Search Tools, Electronic Commerce, Cloud Computing and Internet of Things

Question 1

What are Search Services?

Answer 1

Maintain huge databases relating to website content. Information stored in these databases include addresses, content descriptions or classifications, and keywords appearing on web pages and other informational resources

Question 2

What are spiders?

Answer 2

programs that update databases

Question 3

What are search engines?

Answer 3

specialized programs that assist you in locating information on the web and internet

Question 4

What is fake news?

Answer 4

information that is inaccurate or biased

Question 5

What are deep fake videos?

Answer 5

individual’s appearance or message is changed

Question 6

To evaluate the accuracy of information found on the web consider the following:

Answer 6

1. Authority (author an expert?,Is the site official)
2. Accuracy (consulting other reputable sources to verify claims)
3. Objectivity (is info factual or biased?)
4. Currency (is info up to date?)

Question 7

What is Electronic Commerce (e-commerce)?

Answer 7

buying and selling of goods over the internet

Question 8

What are the three basic types of e-commerce?

Answer 8

1. Business-to-consumer (B2C)
2. Consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
3. Business-to-business (B2B)

Question 9

What is Business-to-consumer (B2C) commerce?

Answer 9

involves sales from business to general public

Question 10

What is Consumer-to-consumer (C2C) commerce?

Answer 10

involves sales between individuals
-Web Auctions are similar to traditional auctions except buyers and sellers rarely, if ever, meet face to face

Question 11

What is Business-to-business (B2B) commerce?

Answer 11

involves sales from one business to another, typically a manufacturer-supplier relationship

Question 12

What are the two greatest challenges for e-commerce?

Answer 12

1. developing fast, secure, and reliable payment methods for purchased goods
2. providing convenient ways to submit required information

Question 13

Two basic payment options are?

Answer 13

1. Credit Card (faster and more convenient)
2. Digital cash

Question 14

What is digital currency?

Answer 14

The Internet’s equivalent to traditional cash. Buyers purchase digital currency from a third party and use it to purchase goods.

Question 15

What is Bitcoin?

Answer 15

-digital currency that has no traditional cash equivalent and transactions do not involve third-party banks
-currency is called cryptocurrencies

Question 16

What is cryptocurrency?

Answer 16

use public ledgers, known as blockchains to record all transactions of the cryptocurrency

Question 17

What is cloud computing?

Answer 17

shifts many computer activities from the user’s computer to other computers on the internet

Question 18

Three basic components to cloud computing are?

Answer 18

1. Clients -corporations and end users
2. Internet- provides connection b/w clients and providers
3. Service providers- organizations with computers that are willing to provide access to software, data, and storage

Question 19

What is the Internet of Things (IoT)?

Answer 19

continuing development of the internet allowing everyday objects embedded with electronic devices to send and receive data over the internet
-objects include cell phones, wearable devices, coffeemakers, refrigerators, etc.