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E-commerce Essentials Quiz

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What is e-commerce?

The activity of electronically buying or selling products on online services or over the Internet (correct)

The activity of physically buying or selling products in stores

The activity of telepathically buying or selling products

The activity of buying or selling products through mail order catalogs

Who coined the term 'e-commerce'?

Principal Consultant to the California State Assembly's Utilities & Commerce Committee

Gwen Moore

Chairwoman of the California State Assembly's Utilities & Commerce Committee

Robert Jacobson (correct)

What technologies does e-commerce draw on?

Teleportation, telekinesis, telecommunication

Fax machines, postal services, carrier pigeons

Smoke signals, Morse code, semaphore

Mobile commerce, electronic funds transfer, supply chain management, Internet marketing (correct)

How was e-commerce defined in the California Electronic Commerce Act?

Coined by Robert Jacobson and enacted in 1984 Signup and view all the answers

Which industry drives e-commerce through technological advances?

Semiconductor industry Signup and view all the answers

Who authored the monograph 'The Principles of Scientific Management'?

Frederick Winslow Taylor Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'scientific management' refer to?

Coordinating the enterprise for everyone's benefit Signup and view all the answers

What did Taylor's approach to scientific management emphasize?

Increased wages for laborers Signup and view all the answers

Which U.S. President was quoted by Taylor at the beginning of the monograph?

Theodore Roosevelt Signup and view all the answers

What are the three sections of the monograph 'The Principles of Scientific Management'?

Introduction, Fundamentals of Scientific Management, The Principles of Scientific Management Signup and view all the answers

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E-commerce

E-commerce refers to the buying and selling of goods and services over electronic systems such as the internet.
The term 'e-commerce' was coined by Daniel Schwabe in 1994.
E-commerce draws on technologies such as mobile commerce, electronic funds transfer, supply chain management, internet marketing, and online transaction processing.
According to the California Electronic Commerce Act, e-commerce is defined as "the sale and purchase of goods and services by electronic means".

Scientific Management

Scientific management refers to the use of scientific methods to analyze and improve industrial labor processes.
Frederick Winslow Taylor authored the monograph 'The Principles of Scientific Management' in 1911.
Taylor's approach to scientific management emphasized the use of empirical methods to analyze and optimize worker efficiency, and the importance of hierarchical management structures.
The monograph quotes U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt at the beginning.
The monograph is divided into three sections: Fundamental Principles, The Principles Developed, and FunctionalElementsofAllManagement.

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Test your knowledge of e-commerce with this quiz! Explore topics such as online transaction processing, supply chain management, electronic funds transfer, and more. Challenge yourself with questions related to mobile commerce, Internet marketing, and inventory management systems.