Question Bank(Answer Scheme)
Grade : VIII Subject: Computer Studies
Topic: E-Commerce, Social Media and Interactive Technologies
Q. Select the correct option:
1. Which of the following is an advantage of e-commerce? [WB]
a. The product may not be available to the customer on the same day as shipping
time is involved.
b. The operating cost is very high.
c. It has reduced geographical limitations.
d. Customers cannot physically examine the products before purchasing.
2. What can people use social networking sites for? [WB]
a. to stay connected with friends and family
b. to share ideas, information and experiences with other people
c. to offer businesses and brands a way to reach and engage with the target
audience
d. all of the above
3. What type of content is typically associated with a podcast? [WB]
a. spoken audio
b. animated videos
c. blog posts
d. a visual representation of information
4. Which of the following is NOT an online mode of payment used in e-commerce? [WB]
a. credit card
b. cash on delivery
c. R-Wallet
d. Paytm
5. Virtual reality and augmented reality are technologies that mainly focus on: [WB]
a. enhancing the physical world with digital elements
b. creating entirely immersive digital environments
c. None of the above
d. Both (a.) and (b.)
6. Which term refers to individuals who acquire goods or services by making a payment? [TB]
a. Buyer
b. Seller
c. Producer
d. Merchant
7. Which e-commerce category do Amazon and Flipkart belong to? [TB]
a. Business to Business (B2B)
b. Business to Customer (B2C)
c. Customer to Customer (C2C)
d. Customer to Business (C2B)
8. What is the role of a payment gateway provider in online transactions? [TB]
a. They manufacture products for online retailers.
b. They directly provide goods to purchasers.
c. They process credit card payments for e-businesses.
d. They handle physical cash and cheques for businesses.
9. What do you need to perform a transaction using a digital wallet? [TB]
a. Cheque book
b. credit cards/Debit cards
c. Mobile number
d. Cash
10. What is the primary goal of virtual reality (VR) technology? [TB]
a. to create realistic physical environments
b. to produce 3D movies and videos
c. to manipulate real-world objects
d. to create a virtual or digital environment
11. Amazon, founded by Jeff Bezos in 1994, started as _________________. [CBQ]
a. An online electronics store
b. An online grocery store
c. An online bookstore
d. An online clothing store
12. Rohit is a career consultant. He offers consultation service that includes guiding students [Prev. Yr.
for future studies and career paths. Identify the party he belongs to in the e-commerce Ques.]
industry.
a. consumer
b. merchant
c. producer
d. buyer
13. What is the best way to describe a podcast? [Prev. Yr.
a. A television program that you can listen to and see. Ques.]
b. A series of digital audio files that are broadcast on the internet.
c. An informative site of an individual's ideas, activities, opinions and advice.
d. A website or app that enables users to communicate with other users of that site.
14. Neha has purchased headphones. She has used an electronic payment method in which [Prev. Yr.
the bank paid the headphone cost on her behalf and she could make the payment to the Ques.]
bank later. Identify the online payment method she used for the same.
a. net banking
b. credit card
c. debit card
d. e-money
15. Which of the following is a feature of virtual reality? [Prev. Yr.
a. It involves a computer-based machine that carries out reasoning and learning Ques.]
activities which only humans can perform.
b. It enhances the real environment with graphics and sounds.
c. It creates an artificial or simulated environment where users are fully
immersed.
d. Both (a.) and (b.)
16. Rahil has sold his used vehicle to a buyer on an online platform. Which category of [Prev. Yr.
e-commerce is involved? Ques.]
a. B2B
b. B2C
c. C2B
d. C2C
17. d____________Is a process of converting digital data into a secret core to prevent [Prev. Yr.
unauthorized access. Ques.]
a. Encryption
b. Blogging
c. Gateway
d. decryption
18. What type of file does a podcast? [Prev. Yr.
a. Video Ques.]
b. Image
c. Audio
d. text
Q. Answer the following questions
1. Identify the parties involved in the following exchanges of goods and transfer of money. [WB]
a. Niti runs a wholesale clothing business where she sells bulk quantities of clothing
to various retail stores.
Ans. Distributor
a. A company that buys raw materials in bulk, processes them and then sells the
finished products to other businesses.
Ans. Manufacturer
2. Differentiate between C2B and C2C types of e-commerce. [WB]
Ans.
C2B C2C
Customers offer their products or Customers are directly involved in this
services online, and companies bid for type of business rather than any
them. The customer reviews the bids organisation.
and selects the company based on their
terms.
Independent workers, also called The customers are in direct contact with
freelancers, get paid for doing a task for each other without any company being
a business. involved. It helps people sell their goods
and assets directly to other people
interested in buying them.
Example: www.freelancer.com and Example: OLX, Quikr
www.upwork.com
3. Susan operates an online clothing store and wants to offer multiple Payment options to [WB]
her customers. What are some popular ePayment methods she can consider including
for her online store?
Ans. Susan can consider popular ePayment methods like credit/debit card payments,
digital wallets, UPI, net banking or mobile banking.
4. What are the disadvantages of social networking sites? Write any three. [WB]
Ans.
● The personal information and data of users may be exposed to breaches,
leading to privacy violations, identity theft, and online scams.
● Social networking platforms may be used for cyberbullying which can negatively
affect the victim’s mental health and well-being.
● Excessive use of social media can lead to addiction, less work getting done and
struggles with managing time effectively.
● Content posted online about a person or brand can have lasting consequences.
It can affect the reputation and future opportunities of a person.(Any three)
5. Which emerging technologies should be used in case of the following? [WB]
a. Jiya is studying medicine. She wants to become a neurosurgeon. She wants to
practice brain surgery in which she is not yet perfect.
Ans. Virtual reality
b. David wants to buy furniture for his new house. He does not have an idea how
this furniture will look in his house?
Ans. Augmented reality
6. What do you mean by e-commerce? [TB]
Ans. E-commerce, short for electronic commerce, refers to the buying and selling of
goods and services over the internet. It involves conducting transactions: exchange of
product and business transactions such as purchasing services or transfer of money
products, making payments, and exchanging information through online platforms.
7. Differentiate between B2B and B2C types of e-commerce. [TB]
Ans.
B2B B2C
It is defined as the sales of products and In this model, a company sells goods and
services between two organisations services directly to customers.
using online resources.
Example: IndiaMART Example: Amazon, Nike, Nykaa, Myntra
8. You have a used bicycle you want to sell directly to another person. Which type of [TB]
e-commerce category would this fall under? Give reasons for your answer.
Ans. In C2C e-commerce, customers sell goods or assets directly to other customers
without the involvement of any organization or company. Since you are selling your
used bicycle directly to another individual, this transaction is an example of C2C,
similar to how platforms like OLX and Quikr operate, where individuals buy and sell
items directly to each other.
9. Define the following terms. [TB]
a. Blogs
Ans. A weblog is a personal internet journal where the writer types in their
ideas, activities, opinions and advice. A blog is a short form of a weblog.
b. Podcast
Ans. A podcast is a digital audio program available for streaming or
downloading over the internet.
10. What is the difference between virtual reality and augmented reality? [TB]
Ans.
Virtual Reality Augmented Reality
Virtual reality is a technology that Augmented Reality is a technology that
creates a computer-generated overlays computer-generated elements,
environment where users can interact such as images, videos, or interactive
and immerse themselves through a objects, onto the real-world environment.
head-mounted display (HMD) or VR
headset.
This digital or virtual environment may Enhances the real world by adding digital
replicate real-world settings and allow elements that users can interact with in
users to navigate and manipulate real-time.
objects in the virtual world.
Some of the equipment needed to Augmented reality can be delivered in
create the virtual reality experience various formats via smartphones, tablets
includes Eye goggles, gloves, and special glasses. Mobile devices
headphones, and a powerful computer. usually have the required hardware, such
as sensors, cameras, accelerometers, a
Global Positioning System (GPS) and solid-
state compasses.
11. Write down any two characteristics of Augmented Reality. [Prev. Yr.
Ans. Ques.]
● augmented reality enhances the real world by adding digital elements that
users can interact with in real-time.
● Augmented reality can be delivered in various formats via smartphones, tablets
and special glasses.
12. List down the three applications of Virtual Reality. [Prev. Yr.
Ans. Ques.]
● It allows surgeons to get trained using virtual patients. This helps them to practice
until they have perfected a particular surgery without any risk to a real patient.
● Virtual buildings allow architects to experience what a building would look like
when completed, and to check for potential errors before the actual building is
constructed.
● VR can be used to train people for dangerous situations such as combat, where it
is otherwise impossible to practice in a live scenario.
● VR can allow students to learn in a much more interactive way. For example,
astronomy students can learn about the solar system by engaging with objects in
the virtual environment. They could look around stars, move planets and track
the orbits of comets.(Any three)
13. Compare the advantages and disadvantages of social networking sites. [Prev. Yr.
Ans. Ques.]
Advantages of Social Networking Sites Disdvantages of Social Networking Sites
Helps to stay connected with family and The people that you interact with on
friends irrespective of how far they are social media could be strangers. It is
from each other. difficult to understand their intentions.
The user is an active contributor to social With easy access to information, most
media sites. The users themselves create people are spending a greater part of
and correct the content that enhances their time on their smartphones. This
their communication skills. leaves very little time for them to
develop actual social skills that involve
meeting people face to face and
interacting with them.
14. Differentiate between Debit Card and Credit Card. [Prev. Yr.
Ans. Ques.]
Debit Card Credit Card
Customers can pay for goods with the When a customer purchases any goods
money that already exists in the using a credit card, the credit card bank
customers bank account. issuer will pay the seller on behalf of the
customer.
The customer's account must have a the customer is given a certain time
sufficient balance for the transaction to period within which he or she has to pay
get completed. the credit card bill.
15. Identify the mode of electronic payment you will use in the following situations [CBQ]
a. You are at a restaurant. you want the bank to pay for your mail on your behalf.
You will pay the bank later
Ans. credit card
b. you need to make an online purchase from a website and you do not have a
debit card or credit card. the seller accepts direct transfer from your bank account
Ans. net banking/UPI/Mobile Banking
16. Explain the concept of users' experience in a “modified new world” in Augmented reality. [[Prev.
Give an example of how this can help users. Yr.
Ans. Ques.]
● In Augmented reality the interactive Digital Elements such as graphic sounds
and touch feedback are added into a real world environment to create an
enhanced User experience.
● These virtual and real worlds coexist as a result of which users experience a
modified new world where virtual information is used to access them in their
daily activities.
● For example,IKEA, a furniture and home accessories design company. using its
app customers can view how furniture looks at different places in their house.
● Thinking uses of mental reality that enhance is the reading experience by
overlying Digital Elements such as animations and videos onto the physical
pages of the comic book.
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