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Structure and
Language Features Analysis
Structure: which one is General Statement, Explanations and Conclusion/Closing part.

Language features: Simple Present, Passive Voice, Scientific/technical terms, Chronological

explanations, and Conjunctions.

Topic:
General Structure: These days many technologies are being developed by humans to
help other humans. One of the most deemedly influential and
important invention of technology known to humankind is the
Internet. The invention of Internet helps people to improve efficiency
in many sectors, one of which is economy. Ever since the rapid
development and wide spread of internet, people can now buy and
sell things easily online. E-commerce, as this is known, has grown
enormously in the last two decades, making life more convenient for
consumers and opening up all kinds of new opportunities for
businesses. So, how exactly does E-commerce works?
Explanations: E-commerce is about combining three different systems: a Web
server that can manage an online storefront and process transactions
(making appropriate links to bank computers to check out people's
credit card details), a database system that can keep a check of the
items the store has in stock (constantly updating as people make
orders and ideally making new orders with suppliers when stocks run
low), and a dispatch system linked to a warehouse where the goods
can be instantly located and sent to the buyer as quickly as possible.
Here's one example of how a sophisticated, fully computerized e-
commerce system might work. Note that not all E-commerce
systems work in exactly this way.
First, when a customer tries to order a product online, the Web
browser communicates back-and-forth over the Internet with a Web
server that manages the store's website. Second, the Web server
sends the customer's order to the order manager. This is a central
computer that sees orders through every stage of processing from
submission to dispatch. Third, a database is queried by the order
manager to find out whether what the customer wants is actually in
stock. If the item is not in stock, the stock database system can order
new supplies from the wholesalers or manufacturers. Fourth, the
stock database confirms whether the item is in stock or suggests an
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estimated delivery date when supplies will be received from the
manufacturer. Fifth, assuming the item is in stock, it will be
continued to be processed by the order manager. Next it
communicates with a merchant system (run by a credit-card
processing firm or linked to a bank) to take payment using the
customer's credit or debit card number. The merchant system might
make extra checks with the customer's own bank computer. Sixth,
the bank computer confirms whether the customer has enough
funds. If it does, the transaction will be authorized by the merchant
system to go ahead, though funds will not be completely transferred
until several days later. Seventh, the order manager confirms that
the transaction has been successfully processed and notifies the Web
server. The Web server shows the customer a Web page confirming
that the customer's order has been processed and the transaction is
complete. Eighth, the order manager sends a request to the
warehouse to dispatch the goods to the customer. Lastly,
distribution process are carried by the order manager to send the
product to the customer's address.
All of these things are invisible, or virtual, to the customer except the
computer the customer sits at and the dispatch truck that arrives at
the door.
Closing/Conclusion: Understanding how E-commerce works makes us realize that there's
a long process that has to be carried out for a product we bought
online to arrive at our doorstep. We also have to be careful when
buying things online because it can expose us to cybercrimes such as
scam and identity theft.