\nQUESTION 1<\/p>\n
(a) For electronic transactions (1) authentication and (2) non-repudiation are important legal concerns. Explain what each is and why each is of particular concern in electronic transactions<\/p>\n
(b) Consider the task of designing a Web server that will target specifically E-commerce, with the objective of accommodating a number of merchant sites, each consisting of a catalog, shopping cart, payment system interfacing with a credit card company, customer profiles repository based on previous transactions, and a recommender system<\/p>\n
(c) What specific architectural suggestions would you make to ensure<\/p>\n
Efficiency
\nSecurity
\nReliability
\nImagine you have written a program that you want to commercialise. Outline a design for a web-site for the wider dissemination and\/or sale of the program. Actual HTML is not required, nor details of the program<\/p>\n
Your answer should include-<\/p>\n
(i) Elements of the business model, and a description of any mechanism or legal framework needed<\/p>\n
(ii) A high-level site map. Outline any special features, such as registration, tracking or subscriptions that you will need to implement<\/p>\n
(iii) A sketch of a typical page. Explain any features you use to enhance performance<\/p>\n
(iv) How could you market the site and drive traffic to it?<\/p>\n
QUESTION 2<\/p>\n
(a) When designing an interactive web site, describe five desirable stylistic points<\/p>\n
(b) Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of showing stock levels on a commercial site<\/p>\n
(c) A certain UK retailer proposes to sell camera lenses online via a web site. Identify two major regulatory regimes applicable, and give examples of the steps required to comply with them<\/p>\n
(d) (i) Outline five business models for e-commerce<\/p>\n
(ii) Outline five methods of valuing an e-commerce business<\/p>\n
(iii) Give plausible reasons why Google purchased YouTube for $1.65Bn in October 2006, when YouTube had never made a profit<\/p>\n
QUESTION 3<\/p>\n
(a) A company would like to extend its business over the internet. List the required steps for that to happen<\/p>\n
(b) Explain, with the aid of examples, the difference between B2B and B2C business strategies over the internet<\/p>\n
(c) Explain the meaning of Secure Socket Layer (SSL) and its importance in securing e-commerce websites<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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