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What is e-commerce?
How does e-commerce differ from e-business?
Describe the processes that are part of the electronic commerce life cycle.
What are the different categories of e-commerce? Exemplify each category.
What do understand by the term clicks and bricks in e-commerce?
What is cryptography?
Describe the components of cryptography with block diagram.
How does public cryptography solve the drawback of private key
cryptography?
9) What is digital signature?
10) Explain the procedure of verifying a digital signature.
11) Name some authorities who issue digital certificate.
12) What are the contents of a digital certificate?
13) Define Electronic Data Interchange (EDI).
14) Compare EDI on Value Added Network (VAN) and on the Internet.
15) Describe the requirements of traditional financial transaction systems.
16) What is digital cash?
17) What is credit card?
18) Depict the procedure of paying for an item with digital cash.
19) Discuss how transaction occurs online using credit card .
20) What are blind signatures and microcash?
21) What are some of the things you should consider if you are planning to
conduct business online?
22) What are the steps involved in implementing EDI?
23) List some key factors for success in e-commerce.
24) What is VAN? List the advantages and disadvantages of VAN.
25) Discuss the web store requirements that you would have to implement to
support a successful retail business on the Web.
26) What is value chain?
27) Describe the activities involved in creating value in a virtual value chain?
28) What is the difference between hits and page views?
29) Define virtual corporation and virtual factory.
30) How does a virtual corporation use the internet, intranets and extranets to
form a virtual workgroup? Explain.
31) Define Business Process Reengineering (BPR).
32) Why is electronic signature used in electronic transactions?
33) Discuss the role of Information Technology (IT) in reengineering business
processes.
34) What are the security threats that may appear in e-commerce?
35) How does Business Process Reengineering differ from business
improvements?
36) Discuss the risks associated with electronic documents.
37) What issues should be covered by the e-commerce laws of any country?
38) Write down the differences between paper based and electronic business.
39) Discuss the legal issues involved in e-commerce.
40) What is firewall? Why is it important in e-commerce transactions?