Paper 2 · Computer terminology
Which of the following best describes e-commerce?
AThe buying and selling of products or services over electronic systems such as the internet, for example online shopping or EFT point of sale.
BA signal generated by a program or peripheral device that requests the processor's attention, causing a break in the currently running program.
CA program that self-replicates and spreads into other computers, corrupting files and damaging hardware.
DThe loss of work-related skills caused by the introduction of computer systems into a job.
Explanation: E-commerce is the buying and selling of products or services over electronic systems such as the internet, e.g. online shopping or EFT point of sale. The other options describe an interrupt, a virus and deskilling.
Derived from ZIMSEC Computer Studies 7014/2 Paper 2, November 2016, Q1
