Impact of the Internet on Business

Which of the following scenarios is a positive effect of the internet on business?

• A bookstore down the road shut down because people preferred the cheaper online bookstores.

• Ravi's sister complains that her boss always knows when she is late.

• He recently bought a second-hand camera online, which he hadn't been able to find in any store.

• One of his friend's printed T-shirts got wet and stained in the delivery truck and the buyer wrote a nasty review.

Which scenario represents a negative impact of the internet on business?

• His friend sells printed T-shirts online, storing them in his basement and promoting them on social media.

• A bookstore down the road shut down because people preferred the cheaper online bookstores.

• He recently bought a second-hand camera online, which he hadn't been able to find in any store.

• Ravi's sister complains that her boss always knows when she is late.

What is a potential downside of selling products online, as mentioned in the scenarios?

• Increased visibility and sales through social media.

• The ability to find rare items not available in stores.

• Products getting damaged during delivery and receiving negative reviews.

• The convenience of shopping from home.

What is the home page on a website?

• a video streaming page where the content plays

• the opening page of the website

• the page with contact details

• the page where you can log in

• an organization's page listing job openings

What type of internet connection do you think you'd get in Antarctica?

• cable

• DSL

• dial-up

• satellite

• ISDN

Which technology or technique standardized the process of publicly sharing and accessing information over the internet?

• TCP/IP

• HTTP

• dial-up connections

• coaxial cables

• internet forum

The URLs of some websites may have ______-specific ______.

• state, prefixes

• country, suffixes

• browser, formatting

• specific, formatting

______ is a valid URL, or internet address. In this URL, ______ indicates the protocol.

• www://http.example.com, www

• http://www.example.com, http

• http://example.com.www, example

• http://example.com.www, www

How can you make a search phrase more effective?

• by framing it as a question

• by using more specific search terms

• by using a different search engine

• by using all the search terms you can think of

Most search engines provide specific pages on which you can search for ______ and ______ among other types of content.

• government reports, essays

• images, news

• software programs, computer games

• images, computer games