First 100

Question 1

………… is an online commercial transaction between a supplier and a client.
a) Logistics
b) Bundling
c) E-Commerce
d) Retail

Answer 1

Answer: c

Question 2

………… is an e-commerce type where two or more businesses make transactions or collaborate electronically.
a) Consumer-to-Business(C2B)
b) Business-to-Business(B2B)
c) Consumer-to-Consumer(C2C)
d) Business-to-Consumer(B2C)

Answer 2

Answer: b

Question 3

A wholesaler placing an order from a company’s website and after receiving the consignment, then selling the end product to the final customer is an example of ………… e-commerce.
a) Business-to-Consumer(B2C)
b) Consumer-to-Consumer(C2C)
c) Business-to-Business(B2B)
d) Consumer-to-Business(C2B)

Answer 3

Answer: c

Question 4

………… is an e-commerce type distinguished by the establishment of electronic business relationships between businesses and final consumers.
a) Business-to-Business(B2B)
b) Business-to-Consumer(B2C)
c) Consumer-to-Business(C2B)
d) Consumer-to-Consumer(C2C)

Answer 4

Answer: b

Question 5

………… e-commerce is very common in crowdsourcing-based projects where a large number of individuals make their services or products available for purchase for companies seeking precisely these types of services or products.
a) Consumer-to-Consumer(C2C)
b) Business-to-Business(B2B)
c) Consumer-to-Business(C2B)
d) Business-to-Consumer(B2C)

Answer 5

Answer: c

Question 6

Sites where designers present several proposals for a company logo and where only one of them is selected and effectively purchased are an example of ………… e-commerce.
a) Business-to-Consumer(B2C)
b) Consumer-to-Consumer(C2C)
c) Consumer-to-Business(C2B)
d) Business-to-Business(B2B)

Answer 6

Answer: c

Question 7

Markets that sell royalty-free photographs, images, media, and design elements are an example of ………… e-commerce.
a) Business-to-Business(B2B)
b) Consumer-to-Business(C2B)
c) Business-to-Consumer(B2C)
d) Consumer-to-Consumer(C2C)

Answer 7

Answer: b

Question 8

………… e-commerce encompasses all electronic transactions conducted ​​between consumers generally through a third party, which provides the online platform where the transactions are actually carried out.
a) Consumer-to-Business(C2B)
b) Consumer-to-Consumer(C2C)
c) Business-to-Business(B2B)
d) Business-to-Consumer(B2C)

Answer 8

Answer: b

Question 9

Websites following a ………… business model help consumers sell their assets like residential property, cars, motorcycles, etc… or rent a room by publishing their information on the website.
a) Business-to-Consumer(B2C)
b) Consumer-to-Business(C2B)
c) Consumer-to-Consumer(C2C)
d) Business-to-Business(B2B)

Answer 9

Answer: c

Question 10

………… is a variant of the B2B model. Such websites are used by the government to trade and exchange information with various business organizations.
a) Business-to-Business(B2B)
b) Business-to-Government(B2G)
c) Government-to-Citizen(G2C)
d) Consumer-to-Business(C2B)

Answer 10

Answer: b

Question 11

Governments use a ………… model website to approach business organizations. Such websites support auctions, tenders, and application submission functionalities.
a) Government-to-Citizen(G2C)
b) Consumer-to-Business(C2B)
c) Government-to-Business(G2B)
d) Consumer-to-Consumer(C2C)

Answer 11

Answer: c

Question 12

………… is a model used by governments to approach citizens by building websites that provide services like registration for birth, marriage, or death certificates.
a) Government-to-Business(G2B)
b) Government-to-Citizen(G2C)
c) Consumer-to-Business(C2B)
d) Business-to-Government(B2G)

Answer 12

Answer: b

Question 13

The main objective of a ………… model website is to reduce the average time of fulfilling requests for various government services.
a) Government-to-Business(G2B)
b) Government-to-Citizen(G2C)
c) Business-to-Government(B2G)
d) Consumer-to-Business(C2B)

Answer 13

Answer: b

Question 14

The main advantages associated with e-commerce include:
a) Bringing suppliers closer to customers.
b) Increasing productivity and competitiveness for companies.
c) Benefiting consumers with an improvement in quality service.
d) All of the above.

Answer 14

Answer: d

Question 15

The main advantages associated with e-commerce include:
a) Increasing productivity and competitiveness for companies.
b) E-commerce delays goods.
c) Strong dependence on information and communication technologies(ICT).
d) All of the above.

Answer 15

Answer: a

Question 16

The main disadvantages associated with e-commerce include:
a) Credit card fraud or identity theft.
b) Strong dependence on information and communication technologies(ICT).
c) E-commerce delays goods.
d) All of the above.

Answer 16

Answer: d

Question 17

The main disadvantages associated with e-commerce include:
a) Strong dependence on information and communication technologies(ICT).
b) Bringing suppliers closer to customers.
c) Benefiting consumers with an improvement in quality service.
d) All of the above.

Answer 17

Answer: a

Question 18

Electronic payment refers to ………… monetary transactions.
a) Recurring
b) Large
c) Critical
d) Paperless

Answer 18

Answer: d

Question 19

Electronic payment has revolutionized business processing by:
a) Reducing paperwork, transaction costs, and labor costs.
b) Being user-friendly and less time-consuming than manual processing.
c) Helping business organizations expand their market reach/expansion.
d) All of the above.

Answer 19

Answer: d

Question 20

Some of the modes of electronic payments include:
a) Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT).
b) Debit Card.
c) Both a and b.
d) None of the above.

Answer 20

Answer: c

Question 21

When a customer purchases a product via credit card:
a) Credit card issuer bank pays on behalf of the customer and gives the customer a time period to repay the bank.
b) The customer directly pays for the product.
c) Both a and b.
d) None of the above.

Answer 21

Answer: a

Question 22

Actors in the credit card system include:
a) Cardholder and card brand.
b) Issuer/acquirer banks.
c) The merchant.
d) All of the above.

Answer 22

Answer: d

Question 23

Which of the following is NOT part of the credit card payment process?
a) The merchant validates the customer’s identity by asking for approval
from the card brand company.

b) The acquirer bank requests the card brand company to keep the
credit amount as is and gets the payment.

c) The card brand company authenticates the credit card and pays the
transaction by credit. The merchant keeps the sales slip.

d) The merchant submits the sales slip to acquirer banks and gets the
service charges paid to them.

Answer 23

Answer: b

Question 24

Which of the following credit card payment steps is out of order?
a) The bank issues and activates a credit card to the customer on their
request.

b) The customer presents credit card information to the merchant site or
to the merchant from whom they want to purchase a
product/service.

c) The merchant submits the sales slip to acquirer banks and gets the
service charges paid to them.

d) The card brand company authenticates the credit card and pays the
transaction by credit. The merchant keeps the sales slip.

Answer 24

Answer: c

Question 25

Which of the following is NOT true for debit/credit cards a) Payment through a debit card gets deducted from the card's bank account immediately. b) Payment through a credit card requires a sufficient balance in the bank account for the transaction to be completed. c) Payment through a debit card requires a sufficient balance in the bank account for the transaction to be completed. d) All of the above.

Answer 25

Answer: b

Question 26

............ has the capacity to store customer work-related/personal information on a small microprocessor chip embedded in it. a) Credit card b) Debit card c) Smart card d) Both a and b

Answer 26

Answer: c

Question 27

............ transactions refer to situations where payment is done over the network and the amount gets transferred from one financial body to another financial body without any involvement of a middleman. a) E-Money b) Money laundering c) Banknote d) All of the above

Answer 27

Answer: a

Question 28

............ is an electronic payment method to transfer money from one bank account to another bank account in the same bank or a different bank. a) E-Money b) E-Commerce c) Electronic Fund Transfer d) None of the above

Answer 28

Answer: c

Question 29

............ means that information should not be accessible to an unauthorized person. It should not be intercepted during transmission. a) Integrity b) Availability c) Confidentiality d) Authenticity

Answer 29

Answer: c

Question 30

............ means that information should not be altered during its transmission over the network. a) Confidentiality b) Integrity c) Non-Repudiability d) Encryption

Answer 30

Answer: b

Question 31

............ means that information should be available wherever and whenever required within the time limit specified. a) Availability b) Authenticity c) Encryption d) Integrity

Answer 31

Answer: a

Question 32

............ means that There should be a mechanism to authenticate a user before giving them access to required information. a) Authenticity b) Availability c) Non-Repudiability d) Confidentiality

Answer 32

Answer: a

Question 33

............ is protection against denial of order or denial of payment. Once a sender sends a message, the sender should not be able to deny sending the message. Similarly, the recipient of the message should not be able to deny receipt. a) Encryption b) Availability c) Integrity d) Non-Repudiability

Answer 33

Answer: d

Question 34

............ means that information should be encrypted and decrypted only by authorized users. a) Non-Repudiability b) Encryption c) Authenticity d) Confidentiality

Answer 34

Answer: b

Question 35

Which of the following is NOT an internet security protocol? a) Secure Socket Layer (SSL) b) Secure Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTPS) c) Secure Electronic Transaction (SET) d) None of the above

Answer 35

Answer: d

Question 36

............ is a secure protocol developed by MasterCard and Visa in collaboration and is theoretically the best security protocol. a) Secure Socket Layer (SSL) b) Secure Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTPS) c) Secure Electronic Transaction (SET) d) None of the above

Answer 36

Answer: c

Question 37

............ is a software that allows cardholders to make secure purchases online via point and click interface. a) Data recovery software b) Merchant software c) Digital wallet software d) Payment gateway server software

Answer 37

Answer: c

Question 38

............ is a software that helps merchants to communicate with potential customers and financial institutions in a secure manner. a) Malware removal software b) Merchant software c) Digital wallet software d) Payment gateway server software

Answer 38

Answer: b

Question 39

............ is a software that provides an automatic and standard payment process. a) Email client software b) Merchant software c) Digital wallet software d) Payment gateway server software

Answer 39

Answer: d

Question 40

A/An ............ is a market mechanism by which sellers place offers and buyers make sequential bids. It is characterized by the competitive nature by which a final price is reached. a) wholesale b) auction c) garage sale d) All of the above

Answer 40

Answer: b

Question 41

In ............ auctions there is one buyer, who wants to buy a product or a service. Suppliers are invited to submit bids. The supplier that submits the lowest bid wins. While in ............ auctions a single seller auctions item(s) to many potential buyers. a) forward, reverse b) reverse, forward c) English, Dutch d) Dutch, English

Answer 41

Answer: b

Question 42

In ............ auctions buyers bid on one item at a time. The bidding price increases with additional bids. The highest bidder wins. While in ............ auctions buyers bid on multiple, identical items. Prices are set high and are reduced as the auction clock runs down until a bid for a specific quantity is submitted. The first bidder wins. a) forward, reverse b) reverse, forward c) English, Dutch d) Dutch, English

Answer 42

Answer: c

Question 43

The main benefits for sellers associated with electronic auctions include: a) Optimal price setting, determined by the market (more buyers) b) Opportunities to find unique items and collectibles c) Chance to bargain, instead of buying at a fixed price. d) All of the above.

Answer 43

Answer: a

Question 44

The main benefits for buyers associated with electronic auctions include: a) Optimal price setting, determined by the market (more buyers). b) Increased revenues from broadening the customer base. c) Chance to bargain, instead of buying at a fixed price. d) All of the above.

Answer 44

Answer: c

Question 45

The main benefits for auctioneers associated with electronic auctions include: a) High stickiness to the website generates more revenue. b) Increased revenues from broadening the customer base. c) Optimal price setting, determined by the market (more buyers). d) All of the above.

Answer 45

Answer: a

Question 46

The dividing of markets into specific groups is called: a) Advertising b) Consumerism c) Segmentation d) None of the above

Answer 46

Answer: c

Question 47

"Online purchasing constitutes a fundamental change for customers" is evident by: a) Moving away from a physical shopping mall to an electronic mall may not be simple. b) Finding out what specific groups of consumers want is a major role of market research. c) The dividing of markets into specific groups. d) All of the above.

Answer 47

Answer: a

Question 48

An intelligent agent's strength lies in: a) The ability to monitor movement on a website to check whether a customer seems lost or ventures into areas that may not fit his profile. b) The ability to notify customers and provide assistance. c) The ability to contact other network resources on the Internet, search for specific information or keywords, and report the results. d) Both a and b.

Answer 48

Answer: d

Question 49

An intelligent agent's strength lies in: a) The ability to monitor movement on a website to check whether a customer seems lost or ventures into areas that may not fit his profile. b) The ability to notify customers and provide assistance. c) The ability to help customers determine what to buy to satisfy a specific need. d) All of the above.

Answer 49

Answer: d

Question 50

Unlike A/an ............ , A/an ............ uses expert, or knowledge-based, capabilities to do more than just "search and match". a) search engine, intelligent agent b) intelligent agent, search engine c) user, search engine d) search engine, user

Answer 50

Answer: a

Question 51

Once the consumer has decided what to buy, a ............ agent will help in doing comparisons, usually of prices from different vendors. a) filtering b) comparison c) search d) all of the above.

Answer 51

Answer: b

Question 52

A ............ is a potential for violation of security, while ............ is an assault on system security. a) attack, threat b) circumstance, attack c) threat, attack d) None of the above

Answer 52

Answer: c

Question 53

............ is a potential for violation of security, which exists when there is a circumstance, capability, action, or event that could breach security and cause harm. a) Attack b) Threat c) Both a and b. d) Exploit

Answer 53

Answer: b

Question 54

............ is a mechanism used to leverage a vulnerability to compromise an asset. a) Attack b) Threat c) Both a and b. d) Exploit

Answer 54

Answer: d

Question 55

............ is the likelihood that a threat will exploit a vulnerability of an asset and result in an undesirable consequence. a) Attack b) Threat c) Risk d) Exploit

Answer 55

Answer: c

Question 56

............ is a weakness in a system or its design that could be exploited by a threat. a) Attack b) Vulnerability c) Risk d) Exploit

Answer 56

Answer: b

Question 57

............ are ethical hackers who use their programming skills for good, ethical, and legal purposes. a) White Hat Hackers b) Grey Hat Hackers c) Black Hat Hackers d) None of the above

Answer 57

Answer: a

Question 58

............ perform penetration tests to discover vulnerabilities and report to developers before exploitation. a) White Hat Hackers b) Grey Hat Hackers c) Black Hat Hackers d) None of the above

Answer 58

Answer: a

Question 59

............ commit crimes and do unethical things but not for personal gain or to cause damage. a) White Hat Hackers b) Grey Hat Hackers c) Black Hat Hackers d) None of the above

Answer 59

Answer: b

Question 60

............ may compromise the safety of a network and then disclose the problem so the organization can fix the problem. a) White Hat Hackers b) Grey Hat Hackers c) Black Hat Hackers d) None of the above

Answer 60

Answer: b

Question 61

............ are unethical criminals who violate security for personal gain, or for malicious reasons, such as attacking networks. a) White Hat Hackers b) Grey Hat Hackers c) Black Hat Hackers d) None of the above

Answer 61

Answer: c

Question 62

Threat actors is a term used to describe ............ hat hackers. a) white and grey b) grey and black c) black and white d) none of the above

Answer 62

Answer: b

Question 63

............ are inexperienced hackers running existing tools and exploits, to cause harm, but typically not for profit. a) White Hat Hackers b) Grey Hat Hackers c) Black Hat Hackers d) Script Kiddies

Answer 63

Answer: d

Question 64

............ steal government secrets, gather intelligence, and sabotage networks. a) Hacktivists b) Vulnerability Brokers c) State-Sponsored Hackers d) Script Kiddies

Answer 64

Answer: c

Question 65

............ rally and protest against political and social ideas and post articles and videos to leak sensitive information. a) Hacktivists b) Vulnerability Brokers c) State-Sponsored Hackers d) Script Kiddies

Answer 65

Answer: a

Question 66

............ discover exploits and report them to vendors, sometimes for prizes or rewards. a) Hacktivists b) Vulnerability Brokers c) State-Sponsored Hackers d) Script Kiddies

Answer 66

Answer: b

Question 67

............ are common pen-testing tools. a) Password crackers b) Packet sniffers c) Forensic tools d) All of the above

Answer 67

Answer: d

Question 68

............ attack constructs an IP packet that appears to originate from a valid address inside the corporate intranet. a) IP address spoofing b) Denial-of-Service c) Man-in-the-Middle d) Password-based

Answer 68

Answer: a

Question 69

In An/a ............ attack, hackers position themselves between a source and destination to monitor, capture, and control communication. a) IP address spoofing b) Denial-of-Service c) Man-in-the-Middle d) Password-based

Answer 69

Answer: c

Question 70

............ attack prevents normal use of a computer or network by valid users. a) IP address spoofing b) Denial-of-Service c) Man-in-the-Middle d) Password-based

Answer 70

Answer: b

Question 71

............ attack uses stolen valid accounts to obtain lists of other users and network information. a) IP address spoofing b) Denial-of-Service c) Man-in-the-Middle d) Password-based

Answer 71

Answer: d

Question 72

............ is/are a non-replicating malicious code designed to look legitimate. It exploits the privileges of the user that runs it and can cause immediate damage, provide remote access to the system, or access through a back door. a) Trojan Horse b) Worms c) Ransomware d) Adware

Answer 72

Answer: a

Question 73

............ is/are a malware that executes arbitrary code and installs itself in the memory of the infected device and automatically replicates itself and spreads across the network from system to system. a) Trojan Horse b) Worms c) Ransomware d) Adware

Answer 73

Answer: b

Question 74

............ is/are a malware that denies access to the infected computer system or its data, uses an encryption algorithm to encrypt system files and data, and makes use of social engineering. a) Trojan Horse b) Worms c) Ransomware d) Adware

Answer 74

Answer: c

Question 75

............ require a host program to run, while ............ can run by themselves. a) worms, viruses b) worms, keyloggers c) viruses, worms d) worms, trojan horses

Answer 75

Answer: c

Question 76

Which of the following trojan horse classifications are not correct? a) FTP trojan horses enable unauthorized file transfer services on end devices. b) Destructive trojan horses corrupt or delete files. c) DoS trojan horses slow or halt network activity. d) None of the above.

Answer 76

Answer: d

Question 77

Which of the following is NOT a component of computer worms? a) Payload b) Propagation mechanism c) Enabling vulnerability d) None of the above

Answer 77

Answer: d

Question 78

............ is concerned with protecting information in all its forms, whether written, spoken, electronic, graphical, or using other methods of communication. a) Information security b) Network security c) Both a and b d) None of the above

Answer 78

Answer: a

Question 79

............ is concerned with protecting data, hardware, and software on a computer network. a) Information security b) Network security c) Both a and b d) None of the above

Answer 79

Answer: c

Question 80

............ is an object’s ability to use, manipulate, modify, or affect another object, while ............ is the organizational resource that is being protected. a) Access, Asset b) Threat, Attack c) Asset, Access d) Attack, Threat

Answer 80

Answer: a

Question 81

............ is an object’s ability to use, manipulate, modify, or affect another object. a) Access b) Asset c) Threat d) Attack

Answer 81

Answer: a

Question 82

............ is an assault on system security that derives from an intelligent threat that is a deliberate attempt. a) Access b) Asset c) Threat d) Attack

Answer 82

Answer: d

Question 83

............ is a potential for violation of security, which exists when there is a circumstance, capability, action, or event that could breach security and cause harm. a) Access b) Asset c) Threat d) Attack

Answer 83

Answer: c

Question 84

............ is the organizational resource that is being protected. a) Access b) Asset c) Threat d) Attack

Answer 84

Answer: b

Question 85

............ attempts to learn or make use of information from the system but does not affect system resources, while ............ attempts to alter system resources or affect their operation. a) passive attack, active attack b) active attack, passive attack c) attack, threat d) threat, attack

Answer 85

Answer: a

Question 86

............ attempts to learn or make use of information from the system but does not affect system resources. a) attack b) active attack c) passive attack d) threat

Answer 86

Answer: c

Question 87

........... attempts to alter system resources or affect their operation. a) attack b) active attack c) passive attack d) threat

Answer 87

Answer: b

Question 88

In A/an ........... attack, the message traffic is sent and received in an apparently normal fashion and neither the sender nor receiver is aware that a third party has read the messages or observed the traffic pattern. a) malware b) active c) insider d) passive

Answer 88

Answer: d

Question 89

Release of message contents and traffic analysis are two categories of: a) Malware b) Active attacks c) Passive attacks d) Threats

Answer 89

Answer: c

Question 90

Denial of service and masquerade are two categories of: a) Malware b) Active attacks c) Passive attacks d) Threats

Answer 90

Answer: b

Question 91

........... attack prevents the normal use or management of communications facilities by disrupting an entire network, either by disabling the network or by overloading it with messages to degrade performance. a) Masquerade b) Replay c) Modification of messages d) Denial of service

Answer 91

Answer: d

Question 92

........... attack takes place when one entity pretends to be a different entity. a) Masquerade b) Replay c) Modification of messages d) Denial of service

Answer 92

Answer: a

Question 93

........... attack has some portion of a legitimate message altered, or that message is delayed or reordered, to produce an unauthorized effect. a) Masquerade b) Replay c) Modification of messages d) Denial of service

Answer 93

Answer: c

Question 94

........... attack takes place when a different entity captures the message from the source and later replays the message to the destination a) Masquerade b) Replay c) Modification of messages d) Denial of service

Answer 94

Answer: b

Question 95

In encryption terms ........... refers to the original message, while ........... refers to the coded message. a) secret key, cipher b) ciphertext, plaintext c) plaintext, ciphertext d) secret key, ciphertext

Answer 95

Answer: c

Question 96

........... is an input to an encryption algorithm. a) Secret key b) Plaintext c) Ciphertext d) Both a and b

Answer 96

Answer: d

Question 97

........... refers to the study of principles and methods of deciphering ciphertext without knowing the key. a) Decryption b) Secret key c) Cipher d) Cryptanalysis

Answer 97

Answer: d

Question 98

A ........... technique is one in which the letters of plaintext are replaced by other letters or by numbers or symbols. a) substitution b) cipher c) transposition d) rail fence

Answer 98

Answer: a

Question 99

A ........... technique is one in which some sort of permutation is performed on the plaintext letters. a) substitution b) cipher c) transposition d) rail fence

Answer 99

Answer: c

Question 100

A ........... technique is one in which the plaintext is written down as a sequence of diagonals and then read off as a sequence of rows. a) substitution b) cipher c) transposition d) rail fence

Answer 100

Answer: d