Ch. 3 Flashcards
________ is an important element of any business model.
a. Value proposition
b. Competitive analysis
c. Financial forecasting
A) Value Proposition
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A business model is:
a. how a company makes money.
b. how a not-for-profit achieves its revenue goals.
c. both the above
C) Both the above
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Music file sharing is an example of which Internet business model?
a. Brokerage
b. Peer-to-peer
c. Community
C) Community
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________ is making recommendations to visitors based on preferences generated by the purchases of similar visitors.
a. Collaborative filtering
b. Collaboration
c. Co-creation
A) Collaborative filtering
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Disintermediation means:
a. Syndication
b. Eliminate the middleman
c. Direct Selling
B) Eliminate the middleman
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________ is the business model used to describe a site that resells large amounts of content on the web.
a. Portal
b. Machine-to-Machine
c. Infomediary
C) Infomediary
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Among the functions filled by business models are:
a. to conduct a detailed SWOT analysis.
b. to describe the value proposition.
c. to provide detailed pro forma financial statements.
B) to describe the value proposition
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Which of the following is not an element to be considered when preparing an Internet business model?
a. How value will be created for customers.
b. How customers will use the product or service.
c. The importance of multiple revenue streams.
B) How customers will use the product or service.
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Elements of a value proposition do not include:
a. a description of the capabilities of the business.
b. a description of customer service strategy.
c. a description of the target customer.
B) a description of customer service strategy.
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Revenue models for online businesses include:
a. Bringing buyers and sellers together.
b. Reaching buyers directly.
c. both of the above.
c. both of the above.
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Which of the following is a true statement about Internet business models?
a. The business models for B2C and B2B markets are different.
b. The best business models are supported by advertising.
c. Nonprofit organizations and governmental agencies make use of a variety of business models.
c. Nonprofit organizations and governmental agencies make use of a variety of business models.
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Examples of the infomediary business model include:
a. Amazon.
b. Yahoo!.
c. Wall Street Journal Online.
c. Wall Street Journal Online.
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________ is making recommendations to visitors based on preferences provided by similar visitors.
a. Co-creation
b. Collaboration
c. Collaborative filtering
c. Collaborative filtering
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Companies share information within the organization on:
a. extranets.
b. intranets.
c. open source networks.
b. intranets.
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The ________ manages and distributes data on the Internet.
a. portal
b. disintermediator
c. infomediary
c. infomediary
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- One of the most famous examples of the brokerage model:
a. Dell.
b. Yahoo!.
c. eBay.
C) eBay
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