Assignment task: Essay assignment in which you will answer a list of five short-answer questions provided by your instructor. Answers to each question should be thorough, but not more than 250 word per question. References utilized to derive the answer must be properly identified in a reference section and must be properly cited in the body of the question.
Please respond to the questions/prompts below:
1. Based on the course activities, the assignments, the readings, and the research, have you considered a career in e-Commerce? If so, in what regard? If not, why not?
2. You are now aware of the current incarnation of eBay. In your opinion, is there room for another evolution of this service? If not, why not? If so, then what?
3. We are now in the second year of the COVID 19 pandemic. Daily, there are supply chain issues. In your opinion, has this begun to affect e-Commerce or not? If so, how so? If not, why not? Also, how should the world of e-Commerce prepare for a possible supply chain disruption?
4. This next question is on a current event and as such will require you to look to the internet for information. A week or two ago, Facebook announced that it will be entering or becoming the realm of the "metaverse". To this end, what is the metaverse, what benefits will this offer Facebook's customer base and how will this move benefit Facebook?
5. More and more, the world of e-Commerce is advised to embrace the cloud to satisfy all its needs and all that it does. As no product or service is perfect, please list five advantages of using the cloud and five disadvantages. Note: list the advantages and disadvantages in complete sentences.
Organize your final paper in the following sections:
Questions and answers: Each question and answer pair should have a separate header for ease of identification.