained |in |a |piece |of |textual, |graphic, |audio, |or |video |information
Information |Reach |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Measures |the |number |of |people |a |firm |can |
communicate |with |all |over |the |world
Mass |Customization |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |ability |of |an |organization |to |tailor |its |
products |or |services |to |the |customers' |specifications
Personalization |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Occurs |when |a |company |knows |enough |about |a |
customer's |likes |and |dislikes |that |it |can |fashion |offers |more |likely |to |appeal |to |that |person
Long |Tail |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Referring |to |the |tail |of |a |typical |sales |curve
Intermediaries |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Agents, |software, |or |businesses |that |provide |a |trading |
infrastructure |to |bring |buyers |and |sellers |together
Disintermediation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Occurs |when |a |business |sells |directly |to |the |
customer |online |and |cuts |out |the |intermediary
