Organizational Capabilities, Hardware Architecture, Software, telecommunications, Site Design, Human Resources
2. Define the systems development life cycle and discuss the various steps involved in creating an e-commerce site.
2. Define the systems development life cycle and discuss the various steps involved in creating an e-commerce site.
A methodolgoy for understanding the business objectives of any system.
System Analysis, Systems Design, Building the system, Testing, Implementation
3. What are the three main factors to consider when choosing the best platform for your Web site?
3. What are the three main factors to consider when choosing the best platform for your Web site?
Page generation, Page delivery, Page content
4. Why is Web server bandwidth an important issue for e-commerce sites?
4. Why is Web server bandwidth an important issue for e-commerce sites?
It determines how much material you ca put on your site.
5. Compare and contrast the various scaling methods. Explain why scalability is a key business issue for Web sites.
5. Compare and contrast the various scaling methods. Explain why scalability is a key business issue for Web sites.
Horizontal scaling just uses multiple computers to do the work while vertical scaling increases the power of single computers. Scalability allows for your site to expand as demand rises.
6. What are the eight most important factors impacting Web site design, and how do they affect a site’s operation?
6. What are the eight most important factors impacting Web site design, and how do they affect a site’s operation?
Functionality, Informational, Ease of use, Redundant navigation, Ease of purchase, Multi-browser functionality, simple graphics, and Legible text
7. Name and describe three tools used to treat customers individually. Why are they significant to e-commerce?
7. Name and describe three tools used to treat customers individually. Why are they significant to e-commerce?
Widgets are prebuilt into a website and allow for a wide variety of things. CGI allows for interaction between the user and the server, ASP allows for dynamic pages.
8. What are some of the policies e-commerce businesses must develop before launching a site and why?
8. What are some of the policies e-commerce businesses must develop before launching a site and why?
Privacy policy and accessibility rules
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