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Q: The challenge-response content-filtering technique uses a black list as the basis for a confirmation procedure. a. True b. False

Q: The rejected e-mails in a white list spam filter are deleted. a. True b. False

Q: A black list spam filter cannot be implemented at the individual level. a. True b. False

Q: The two most commonly used Web server programs are Apache HTTP Server and Microsoft Internet Information Server, IIS. a. True b. False

Q: Linux is a closed-source operating system software. a. True b. False

Q: Software applications that generate information are located in the first tier of n-tier architectures. a. True b. False

Q: The entity body of a response message returns the HTML page requested by the client machine. a. True b. False

Q: The basic Web client/server model is a three-tier model. a. True b. False

Q: A single client request always results in dozens or even hundreds of separate server responses to locate and deliver information. a. True b. False

Q: A two-tier client/server architecture is sufficient for delivering dynamic content and processing transactions. a. True b. False

Q: Computers that are connected to the Internet and makesome of their contents publicly available using the HTTP protocol are called Web servers. a. True b. False

Q: In dynamicpage-generation technologies, server-side scripts and HTML-tagged text are used independently tocreate the dynamic Web page. a. True b. False

Q: In client-side scripting, changes aregenerated within the browser using software such as JavaScript. a. True b. False

Q: Platform neutrality was a critical factor in the rapid spread and widespread acceptance of the Web. a. True b. False

Q: The three main elements of a Web server are the hardware, operating system software, and Web server software. a. True b. False

Q: The computers that perform the server function usually have more memory and larger, faster disk drives than the client computers they serve. a. True b. False

Q: When people use Web browser software to become part of the Web, their computers become Web client computers on a worldwide client/server network. a. True b. False

Q: The Internet connects many different types of computers that are running different types of operating system software. a. True b. False

Q: _____ is an expression of the change in rules when a physical boundary is crossed.a. Legitimacy b. Powerc. Notice d. Offer

Q: _____ is the idea that those subject to laws should have some role in formulating them.a. Jurisdiction b. Administrationc. Legitimacy d. Integrity

Q: _____ is a country in which national culture permits the government to exert high levels of unchecked authority.a. Denmark b. Norwayc. Singapore d. Sweden

Q: The ability of a government to exert control over a person or corporation is called _____.a. subjugation b. jurisdictionc. legitimacy d. notice

Q: _____ is a form of control over physical space and the people and objects that reside in that space, and is a defining characteristic of statehood.a. Ethics b. Potentialc. Legitimacy d. Power

Q: _____ mark the range of culture and reach of applicable laws very clearly in the physical world.a. Territorial borders b. Common lawsc. Ethical standards d. Online restrictions

Q: Most states' use tax rates are lower than their sales tax rates. a. True b. False

Q: Companies that sell through their Web sites establish nexus everywhere their goods are delivered to customers. a. True b. False

Q: The connection between a tax-paying entity and a government is called jurisdiction. a. True b. False

Q: Use taxes are levied by the United States and other countries on certain commodities as they are imported into the country. a. True b. False

Q: Differences in cultures throughout the world have resulted in different expectations about privacy in electronic commerce. a. True b. False

Q: Ethics issues are significant in the area of online privacy because laws have not kept pace with the growth of the Internet and the Web. a. True b. False

Q: The first obstacle that law enforcement agencies face when combating online crime is the issue of jurisdiction. a. True b. False

Q: In general, trademark protection prevents another firm from using the same or a similar name, logo, or other identifying characteristics in a way that would cause confusion in the minds of potential buyers. a. True b. False

Q: Fictional characters cannot be trademarked. a. True b. False

Q: Creations that can be copyrighted include virtually all forms of artistic or intellectual expression. a. True b. False

Q: If an idea cannot be separated from its expression in a work, that work cannot be copyrighted. a. True b. False

Q: A click-wrap acceptance occurs when a Web site user agrees to that site's end-user license agreements or its terms and conditions by clicking a button on the Web site. a. True b. False

Q: Digital signatures are not legally valid on contracts in most countries. a. True b. False

Q: Any contract for the sale of goods includes implied warranties. a. True b. False

Q: The Statute of Frauds varies widely from state to state with regard to signed writings. a. True b. False

Q: In general, contracts are invalid if they are not in writing or signed. a. True b. False

Q: When a seller advertises goods for sale on a Web site, that seller is making an offer to potential buyers. a. True b. False

Q: People enter into contracts on a daily, and often hourly, basis. a. True b. False

Q: Non-U.S. corporations and individuals cannot be sued in U.S. courts if they conduct business or commit tortious acts in the United States. a. True b. False

Q: A business cannot commit a tortious act by simply selling a product that causes harm to a buyer. a. True b. False

Q: People receive constructive notice that they have become subject to new laws and cultural norms when they cross an international border, even if they are not specifically warned of the changed laws and norms by a sign or a border guard's statement. a. True b. False

Q: Physical boundaries are a convenient and effective way to announce the ending of one legal or cultural system and the beginning of another. a. True b. False

Q: In the physical world, geographic boundaries rarely coincide with legal and cultural boundaries. a. True b. False

Q: Businesses that operate on the Web must comply with the same laws and regulations that govern the operations of all businesses. a. True b. False

Q: Any business that uses the Web becomes an international business instantly. a. True b. False

Q: Briefly discuss the application of import tariffs.

Q: List the guidelines that acknowledge an organization's responsibility for respecting customer privacy and the importance of maintaining customers' trust.

Q: Explain the three essential elements of a contract.

Q: What is the difference between subject-matter jurisdiction and personal jurisdiction?

Q: Describe a tort and identify the types of tortiousacts that can be committed.

Q: _____ laws, directed at large online retailers, are state laws that require online retailers to collect and remit sales taxes on sales they make in their states, even though the online retailers do not have nexus with the state.

Q: The _____ is the U.S. government agency charged with administering the country's tax laws.

Q: _____ refers to a legal cause of action in which a court deems some types of statements to be so negative that injury is assumed.

Q: _____ taxes,which include sales taxes, use taxes, and excise taxes, are levied on the products or services that a company sells or uses.

Q: _____ taxes are levied by national, state, and local governments on the net earnings generated by business activities.

Q: _____ taxes are levied by states and local governments on the real estate used in a business.

Q: The _____ publishes regulations and investigates claims of false advertising.

Q: _____ occurs when someone other than a domain name's owner changes the ownership of the domain name.

Q: _____ is the practice of registering a domain name that is the trademark of another person or company in the hopes that the owner will pay huge amounts of money to acquire the URL.

Q: _____ law arises when elected legislative bodies pass laws.

Q: The name or part of that name that a business uses to identify itself is called a(n) _____.

Q: A(n) _____ is a distinctive mark, device, motto, or implement that a company affixes to the goods it produces for identification purposes.

Q: A(n) _____ is used to identify services provided.

Q: The _____ patent protects a specific set of procedures for conducting a particular business activity.

Q: A(n) _____ is an exclusive right granted by the government to an individual to make, use, and sell an invention.

Q: An entity becomes liable for _____ infringement if it is capable of supervising the infringing activity and obtains a financial benefit from the infringing activity.

Q: In a(n) _____ approach, a company collecting information assumes that a customer does not object to the company's use of the information unless the customer specifically chooses to deny permission.

Q: A(n) _____ is a right granted by a government to the author or creator of a literary or artistic work.

Q: The rules and regulations most of which are intended to limit the Web site owner's liability for what site visitors might do with information they obtain from the site are referred to as _____.

Q: _____ is a general term that includes all products of the human mind.

Q: The issue of _____ can arise when an employee of a company accepts a contract and the company later asserts that the employee did not have the authority to do so.

Q: Every kind of agreement or exchange between parties, no matter how simple, is a type of _____.

Q: In the context of online crime, in a(n) _____, the perpetrator offers to share the proceeds of some large payoff with the victim if the victim will make a "good faith" deposit or provide some partial funding first.

Q: A(n) _____ refers to the issue of determining whether an individual can commit a company to an online contract.

Q: State courts have _____ jurisdiction over issues governed by state laws.

Q: A(n) _____ is collected by a seller at each stage of a transaction.a. value added tax b. import tariffc. property tax d. use tax