Jessica Likes to Participate in B2C E-Commerce, but Recently Has

question 75

Multiple Choice

Jessica likes to participate in B2C e-commerce, but recently has had a number of friends who have had problems shopping online. She wonders if it is safe to shop online and just how much she is compromising her privacy by doing so. Jessica is justifiably worried about the security of the personal information and credit card information she regularly supplies while shopping on the Web. In addition, she knows that merchants who market goods and services over the Internet sometimes secretly gather information and provide it to advertisers or other interested parties.
-As Jessica begins her research of just how shopping carts work,she is surprised to find that many e-commerce sites store information about her Web visits on her hard drive.What do these sites use to store visit information?

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

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Definitions:

Treasury Shares

Previously outstanding shares repurchased by a corporation that are not canceled or restored to unissued status.

Repurchased Shares

Stocks that have been bought back by the issuing company from shareholders, reducing the amount of outstanding shares on the market.

Outstanding Shares

A corporation’s shares currently held by shareholders.

Articles of Incorporation

A paper submitted to the state authorities to formally set up a corporation.