Management Information Systems: Solving Business Problems with Information Technology, 3/e

Gerald V. Post, University of the Pacific
David L. Anderson, DePaul U/McGowan Center

Transactions and Electronic Commerce

Chapter 5 True or False


1	Capturing data through automated data entry on computers is more accurate because machines make fewer mistakes.
		A)	True
		B)	False


2	Shipping in and out of US ports has been made easier and faster because shipping data no longer need be entered manually by a clerk.
		A)	True
		B)	False


3	Multiple proprietary systems make business transactions more secure for suppliers and purchasers.
		A)	True
		B)	False


4	EDI transactions can be handled over the Internet as e-mail messages.
		A)	True
		B)	False


5	A major government problem with the Internet at present is the inability to develop a mechanism that will enable states to force out-of-state firms to collect sales taxes for them.
		A)	True
		B)	False


6	If both parties encrypt an order, it is still possible for it to be intercepted and altered.
		A)	True
		B)	False


7	The big search engines act as advertising sites for other companies.
		A)	True
		B)	False

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