MIS Test 2
HughesNet
satellite internet service
Forward auction
sellers solicit bids from many potential buyers - highest bidder wins item
Barcodes
series of light and dark bands of varying widths that relate to alphanumeric symbols
Twisted pair wire disadvantages
slow (low bandwidth), subject to interference, easily tapped (low security)
E-commerce (electronic commerce)
the buying and selling of products and services through computer networks
Social Intelligence
the know-how involved in comprehending social situations and managing oneself successfully
Commercial Portal
the most popular type of portal on the Internet and is intended for broad and diverse audiences (e.g., a stock ticker).
Business-to-consumer (B2C)
the sellers are organizations and the buyers are individuals
Bandwidth refers to
the transmission capacity of a network; it is stated in bits per second
E-Government
the use of electronic commerce to deliver information and public services to citizens, business partners, and suppliers of government entities, and those working in the public sector
Fiber-optic cable advantages
very high bandwidth, relatively inexpensive, difficult to tap (good security)
Amazon Business is the biggest threat to ________.
wholesalers
IPv4 is the most
widely used as of rn (IPv6 taking over to accommodate for the increasing number of devices)
Media Sharing
youtube professional (linkedIN)
collaborative consumption
-access trumps ownership -technology drives constant connectivity-renewal of trust -social attitudes: we value experiences, not goods -economic stagnation: less resources, income opportunities, utilize spare time -peer reviews, instant feedback - uber, airbnb
Twisted pair wire advantages
-inexpensive -widely available -easy to work with
MEO
10 to 12 of them - GPS
IPv6 consists of
128 bits
The ________ rule of thumb is that ________ percent of individuals contribute ________ percent of the content.
20-80; 20; 80
IPv4 consists of
32 bits
GEO
8 of them - TV
electronic business (e-business)
A broader definition of electronic commerce, including buying and selling of goods and services, and servicing customers, collaborating with business partners, conducting e-learning, and conducting electronic transactions within an organization.
Fiber optic cable
A cable that transmits data at close to the speed of light along glass or plastic fibers. - pulses of light
URL
A location or address identifying where documents can be found on the Internet; a Web address - Uniform Resource Locator
Social Shopping
A method of electronic commerce that takes all of the key aspects of social networks—friends, groups, voting, comments, discussions, reviews, etc.—and focuses them on shopping. - etsy, ebay, pinterest
IP Address
A number that uniquely identifies each computer or device connected to the Internet.
Cable Modem
Access over your cable TV coaxial cable - may have degraded performance if many of your neighbors are accessing the internet at once
________ use internal batteries for power, and they broadcast radio waves to a reader.
Active RFID codes
Sell-side marketplaces are similar to the _________ model; _________ auctions are the key mechanism.
B2C; forward
Short-Range Wireless Networks
Bluetooth Ultra-Wideband Near-Field Communications
EBay is considered
C2C
________ is a cable medium.
Coaxial
________ marketing is when companies use social computing tools to obtain feedback from customers.
Conversational
Disadvantages of radio
Creates electrical interference problems Susceptible to snooping unless encrypted signal breaks up
_________ refers to the practice of registering or using domain names for the purpose of profiting from the goodwill or the trademark that belongs to someone else.
Cyber-squatting
________ modems convert information for use on the POTS and are almost extinct in most parts of the developed world today.
Dial-up
_________ materials are inputs to the manufacturing process.
Direct
Types of network applications
Discovery Communication Collaboration E-Learning and Distance Learning Virtual Universities Telecommuting
________ refers to learning supported by the web; ________ refers to any learning situation in which teachers and students do not meet face to face.
E-Learning; Distance Learning
________ is the largest-volume application running over the Internet.
E-Learning vs. Distance Learning
E-learning refers to learning supported by the web. Distance learning refers to any learning situation in which teachers and students do not meet face to face
disadvantages of satellite
Expensive Must have unobstructed line of sight Signals experience propagation delay Must use encryption for security
________ is the most secure cable medium.
Fiber Optic
________ satellites are the most expensive to build and launch.
GEO
3 Types of satellite orbits
GEO (GEOSTATIONARY EARTH ORBIT) MEO (MIDDLE EARTH ORBIT) LEO (LOW EARTH ORBIT)
Advantages of satellite
High bandwidth Large coverage area
advantages of radio
High bandwidth Signals pass through walls Inexpensive and easy to install
_________ exchanges connect buyers and sellers across many industries.
Horizontal
________ was developed because we have run out of IP addresses in the original IP addressing scheme.
IPv6
________ was developed to address the Internet of Things.
IPv6
IP Address
Internet Protocol address; a code made up of numbers separated by three dots that identifies a particular computer on the Internet.
Medium-range wireless networks are ________ technology.
LAN
NICs allow devices to physically connect to the _______'s communications medium.
LAN
Satellite telephone services are provided through ________ satellites.
LEO
________ satellites are the least expensive to build and launch.
LEO
________ satellites are used to run the GPS system.
MEO
________ satellites require medium-powered transmitters.
MEO
________ are/is a tool for democratizing higher education.
MOOCs
Bandwidth is measured in
Megabytes per second (MBPS)
________ transmission systems are relatively inexpensive but must have unobstructed line of sight.
Microwave
________ are exchange points for Internet traffic.
NAPs
________ is how new employees acquire the necessary knowledge, skills, and behaviors to become effective members of the organization.
Onboarding
Reverse Auction
One buyer and many sellers Price decreases with more bids
Smallest to largest "AN's"
PAN (personal) LAN (local) MAN (metropolitan) WAN (world)
QR Codes
Quick Response codes, provide a way to link to online services using a camera and QR reader.
__________ allows anyone to syndicate any content to anyone who has an interest in subscribing to it.
RSS
Microwaves
Radio waves with the shortest wavelengths and the highest frequencies
________ transmission systems can have a large coverage area but their signals experience propagation delay.
Satellite
Media Sharing
Sharing video, photos, music, or presentations with individuals or groups using the Internet.
_________ cards allow you to store a fixed amount of prepaid money and then spend it as necessary.
Stored-Value money
________ allow users to place information in multiple, overlapping associations rather than in rigid categories.
TAGS
________ is the protocol of the Internet.
TCP/IP
________ is the wireless transmission and receipt of data gathered from remote sensors.
Telemetry
_________ is a system in which any object, natural or manmade, has a unique identity and is able to send and receive information over a network without human interaction.
The IoT
Brick-and-Mortar Business
Traditional businesses with actual stores in which trade or retail occurs, it does not exist solely on the internet.
________ is the greatest concern in the peer-to-peer economic model.
Trust
________ is an example of microblogging.
Twisted pair wire
Two separate insulated copper wires that are twisted together. - most prevalent form of communications wiring
_________ exchanges connect buyers and sellers in a given industry.
Vertical
_________ organizations are only online.
Virtual
_________s cover large geographical areas.
WAN
WIFI
Wireless Fidelity
Portals
a Web-based, personalized gateway to information and knowledge that provides relevant information from different IT systems and the Internet using advanced search and indexing techniques.
Click-and-Mortar Business
a business that operates in a physical store and on the Internet EX: Barnes & Noble
Crowdsourcing
a type of collaboration - which an organization outsources a task to an undefined, generally large group of people in the form of an open call
E-storefront
a website that represents a single store
Satellite
access where cable and DSL are not available
affiliate marketing
ads
RFID Tag
an electronic identification device that is made up of a chip and antenna
Consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
an individual sells products or services to other individuals
Business-to-employee (B2E)
an organization uses EC internally to provide information and services to its employees.
The ________ layer of TCP/IP enables client application programs to access the other layers.
application
Business-to-business (B2B)
applies to businesses buying from and selling to each other over the internet
Dial up modems
are almost extinct - still used in the US where broadband is not available
We can create PAN through
bluetooth
DSL
broadband access through telephone companies
DSL and cable fall within the range of transmission capacity and are defined as
broadband connections
Product customization
build to order
what is a real time network application?
chat room
Web 2.0 Applications
collaborative and interactive tools that are strictly web-based and are typically free to the user. - tagging - blogs (online diary) - microblogs - RSS - feedspot
Mash-ups
combine geographic data overlaid with editorial content - maps
Virtual organization
companies only engaged in E-commerce
deep discounters
company offers deep price discounts
Horizontal exchange
connect buyers and sellers across many industries
Vertical exchange
connect buyers and sellers in a given industry
E-mall
consists of a number of e-shops; serves as a gateway (portal) through which a consumer can access multiple e-shops (amazon.com)
IP Address
consists of sets of numbers, in four parts, separated by dots
find-the-best-price
customers choose the best price of the options given from a middle man
name-your-own-price
customers decide how much they want to pay (priceline, progressive)
E-Business payments
debit cards- smart cards (chips) bus cards- stored values bitcoin- $3000 for 1
Fiber-optic cable disadvantages
difficult to work with (difficult to splice)
passive RFID tags
do not have a power source
online auctions
e-commerce that allows shoppers to purchase products through online bidding
On the web, the first peer-to-peer model was _________.
eBay
Broadband
faster than 25 MBPS for download and 4 MBPS for upload
In _________ auctions, sellers solicit bids from many potential buyers; these auctions result in _________ prices over time.
forward; higher
market research
gain info on us about internet use to sell us stuff (social advertising)
transferring social security benefits is
government-to-consumer
With ________, small buyers aggregate demand to create a large volume and then negotiate lower prices.
group purchasing
active RFID tags
have their own transmitter and a power source (typically a battery) - MORE EXPENSIVE AND CAN DETECT FROM FURTHER AWAY
advantages of microwaves
high bandwidth relatively inexpensive
Coaxial cable advantages
higher bandwidth than twisted pair, less susceptible to electromagnetic interference
Coaxial cable
insulated copper wire; used to carry high-speed data traffic and television signals
Social ________ is the monitoring, collection, and analysis of socially generated data to make strategic decisions.
intelligence
An/The ________ is a network of networks.
internet
Collaborative Consumption
joining together as a group to use a specific product more efficiently
Disadvantages of microwaves
line of sight communication susceptible to interference
LEO
many of them - telephone
De-materialization
multiple devices on one device (iPhone)
Job coaches recommend spending most of your time ________ to get a job.
networking
Corporate portal
offers a personalized, single point of access through a Web browser to critical business information located inside and outside an organization. These portals are also known as enterprise portals, information portals, and enterprise information portals. - within business for patients and employees - www.truck.net
Affinity Portal
offers a single point of entry to an entire community of affiliated interests, such as a hobby group or a political party. - www.techweb.com
Mobile Commerce
refers to electronic commerce transactions that are conducted in a wireless environment, especially via the Internet
Conversational Commerce
refers to electronic commerce using messaging and chat apps to offer a daily choice, often personalized, of a meal, product, or service
Social commerce
refers to the delivery of electronic commerce activities and transactions through social computing
Coaxial cable disadvantages
relatively expensive and inflexible, easily tapped (low to medium security), somewhat difficult to work with
Broadband
relatively high transmission capacity
Narrowband
relatively low transmission capacity
online direct marketing
retailers sell directly to customers
The main problem with ________ transmission systems is their signals experience propagation delay.
satellite
