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