EdmundsCom Provides a Collection of Online Services and Information Pertaining

question 22

Multiple Choice

Edmunds.com provides a collection of online services and information pertaining to the automotive market. Edmunds offers reviews, free pricing reports, discussion boards, and links to a variety of car manufacturers, dealers, insurance companies, and finance companies. What role does Edmunds.com play in today's economy?

• A) distributor
• B) marketspace
• C) metamediary
• D) metamarket
• E) electronic broker

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Definitions:

Read-Only Memory (ROM)

A type of non-volatile memory used in computers and electronic devices, storing data permanently and typically containing the system's firmware.

Swap File

A file on a hard disk used as a temporary storage area for data that cannot be held in the main system memory.

Virtual Memory

A memory management capability of an operating system that uses hardware and software to allow a computer to compensate for physical memory shortages, temporarily transferring data from random access memory (RAM) to disk storage.

Hard Drive

A data storage device used in computers and some other digital systems to store and retrieve digital information using one or more rigid rapidly rotating disks coated with magnetic material.