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The classification of E-commerce domain that involves business activated by the consumer and targeted to businesses is known as _______________.

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  1. Business to Consumer (B2C)

  2. Consumer to Business (C2B)

  3. Consumer to Consumer (C2C)

  4. Business to Business (B2B)

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Consumer to business is a business model in which customer offers some product or services to a business enterprise. For example: when a consumer writes reviews  or when a consumer gives a useful idea for new product development, it comes under C2B form of e business.

The ______ (MIT) was the first to demonstrate the use of the first email system, known as MAILBOX.

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  1. Morocco Institute of Technology

  2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  3. Manhattan Institute of Technology

  4. Melbourne Institute of Technology

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, United States. In 1965, MIT was the first to demonstrate the use of a first email system, known as Mailbox.

In year ________ email service was being offered in commercial packages and per-minute charges were applicable to those using these services.

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  1. 1965

  2. 1985

  3. 1996

  4. 1976

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Initially, email services were not available freely to the people using it. In 1976, email services was being offered in commercial packages and per - minute charges were applicable to those using theses services.

What began as an _______ experiment in computer communication technology during the cold war has revolutionized the world.

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  1. American

  2. German

  3. Indian

  4. None of above

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Invention of internet has brought a revolution in the world. It started as an experiment in MIT Cambridge, in computer communication technology during the cold war. Now, it has become an important part of our lives, as we are very much dependent on Internet.

To have an account with the online vendor the process is known as ____________.

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  1. registration

  2. payment selection

  3. placing an order

  4. neither of the above

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The very first step in online transaction is registration. A person is required to register himself and his basic information with the vendor so that authentication of a person can be done and transactions can be carried out without any hassle in future.

The selection of the items that are to be put on the cart for purchase is known as __________.

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  1. registration

  2. placing an order

  3. payment options

  4. neither of the above

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

While surfing the website or application, customer selects the goods which he wants to purchase, and these selected items go to cart from where an order can be placed with the supplier. This process is known as placing an order while purchasing with the help of Internet.

M-commerce deals with conducting the trancstions with the help of ________.

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  1. telephone

  2. pager

  3. calculator

  4. moblie

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

M-commerce means mobile commerce i.e. commercial activities that takes place electronically by mobile phones. M-commerce enables users to access internet without finding a place to plug in. These transactions include purchasing stocks, remitting money, this service is often referred as mobile banking.

The very first step in online transaction is ___________.

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  1. placing an order

  2. registration

  3. selection of payment method

  4. input of payment details

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The very first step in online transaction is registration. A person is required to register himself and his basic information with the vendor so that authentication of a person can be done and transactions can be carried out without any hassle in future.

The acronym of vital information under siege is __________.

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  1. Malware

  2. IP Address

  3. VIRUS

  4. GPS

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

VIRUS refers to vital information under siege. A computer virus is a malicious software that is loaded onto a users software without the user's knowledge and performs malicious functions. But not all viruses are destructive though.

Once the information is available over the internet, it moves out of the private domain and it is difficult to protect it from being copied.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Whenever we post any information over internet, it moves out of our private domain and becomes a part of public domain that can be used by anyone and it become difficult for us to protect it from being copied. When it reaches the public domain, an individual does not have any control over it.