Written Assignment
Deadline: May 6th 23:59
Multiple choice questions (5 marks each)
You can choose more than one answer, unless otherwise specified. You will only get the points if
you get all the correct answers in that question.
1. Suppose that you put some items in the shopping cart in amazon.com this morning, and you
would like to look for some more items in the afternoon. What of the following server is the
least likely to be involved when you go to amazon.com in the afternoon?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Amazon’ web server.
Amazon’s application server.
Root DNS server.
Your ISP’s DNS server.
2. A musician wants to raise some money from his fans to make a new CD. He will give them the new
CD if the fund raising is successful. He should use which one of the following:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Peer-to-peer lending
ICO
Reward-based crowdfunding
Equity crowdfunding
3. Which of the following application(s) use digital signatures?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Blockchain transaction
Web servers that send active content to browser
Public key encryption
Digital Certificate
4. Which of the following(s) is/are correct about Bitcoin?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Bitcoin has a limited supply
Miners only obtain reward from newly generated bitcoin
Transaction is confirmed immediately when it is included in a block
Bitcoin is a stablecoin
5. Which of the following(s) can be used for “alternative credit data”?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Mortgage
The type of mobile phone you use
Online shopping habit
Social network
6. Which of the following(s) is/are included in the area of supply chain management?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Procurement
Personalization
Logistic
EDI
Short Questions
1. Consider an online shopping website like amazon.com.
a. Give 1 example of a static page in amazon.com. Please explain why a static page is suitable
for this page. (10 marks)
b. Give 1 example of a server side scripting page in amazon.com. Please explain why a server
side scripting page is suitable for this page. (10 marks)
2. This is the webpage for Expedia after customer logged in:
a. What is the possible revenue model for Expedia? Please explain. (10 mark)
b. Identify a part of this page which may have personalization. Please explain how it can be
personalized. (10 mark)
c. You can choose different views of the same web site content by pressing some hyperlink in
this page. Which hyperlink is it? (10 mark)
3. Consider the following website related to health.
a. What is the possible revenue model for this website? (5 mark)
b. The contents pointed by the red arrows are fetched from Google's servers. What kind of service
does this website use from Google? (5 mark)
c. Technically speaking, how can the website developer get the contents pointed by the red arrows?
(10 mark)