Assignment:
Part 1
- Describe how the (mom and pop) company would benefit from e-Commerce and then describe the disadvantages if the company were to implement e-Commerce.
- Using the same company, determine which category of e-Commerce would be most beneficial. Explain why this category would be better suited than the others.
Part 2
- Determine the impact that the Internet and World Wide Web has had on doing business.
- Articulate what you believe is driving the growth of the Internet and World Wide Web.
Part 3
- Compare a public network to a private network. Identify the security risks of using a public network in e-Commerce.
- Compare a private network to a virtual private network. Describe the advantages and disadvantages of using a VPN in e-Commerce.
Part 4
- Copyright law has always included elements, such as the fair-use exemption, that make it difficult to apply. Explain how the Internet has made this worse by citing specific examples.
- Determine whether file sharing is necessary to further advantage technology or if it should be stopped because it violates copyright law.
Part 5
- Explain the various privacy rights that businesses on the Web are lawfully obligated to adhere to. Describe some of the gray areas in enforcing these laws on the Internet.
- Cookies are small text files placed on Web client computers to identify returning customers to a Website. Most visitors find the privacy risk posed by cookies to be acceptable. Analyze the future of cookie usage by looking at the advantages and disadvantages, along with the current business and consumer climate.
Answer each question in 60 words.