E-Commerce Question Bank

                                              

1. What is the difference between e-commerce and a e-business portal?


2. Discuss the seven unique features of E-commerce technology?


3. Discuss E-commerce I and II? Contract their pros and cons?


4. Discuss evolution of Internet in detail?


5. Discuss C2C model in detail?


6. Discuss potential limitations of e-commerce in detail?


7. What is a business model? How does it differ from a business plan?


8. What are the eight components of an effective business model?


9. What are Amazon.com’s primary customer value proposition?


10. Describe five primary re venue models used by e-commerce firms?


11. why is targeting a market niche generally smarter for a community provider than targeting a large market segment?


12. Describe the different type of information that can be shared through peer to peer sites?


13. What are the four generic business strategies required for achieving profitable business?


14. Discuss the current and potential future impacts of e-commerce technology on publishing industry?


15. Check put ebay.com and find various type of auctions available over there? In case you were considering in establishing rival specialized online auction business what do you think will be yours top three market opportunities?


16. What is an application service provider? Give e.g


17. beside advertising and product sampling what are the other marketing strat3egies of yahoo,AOL.


18. what are the major differences between virtual store fronts such as marthastewart.com and clicks and bricks operations such as walmart.com? What are the advantages and disadvantages of each?


19. What do you understand by reverse auction? Give e.g.?


20. Discuss Kozmos business model? What elements do you think have been faulty?


21. What is latency and how does it interfere with functioning of the internet?


22. Discuss packet switching networks in detail?


23. Discuss the various methods available for connecting to Internet?


24. What is the difference between Client server mode and peer to peer network?


25. What do you understand by Domain Name System?


26. How IP addressing is done? Discuss the various IP address classes in detail.


27. Discuss in details how the system connects to a particular requested web address.


28. What is unicasting and multicasting?


29. How many layers are there in the TCP/IP model? Discuss in detail.


30. What are ARP and RARP?


31. What is Asynchronous transmission mode of data?


32. Discuss hybrid network topology.


33. Define the terms :          a) routers

                        b) Repeaters

                        c) Bridges

                        d) Gateways

34. Write short notes on web Server?

35.  What is the difference between Paired tag and Singular tag

36. Discuss about :

                                                               i.      URL

                                                             ii.      HTTP

37. Discuss briefly following terms:


1. Internet Server


2. Internet Service Provider


3. TCP


4. E-Mails


38. What is web hosting?


39. What are the factors we need to keep in mind while designing website for the client.


40. Compare and contrast intranets, extranets and internet as a whole?


41. What are some of the challenges of policing the internet? Who has the final say when it comes to content?


42. What are the major technological advancements that are anticipated will accompany Internet II? Define and Discuss importance of each?


43. Name and describe five services currently available through the web?


44. Discuss the systematic approach for developing a e-commerce website?


45. Discuss in detail logical and physical design of a website?


46. What are the prons and cons of developing website inhouse or outsourcing it?


47. Discuss the 2 tiers and multi tier website architecture in detail?


48. Discuss web server software with e.g.?


49. What are the various site management tools that are available?


50. Discuss the eight important factors that contribute to successful e-commerce site design?

Projects

1. look for top 10 cookies stored in your computer? Check corresponding sites and describe the type of sites they are? What purpose do you think the cookies serve? Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of cookies?

2. Visit mysimon.com and investigate the different types of purchasesmp3 player, book, roses. What did you find when you searched results? Describe the process, search results and any limitations you encountered? What are the major advantages and disadvantages of such intelligent agents?

3. Gather information regarding internet services from local ISP, cable provider and DSL provider. Prepare a brief report summarizing features, benefits and costs of each? Which one you thin is fastest?

4. Find three certification authoritied and compare features of each company’s digital certificates? Provide a brief description of each such company.