) Choose the best answer.

Question

Janet’s Photography, Inc., is made up of a team of professional wedding photographers. The company has no physical storefront and does all of its business online. Janet’s Photography is an example of a(n) _____ business.

click-and-brick

click-and-mortar

electronic

brick-and-mortar



2) Choose the best answer.

While Uplift Construction has a web page, 100% of its customer interaction is completed in an office, where the company can establish contracts to build homes for families. Uplift Construction is an example of a(n) _____ business.

electronic

click-and-mortar

click-and-brick

brick-and-mortar



3) Choose the best answer.

Frank and Bridge Books is a book reseller that has both a heavy online presence and 30 physical bookstores. Frank and Bridge Books is an example of a(n) _____ business.

brick-and-mortar

click-and-brick

electronic

click-and-mortar



4) Choose the best answer.

The most common business structure for retail today is _____.

brick-and-mortar

electronic

click-and-mortar

click-and-brick



5) Choose the best answer.

Which statement is an example of outsourcing?

These statements are all examples of outsourcing.

A company hires a marketing firm for branding.

A company hires a local manufacturer to build its products.

A company hires international workers for its customer service call center.



6) Choose True or False. If False, select the statement that makes it true.

Full college degrees can be earned entirely online through a virtual university.

False, final year courses in a major must be taken in a university campus classroom.

False, associate degrees can be earned entirely online through a virtual university.

True



7) Match the definitions with the terms.

the conducting of business transactions on the internet

the process of having a business function performed outside the organization

an entity providing higher education to enrolled students through electronic means, typically the internet

a system of rules that two computing devices understand in order to send, receive, and interpret the data transmitted

the process of performing work duties some place other than an office, typically at home

a digital language consisting of only 1s and 0s by means of which data is stored

a global computer network designed for communication and the transfer of information while using standardized communication protocols

an organization that conducts all or most of its business on the internet and does not have a physical location designed to interact with customers face to face

Answer 1

Here are the best answers for each question provided:

1. Janet’s Photography, Inc., is made up of a team of professional wedding photographers. The company has no physical storefront and does all of its business online. Janet’s Photography is an example of a(n) electronic business.

2. While Uplift Construction has a web page, 100% of its customer interaction is completed in an office, where the company can establish contracts to build homes for families. Uplift Construction is an example of a(n) brick-and-mortar business.

3. Frank and Bridge Books is a book reseller that has both a heavy online presence and 30 physical bookstores. Frank and Bridge Books is an example of a(n) click-and-brick business.

4. The most common business structure for retail today is click-and-mortar.

5. Which statement is an example of outsourcing? These statements are all examples of outsourcing.

6. Full college degrees can be earned entirely online through a virtual university. True

7. Match the definitions with the terms:

• the conducting of business transactions on the internet: E-commerce
• the process of having a business function performed outside the organization: Outsourcing
• an entity providing higher education to enrolled students through electronic means, typically the internet: Online university
• a system of rules that two computing devices understand in order to send, receive, and interpret the data transmitted: Protocol
• the process of performing work duties some place other than an office, typically at home: Telecommuting
• a digital language consisting of only 1s and 0s by means of which data is stored: Binary code
• a global computer network designed for communication and the transfer of information while using standardized communication protocols: Internet
• an organization that conducts all or most of its business on the internet and does not have a physical location designed to interact with customers face to face: E-business

(Note: Please double-check the definitions, as they may vary slightly depending on the source.)