Ch 4 Quiz

Which of the following basic system functionalities is used to display goods on a Web site? a) digital catalog b) shopping cart system c) customer database system d) product database

a) digital catalog

The term stateless refers to the fact that: a) the server does not have to maintain an ongoing dedicated interaction with the client computer b) web servers may maintain multiple instances of server software to handle requests c) no one government entity controls the Internet d) system performance degrades as more simultaneous users require service

a) the server does not have to maintain an ongoing dedicated interaction with the client computer

Which of the following is an example of dynamic content? a) product photographs b) blog posts c) product descriptions d) home page graphic

b) blog posts

Which of the following is the least expensive path to creating a mobile Internet presence? a) building a mobile Web app using HTML b) resizing an existing Web site for mobile use c) developing a native app d) building a mobile Web app using Java

b) resizing an existing Web site for mobile use

In order from beginning to end, the major steps in the SDLC, are: a) systems analysis/planning; implementation; building the system; and testing. b) systems analysis/planning; systems design; building the system; testing; and implementation. c) systems design; testing; building the system; and implementation. d) systems analysis/planning; systems design; building the system; implementation; and testing.

b) systems analysis/planning; systems design; building the system; testing; and implementation.

________ verifies that the business objectives of the system are in fact working. a) System testing b) Implementation testing c) Acceptance testing d) Unit testing

c) Acceptance testing

All of the following are basic information requirements for a product database *except*: a) stock numbers b) product descriptions c) customer ID numbers d) inventory levels

c) customer ID numbers

The cost of hardware, software, and telecommunications services needed to build a Web site have ________ over the last decade. a) decreased slightly b) increased moderately c) decreased dramatically d) increased dramatically

c) decreased dramatically

An e-commerce Web site that processes orders requires, at minimum, a ________ system architecture. a) three-tier b) multi-tier c) two-tier d) single-tier

c) two-tier

All of the following are basic functionality provided by web servers *except*: a) data capture tools b) security services c) site management tools d) shopping cart

d) shopping cart