Ecommerce: Rashid Ahmad 0787893424

ecommerce
Rashid Ahmad
www.rashidvirtualacademy.org ,
rashid@rashidvirtualacademy.org ,
0787893424
General information
CS : ecommerce
Instructor : Rashid Ahmad
Phone : 0787893424
Email : rashid@rashidvirtualacademy.org
Website : www.rashidvirtualacademy.org
Office : CS Dept.
Office hours : By appointment.
(I will hang around for a few minutes at the end of
each class).
Level : BBA
Semester : 7
No. of Credits : 3
Pre-Requisites : none
Rashid Ahmad
0787893424
Definition
E-commerce (electronic commerce or EC) is the buying and selling of goods
and services, or the transmitting of funds or data, over an electronic network,
primarily the Internet. These business transactions occur either business-to-
business, business-to-consumer, consumer-to-consumer or consumer-to-
business. The terms e-commerce and e-business are often used
interchangeably.
Internet Terms
As you strive to make sense of the Internet and

the World Wide Web, these terms are bound to
be very helpful.
Rashid Ahmad
0787893424
1. The Web vs. the Internet
The Internet is a vast 'interconnection of computer networks'. It is
comprised of millions of computing devices that trade volumes of
information. Desktop computers, mainframes, cell phones, car alarms,
video game consoles, and even soda pop machines are connected to the
Net.
The World Wide Web, or 'Web' for short, is the most popular portion
of the Internet. The Web is viewed through web browser software.
The World Wide Web (www, W3) is an information space where
documents and other web resources are identified by URIs, interlinked
by hypertext links, and can be accessed via the Internet. It has become
known simply as the Web.
Rashid Ahmad
0787893424
2. http and https
1 http is a technical acronym that means 'hypertext
transfer protocol', the language of web pages. When a web
page has this prefix, then your links, text, and pictures should
work in your web browser.
2 https is 'hypertext transfer protocol SECURED'. This
means that the web page has a special layer of encryption
added to hide your personal information and passwords.
Whenever you log into your online bank or your web email
account, you should see https at the front of the page address.
Rashid Ahmad
0787893424
3. Browser
--- A browser is a free software package that lets you
view web pages, graphics, and most online content.
Browser software is specifically designed to convert
HTML and XML into readable documents.
The most popular web browsers in 2013 are: Google
Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Safari.
Rashid Ahmad
0787893424
4. HTML
Hypertext Markup Language is the programmatic language that web pages
are based on. HTML commands your web browser to display text and graphics in
orderly fashion. HTML uses commands called 'HTML tags' that look like the
following:
<body></body>
<a href="www.rashidvirtualacademy.org"></a>
<title></title>
Rashid Ahmad
0787893424
5. URL
URL's, or 'uniform resource locators', are the web browser addresses
of internet pages and files. A URL works
together with
IP addresses to help us name, locate, and
bookmark specific pages and files for our web
browsers.
URL's commonly use three parts to address a page or file: the
protocol (which is the portion ending in '//:'); the host computer
(which sometimes ends in .com); and the filename/pagename itself.
For example:
http://www.rashidvirtualacademy.org/index.php
Rashid Ahmad
0787893424
6. IP Address
Your computer's 'internet protocol' address is a four-part or eight-part electronic serial
number. An IP address can look something like '202.3.104.55' or like
'21DA:D3:0:2F3B:2AA:FF:FE28:9C5A', complete with dot or colon separators.
Every computer, cell phone, and device that
accesses the Internet is assigned at least one IP
address for tracking purposes. Wherever you browse, whenever
you send an email or instant message, and whenever you download a file, your IP
address acts like a type of automobile licence plate to enforce accountability and
traceability.
Rashid Ahmad
0787893424
7. Email
Email (formerly spelled e-mail with a hyphen) is electronic mail. It is the
sending and receiving of typewritten messages from one screen to another.
Email is usually handled by a webmail service (e.g. Gmail or Yahoomail),
or an installed software package (e.g. Microsoft Outlook).
Email has many cousins: text messaging, instant messaging, live chat,
videomail (v-mail)
Rashid Ahmad
0787893424
8. ISP
ISP is Internet Service Provider. That is the private company or government
organization that plugs you into the vast Internet around the world. Your ISP will
offer varying services for varying prices: web page access, email, hosting your own
web page, hosting your own blog, and so on. ISP's will also offer various Internet
connection speeds for a monthly fee. (e.g. ultra high speed Internet vs economy
Internet).
Rashid Ahmad
0787893424
9. Static Web Pages
Static Web pages display the exact same information whenever anyone visits
it. Static Web pages do not have to be simple plain text. They can feature
detailed multimedia design and even videos. However, every visitor to that
page will be greeted by the exact same text, multimedia design or video every
time he visits the page until you alter that page's source code.
Advantages of static websites

Quick to develop Disadvantages of static websites
Cheap to develop
Requires web development expertise to update
Cheap to host
site
Site not as useful for the user
Rashid Ahmad
0787893424
10. Dynamic website
a dynamic website can give the website owner the ability to simply update and
add new content to the site. For example, news and events could be posted to the
site through a simple browser interface. Dynamic features of a site are only
limited by imagination. Some examples of dynamic website features could be:
content management system, e-commerce system, bulletin / discussion boards,
intranet or extranet facilities, ability for clients or users to upload documents,
ability for administrators or users to create content or add information to a site
(dynamic publishing).
Advantages of dynamic websites Disadvantages of dynamic websites

Much more functional website Slower / more expensive to develop
Much easier to update Hosting costs a little more
New content brings people back to the site and helps
in the search engines
>Can work as a system to allow staff or users to
collaborate
Rashid Ahmad
0787893424
13. Router
A router is a device or, in some cases, software in a computer, that
determines the next network point to which a packet should be
forwarded toward its destination. The router is connected to at least two
networks and decides which way to send each information packet based
on its current understanding of the state of the networks it is connected
to.
Rashid Ahmad
0787893424
18. E-commerce
E-commerce is 'electronic commerce': the transacting of business
selling and buying online. Every day, billions of dollars exchange
hands through the Internet and World Wide Web. E-commerce works
because reasonable privacy can be assured through technical means
(e.g. https secure web pages), and because modern business values the
Internet as a transaction medium.
Rashid Ahmad
0787893424

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