MIS 412--Chapter 4
An e-commerce site that cost $25,000 to develop is likely to require a yearly maintenance budget of approximately:
$25,000
The leading Web server software is:
Apache
Which of the following is not a type of application server?
FTP server
Which of the following is not an open source software tool?
WebSphere
Which of the following would you use to identify orphan files?
site management tools
Which of the following helps you understand the marketing effectiveness of your e-commerce site?
site tracking and reporting system
____ are the types of information systems capabilities needed to meet business objectives.
system functionalities
The term stateless refers to the fact that:
the server does not have to maintain an ongoing dedication interaction with the client computer
Which of the following types of sites typically needs a high percent of secure pages?
trading
An e-commerce Web site that processes orders requires, at minimum, a ____ system architecture.
two-tier
_____ involves testing a site program's modules one at a time.
unit testing
Which of the following is an example of a CMS?
WordPress
Which of the following typically includes a data flow diagram to describe the flow of information for a Web site?
logical design
All of the following are basic functionality provided by e-commerce merchant server software except:
marketing software
Which of the following is the final stage suggested for a six-phase plan to develop an e-commerce presence?
mobile plan
All of the following are steps one can take to right-size a Web site's hardware platform and meet demands for service except:
replacing static pages with dynamically generated pages
Which of the following is the least expensive path to creating a mobile Internet presence?
resizing an existing Web site for mobile use
All of the following are simple steps for optimizing Web page content that can reduce response times except:
segmenting computer servers to perform dedicated functions
Which of the following is not a main factor in determining overall demand for an e-commerce site?
static file sizes
In order from beginning to end, the major steps in the SDLC are:
systems analysis/planning, systems design, building the system, testing, and implementation
____ provides a set of standards for communicating between a browser and a program running on a server that allows for interaction between the user and server.
CGI
Which of the following technologies could you use to place the content of your Web site in a database so that you can then dynamically generate requests for pages?
CMS
Whcih of the following cannot be used to retrieve objects from a database?
HTML
_____ is a programming language invented by Netscape used to control the objects on an HTML page and handle interactions with the browser.
JavaScript
Which of the following is used to process certificates and private/public key information?
SSL
A system design has two main components:
a logical design and a physical design
All of the following are basic functionality provided by Web servers except:
a shopping cart
____ verifies that the business objectives of the system as originally conceived are in fact working.
acceptance testing
All of the following are methods of improving the processing architecture of a Web site except:
adding Web servers
All of the following are important factors in Web site optimization except:
adhering to accessibility guidelines
All of the following might be part of a Web site's backend layer except:
an application server
Advantages of dynamic page generation include all of the following except:
client-side execution of programming
The primary way a Web site is able to personalize the content presented to a visitor is through the use of:
cookies
All of the following are basic information requirements for a product database except:
customer ID numbers
Which of the following is not an example of one of the four kinds of e-commerce presence?
customer management system
Which system functionality must your Web site have in order to be able to personalize or customize a product for a client?
customer on-site tracking
The cost of hardware, software, and telecommunications services needed to build a Web site have ____ over the last decade.
decreased dramatically
Which of the following basic system functionalities is used to display goods on a Web Site?
digital catalog
Most of the time required to maintain an e-commerce site is spent on:
general administration and making changes and enhancements to the system
All of the following can enhance page delivery speed except:
increasing the dynamic content on the pages
All of the following might be part of a Web site's middle-tier layer except:
legacy corporate applications
Which of the following is not one of the main factors in Web site optimization?
page stickiness
Which of the following details the actual hardware components to be used in a system?
physical design
Which of the following types of servers monitors and controls access to a main Web server and implements firewall protection?
proxy server
Which of the following types of sites typically tends to have high to very high page views (hits)?
publishing/subscription
All of the following are Web site design features that annoy customers except:
redundant navigation
Which of the following is not one of the business objectives for an e-commerce site?
optimize system architecture
Which of the following is an example of dynamic content?
blog posts