Question 1
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What are the two most important management challenges in building a successful ecommerce
presence?
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developing a clear understanding of business objectives and knowing how to choose the right
technology to achieve those objectives
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having an accurate understanding of your business environment and an achievable business
plan
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building a team with the right skill sets and closely managing the development process
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identifying the key components of your business plan and selecting the right software,
hardware, and infrastructure for your site
Question 2
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In order from beginning to end, the major steps in the SDLC, are:
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systems analysis/planning; systems design; building the system; testing; and implementation.
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systems design; testing; building the system; and implementation.
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systems analysis/planning; systems design; building the system; implementation; and testing.
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systems analysis/planning; implementation; building the system; and testing.
Question 3
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________ are the types of information systems capabilities needed to meet business
objectives.
Question 4
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Which of the following basic system functionalities is used to display goods on a Web site?
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product database
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digital catalog
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shopping cart system
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customer database system
Question 5
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Which system functionality must your Web site have in order to be able to personalize or
customize a product for a client?
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an ad server
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a site tracking and reporting system
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an inventory management system
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customer on-site tracking
Question 6
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A system design has two main components:
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a logical design and a physical design.
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a behavioral design and a technological design.
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business objectives and technology requirements.
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front-end systems and back-end systems.
Question 7
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Which of the following helps you understand the marketing effectiveness of your ecommerce
site?
Question 8
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Which of the following is not one of the basic business objectives for an e-commerce site?
Question 9
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All of the following are basic information requirements for a product database except:
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product descriptions.
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stock numbers.
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customer ID numbers.
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inventory levels.
Question 10
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Which of the following typically includes a data flow diagram to describe the flow of
information for a Web site?
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physical design
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logical design
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testing plan
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co-location plan
Question 11
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Which of the following details the actual hardware components to be used in a system?
Question 12
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________ verifies that the business objectives of the system as originally conceived are in
fact working.
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System testing
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Acceptance testing
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Unit testing
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Implementation testing
Question 13
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________ involves testing a site program's modules one at a time.
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System testing
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Acceptance testing
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Unit testing
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Implementation testing
Question 14
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Most of the time required to maintain an e-commerce site is spent on:
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debugging code.
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responding to emergency situations.
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general administration and making changes and enhancements to the system.
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changes in reports, data files, and links to backend databases.
Question 15
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An e-commerce site that cost $25,000 to develop is likely to require a yearly maintenance
budget of approximately:
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$5,000.
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$10,000.
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$25,000.
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$50,000.
Question 16
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All of the following are simple steps for optimizing Web page content that can reduce
response times except:
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reducing unnecessary HTML comments.
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segmenting computer servers to perform dedicated functions.
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using more efficient graphics.
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avoiding unnecessary links to other pages on the site.
Question 17
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All of the following can enhance page delivery speed except:
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using edge caching services.
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using specialized content delivery networks.
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increasing local bandwidth.
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increasing the dynamic content on the pages.
Question 18
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All of the following might be part of a Web site's backend layer except:
Question 19
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All of the following might be part of a Web site's middle-tier layer except:
Question 20
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The leading Web server software is:
Question 21
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All of the following are basic functionality provided by Web servers except:
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site management tools.
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data capture tools.
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security services.
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a shopping cart.
Question 22
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Which of the following is used to process certificates and private/public key information?
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HTTP
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SSL
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FTP
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data capture tools
Question 23
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Which of the following would you use to identify orphan files?
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HTTP
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FTP
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data capture tools
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site management tools
Question 24
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Which of the following is an example of a CMS?
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Apache
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WordPress
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Oracle
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WebTrends Analytics
Question 25
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Advantages of dynamic page generation include all of the following except:
Question 26
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Which of the following cannot be used to retrieve objects from a database?
Question 27
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Which of the following types of servers monitors and controls access to a main Web server
and implements firewall protection?
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proxy server
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list server
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groupware server
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mail server
Question 28
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Which of the following technologies could you use to place the content of your Web site in a
database so that you can then dynamically generate requests for pages?
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Apache web server
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proxy server
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shopping cart
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CMS
Question 29
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Which of the following is not a type of application server?
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proxy server
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mail server
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ad server
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FTP server
Question 30
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All of the following are basic functionality provided by e-commerce merchant server
software except:
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a product catalog.
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marketing software.
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a shopping cart.
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credit card processing.
Question 31
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Which of the following is not one of the main factors in Web site optimization?
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page content
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page generation
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page delivery
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page stickiness
Question 32
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An e-commerce Web site that processes orders requires, at minimum, a ________ system
architecture.
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single-tier
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two-tier
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three-tier
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multi-tier
Question 33
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All of the following are Web site design features that annoy customers except:
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slow-loading pages.
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pop-under ads.
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splash pages.
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redundant navigation.
Question 34
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Which of the following is not an open source software tool?
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WebSphere
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Apache
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MySQL
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PHP
Question 35
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The term stateless refers to the fact that:
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no one government entity controls the Internet.
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the server does not have to maintain an ongoing dedicated interaction with the client
computer.
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system performance degrades as more simultaneous users require service.
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Web servers may maintain multiple instances of server software to handle requests.
Question 36
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Which of the following is not an activity typically associated with a social media ecommerce
presence?
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search
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conversation
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sharing
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advice
Question 37
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Which of the following types of sites typically tends to have high to very high page views
(hits)?
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Web services
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customer self-service
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trading
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publishing/subscription
Question 38
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Which of the following types of sites typically needs a high percent of secure pages?
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Web services
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customer self-service
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trading
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publishing/subscription
Question 39
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Which of the following is not a main factor in determining overall demand for an ecommerce
site?
Question 40
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The cost of hardware, software, and telecommunications services needed to build a Web site
have ________ over the last decade.
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increased dramatically
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increased moderately
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decreased dramatically
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decreased slightly
Question 41
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Which of the following is the final stage suggested for a six-phase plan to develop an ecommerce
presence?
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mobile plan
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maintenance
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testing plan
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Twitter plan
Question 42
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Which of the following is not an example of one of the four kinds of e-commerce presence?
Question 43
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All of the following are steps one can take to right-size a Web site's hardware platform and
meet demands for service except:
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scaling hardware vertically.
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scaling hardware horizontally.
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replacing static pages with dynamically generated pages.
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improving processing architecture.
Question 44
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All of the following are methods of improving the processing architecture of a Web site
except:
Question 45
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Which of the following is the least expensive path to creating a mobile Internet presence?
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developing a native app
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resizing an existing Web site for mobile use
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building a mobile Web app using HTML
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building a mobile Web app using Java
Question 46
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All of the following are important factors in Web site optimization except:
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selecting keywords and page titles.
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identifying market niches for your services or products.
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buying search engine ads.
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adhering to accessibility guidelines.
Question 47
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________ provides a set of standards for communicating between a browser and a program
running on a server that allows for interaction between the user and server.
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CGI
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ColdFusion
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JavaScript
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VBScript
Question 48
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________ is a programming language invented by Netscape used to control the objects on an
HTML page and handle interactions with the browser.
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VBScript
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ActiveX
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ColdFusion
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JavaScript
Question 49
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The primary way a Web site is able to personalize the content presented to a visitor is
through the use of:
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privacy policies.
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cookies.
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accessibility rules.
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site management tools.
Question 50
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Which of the following is an example of dynamic content?
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product photographs
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product descriptions
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home page graphic
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blog posts