E Commerce MCQ Questions and Answers for Practice

1. Which of the following is a characteristic of a firewall?

1. Examines each message as it seeks entrance to the network
2. Blocks messages without the correct markings from entering the network
3. Detects computers communicating with the Internet without approval
4. All of the above

2. Which of the following are ways to prove access rights?

1. What you know, like a password
2. What you have, like an ATM card
3. What you look like
4. All of the above

3. Which item can a password be used to protect?

1. Network
2. File
3. Folder
4. All of the above

4. Which is the most important component of IT?

1. Information
2. People
3. Information technology
4. Computers

5. Which of the following applies to the implementation of an idea?

1. Copyright
2. Intellectual property
3. Patent
4. Denial-of-service attack

6. When you purchase copyrighted software, what actually are you paying for?

1. The cost of the CDs, manuals, and development of the software
2. The cost of the CDs, manuals, and a share of the cost of the software development
3. A share of the cost of software development
4. All of the above

7. Which of the following is not a dimension of privacy?

1. Need for personal space
2. Need to feel in control of our possessions
3. Need to feel in control of our personal information
4. All of the above are dimensions of privacy

8. Which of the following captures screen images?

1. Key logger
2. Packet sniffer
3. Log analysis tools
4. Screen capture software

9. Which of the following records logons and deletions?

1. Key logger
2. Packet sniffer
3. Log analysis tools
4. Screen captures

10. E-mail messages may be stored on which of the following computers?

1. Senders computer
2. Senders server
3. Recipients server
4. All of the above

11. What might identity thieves do with your identity?

1. Apply for and use credit cards
2. Apply for a loan
3. Change their identity
4. All of the above

12. Which of the following is not a common approach to phishing?

1. Send an official-looking e-mail asking for confidential information
2. Ask people to fill out and return a fake letter using postal mail
3. Ask people to click a link in an e-mail to open a submission form on a web page
4. All of the above are uncommon approaches to phishing

13. A technique used to gain personal information for the purpose of identity theft, often bye-mail, is called?

1. Phishing
2. Carding
3. Brand spoofing
4. All of the above

14. Companies can gather information about employees and potential employees fromwhich of the following places?

1. Job applications
2. Credit reports
3. Companies that track Web surfers
4. All of the above

15. Cyber slacking consists of what activities?

1. Visiting “inappropriate” web sites
2. Visiting news sites
3. Chatting online with others about non-work topics
4. All of the above