Ecommerce - Study Mode

[#166] What floods a Web site with so many requests for service that it slows down or crashes?
Correct Answer

(C) Denial‐of‐service attack

Explanation

Solution: Denial‐of‐service attack floods a Web site with so many requests for service that it slows down or crashes. A denial-of-service (DoS) attack is a type of cyber attack in which a malicious actor aims to render a computer or other device unavailable to its intended users by interrupting the device's normal functioning.

[#167] Which of the following is an industry strategic factor that relates to whether new entrants face a disadvantage when attempting to enter an industry?
Correct Answer

(A) barriers to entry

Explanation

Solution: Barriers to entry is an industry strategic factor that relates to whether new entrants face a disadvantage when attempting to enter an industry.

[#168] What harnesses far‐flung computers together by way of the Internet or a virtual private network to share CPU power, databases, and database storage?
Correct Answer

(D) None of the above

Explanation

Solution: Grid computing harnesses far-flung computers together by way of the Internet or a virtual private network to share CPU power, databases, and database storage.

[#169] Products are made to prior to orders received based on estimated demand under a _________.
Correct Answer

(A) supply-push model

Explanation

Solution: Products are made to prior to orders received based on estimated demand under a supply-push model. A company's supply chain stretches from the factory where its products are made to the point the products are in customer hands.

[#170] What consists of the identification of risks or threats, the implementation of security measures, and the monitoring of those measures for effectiveness?
Correct Answer

(A) Risk management

Explanation

Solution: Risk management consists of the identification of risks or threats, the implementation of security measures, and the monitoring of those measures for effectiveness. Risk management is the process of identifying, assessing and controlling threats to an organization's capital and earnings.