All of the Following Are Major Technology Trends in E-Commerce

question 32

Multiple Choice

All of the following are major technology trends in e-commerce in 2014-2015 except:

• A) cloud computing enables the creation of Big Data.
• B) firms are turning to Web analytics to make sense out of Big Data.
• C) the mobile computing and communications platform creates a new platform for online transactions, marketing, advertising, and media viewing.
• D) computing and networking component prices continue to fall dramatically.

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Definitions:

Corporate Decision

Strategic choices made by a company’s management that influence its operations, finances, and overall business direction.

R&D Activity

Research and Development activities involve investigative projects to discover new knowledge and use it to develop new products, processes, or services.

Interest-Rate Cost of Funds

The cost incurred by financial institutions for the funds they use in their operations, influenced by prevailing market interest rates.

Interest-Rate Cost-of-Funds Curve

A graphical representation that shows the relationship between the cost of funds for a financial institution and the interest rate over a period of time.