Multiple Choice

Click on the correct response for each question below.

1		People who work outside the central office some of the time while connected to the central office through technology are called
			A)	Telecommuters.
			B)	Independent workers.
			C)	Superhighway workers.
			D)	Whiteboarders.
2		Telecommuting results in
			A)	Relieving traffic congestion.
			B)	Improved worker productivity.
			C)	Reduced worker stress levels.
			D)	All of the above.
3		According to the market research firm TNS Interactive (2001) the most online shopping items include
			A)	Books, clothes, and music.
			B)	Financial and banking services.
			C)	Cars and SUV’s.
			D)	All terrain vehicle buying.
4		The most frequent reason given for not wanting to shop online is:
			A)	Lack of access to the Web.
			B)	Difficulty of navigating the Web.
			C)	Fear of providing credit-card information on the Web.
			D)	None of the above.
5		Which of the following statements are false?
			A)	Day trading is the use of the Internet to track the value of individual stocks and buy or sell them rapidly depending on how the market goes.
			B)	EntryPoint is an excellent way to monitor the values of your stocks and because of its high rating in the advertising world, it is offered for free to its users.
			C)	The Internet has made government services more accessible and helped municipalities to respond more quickly to emergencies and disasters.
			D)	None of the above.
6		Day trading is the use of the Internet to
			A)	Track the value of individual stocks and to buy or sell them rapidly depending on how the market goes.
			B)	Ability to manage your investment portfolio with your assigned stockbroker.
			C)	Subscribe to news alerts concerning your stock portfolio.
			D)	None of the above.
7		According to the SEC, the safest form of long-term investments would be
			A)	Day trading.
			B)	Mutual funds.
			C)	Purchasing foreign monies.
			D)	Bank savings deposits.
8		A Windows toolbar that you can download and use for free in order to monitor the value of your stocks and get breaking news that can affect the financial markets is
			A)	Infogate.
			B)	Ameritrade.
			C)	Microsoft Money.
			D)	E*trade.
9		A process called "steganography" refers to
			A)	Monitoring stock activity.
			B)	Monitoring news reports.
			C)	Hiding secret messages.
			D)	Monitoring the secretary.
10		In order to intercept messages from terrorists and criminals, the FBI is using a system called
			A)	Canivore.
			B)	McAfee.
			C)	Ethernet.
			D)	FTP.