Case 2 Jessica Does a Lot of Shopping Online and Has

question 77

Multiple Choice

Case 2 Jessica does a lot of shopping online and has used an online shopping cart many times. Her major questions are is it safe to shop online, and how does e-commerce affect privacy by gathering information? She is justifiably worried about personal information and credit card numbers supplied in the course of an e-commerce transaction. Merchants who market goods and services are eager to get the attention of prospective customers, but they sometimes secretly gather information and also relay it to advertisers or other interested parties. Most shopping carts work because they use ____ to store information about your activities on a Web site.

• A) certificate authorities
• B) cookies
• C) digital certificates
• D) Web servers

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Definitions:

Hand-Off Protocol

Formalized procedures guiding the transfer of responsibility and information about patients from one healthcare provider to another.

Transfer Reports

Documents that detail a patient's clinical status and care preferences during transitions between healthcare settings or providers.

Staffing

The process of hiring and assigning appropriate staff to positions or projects within an organization.

Reimbursement

The process of compensating someone for an out-of-pocket expense by giving them an exact amount of money.