________ occurs when a U.S. firm physically builds a plant in another country or provides a service, equipment, or technology to support the plant. The firm then agrees to take a portion of the plant's output as payment.
a. Barter
b. Switch trading
c. Counterpurchase
d. Buy-back
Question 2The attribute which points a form to a URL which will accept its information is the
a. POINTER attribute.
b. METHOD attribute.
c. ACTION attribute.
d. INPUT attribute.
e. ACCEPT attribute.
Question 3Indicate from the choices below the key difference(s) between international purchasing and global sourcing.
I. International purchasing is more transactional
II. Global sourcing involves coordinating sourcing strategies worldwide
III. Effective global sourcing requires an extensive worldwide information system
a. II, III
b. I, II, and III
c. I only
d. I, III only
Question 4For security reasons, CGI-bin directories are usually accessible to
a. system administrators.
b. customer service representatives.
c. all web site visitors.
d. visitors with university Internet accounts.
e. friends and family.
Question 5Sourcing in China is extensively utilized by U.S. firms. Recently there have been a series of U.S. company problems with Chinese sourcing. These problems have mainly been associated with ________.
a. poor quality
b. poor infrastructure
c. lack of communication
d. logistics leadtimes
Question 6The HTML tag that possesses the most options and attributes is
a. METHOD.
b. INPUT.
c. CGI.
d. MAXLENGTH.
e. GREENIE.
Question 7Aircraft Corporation, a U.S. based firm, receives an order to supply 3 billion worth of military aircraft to the Canadian government. The contract negotiated by Aircraft Corporation with the Canadian government requires the purchase of 1 billion of Canadian goods. This arrangement is known as ________.
a. offset
b. buyback
c. switch trading
d. barter
Question 8The program or script which tells a form what to do with the data entered on it is usually placed in a directory on the Web server called the
a. file upload field
b. hidden field
c. script file
d. base directory
e. CGI-bin
Question 9The primary reason most U.S. based firms initiate global sourcing efforts is ________.
a. Access to major offshore markets
b. Increased availability
c. Enhanced quality
d. Cost/price benefits
Question 10The most important ingredient of a customer service program is
a. its standards.
b. superior training of representatives.
c. its activities schedule.
d. high quality of representatives' performance capabilities.
e. good form letters.
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