EB 1

2. What is the deep Web?

3. What are some of the unique features of e-commerce technology?

4. What are some of the factors driving the growth of social e-commerce?

5. Why is it likely that the Internet and e-commerce are entering a period of closer regulatory
oversight?

6. How does the ubiquity of e-commerce impact consumers?

[Ubi-qui-ty:
The technology is available just about everywhere, at all times.

It liberates the market from being restricted to a physical space and makes it possible to shop
from your desktop, at home, at work, or using mobile e-commerce.]

7. What impact does the increased interactivity provided by e-commerce technologies have on
business?
[ Consumers engaged in dialogue can adjust their experience according to their needs and
customers to-participate in the process of delivering goods and services]

11. Describe the three different stages in the evolution of e-commerce.

13. What is the difference between a PWA and a regular app?

16. What are five of the major differences between the early years of e-commerce and today’s
e-commerce?
19. What are those who take a technical approach to studying e-commerce interested in?

EB 2
1. What distinguishes an e-commerce business plan from a traditional business plan?

2. Identify and describe the business model element that specifies how the company’s product
will fulfill the needs of its customers.

3. How can e-commerce technologies be used to improve a firm’s value web?

4. What are some of the traditional sources of capital for startups?

6. How does e-commerce enable competition based on cost?

7. What is an on-demand services company?

8. What are some of the ways a firm can pursue a differentiation strategy?

9. What are the benefits offered by incubator investor firms over other traditional sources of
capital?

15. Why is the e-tail sector so competitive?

17. What kinds of firms are considered to be e-commerce enablers?

18. What is an initial coin offering?

19. Define market opportunity and describe how you would determine a new company’s realistic
market Opportunity.

20. What are the main elements of an elevator pitch?

EB 3
2. What are three different types of cloud computing models that have been developed?
3. Why is packet switching so essential to the Internet?

4. What are four Internet protocols besides HTTP (the Web) and sending e-mail (SMTP)?

5. What are the three main phases in the evolution of the Internet? Briefly describe each.

6. How does virtual reality differ from augmented reality?

10. What is the Internet of Things and how is it being created and enabled?
11. Explain what domain names, URLs, and IP addresses are and provide an example of each.
How are they used when a user is browsing the Web?
12. How does 5G differ from 4G?

EB 8
1. Identify the four main dimensions that e-commerce ethical, political, and social issues fall into
and provide an example of how each dimension might apply to an individual.

2. Define the ethical principle of accountability and describe two ways in which Internet
technologies have raised accountability issues.
[ 1. Misinformation.
Accountable for the misinformation people share
2. Privacy
Accountable for the use of someone's personal information.]

3. What concerns does the use of mobile devices bring to the issue of information privacy?

4. What is an ethical dilemma? Describe the two tactics you can use to resolve or reach a
greater understanding of the dilemma.
[ Gather more information.
Brainstorm possible solutions]

6. Why has the development of the Internet brought about so many ethical, political, and social
issues?