E-Commerce Question Bank

1. What is the difference between e-commerce and e-business portal?

2. Discuss the seven unique features of E-commerce technology?
3. Discuss E-commerce I and II? Contract their pros and cons?
4. Discuss evolution of Internet in detail?
5. Discuss C2C model in detail?
6. What do you understand by EDI?
7. Explain working of EDI with example? 
8. How can EDI be used by a 
a. Manufacturing company
b. Courier Company

9. Discuss potential limitations of e-commerce in detail?

10. What are the basic components of EDI? How does it work?
11. What are the benefits of the EDI? What are possible challenges?
12. What is information symmetry?
13. Give examples of B2C,B2B,C2C,P2P?
14. How are the Internet and the web similar to or different from other technologies that have changed commerce in
the post?
15. Discuss key technologies of WWW?
16. What are benefits of having universal standard?
17. Describe the five primary revenue models used by e-commerce firms?
18. What is a business model? How does it differ from a business plan?
19. What are the eight components of an effective business model?
20. What is Amazon.com’s primary customer value proposition?
21. Describe five primary re venue models used by e-commerce firms?
22. Why is targeting a market niche generally smarter for a community provider than targeting a large market
segment?
23. Describe the different type of information that can be shared through peer to peer sites?
24. What are the four generic business strategies required for achieving profitable business?
25. Discuss the current and potential future impacts of e-commerce technology on publishing industry?
26. Check put ebay.com and find various type of auctions available over there? In case you were considering in
establishing rival specialized online auction business what do you think will be yours top three market opportunities?
27. What is an application service provider? Give e.g
28. beside advertising and product sampling what are the other marketing strat3egies of yahoo,AOL.
29. what are the major differences between virtual store fronts such as marthastewart.com and clicks and bricks
operations such as walmart.com? What are the advantages and disadvantages of each?
30. What do you understand by reverse auction? Give e.g.?
31. Discuss Kozmos business model? What elements do you think have been faulty?
32. What is latency and how does it interfere with functioning of the internet?
33. Discuss packet switching networks in detail?
34. Discuss the various methods available for connecting to Internet?
35. What is the difference between Client server mode and peer to peer network? 
36. What do you understand by Domain Name System? 
37. How IP addressing is done? Discuss the various IP address classes in detail.
38. Discuss in details how the system connects to a particular requested web address.
39. What is unicasting and multicasting? 
40. How many layers are there in the TCP/IP model? Discuss in detail.
41. What are ARP and RARP?
42. What is Asynchronous transmission mode of data?
43. Discuss hybrid network topology.
44. Define the terms : a) routers
b) Repeaters
c) Bridges
d) Gateways

45. Write short notes on web Server? 

46. What is the difference between Paired tag and Singular tag
47. Discuss about :
i. URL
ii. HTTP

48. Discuss briefly following terms:

a. Internet Server
b. Internet Service Provider
c. TCP
d. E-Mails
49. What is web hosting?
50. What are the factors we need to keep in mind while designing website for the client.
51. Compare and contrast intranets, extranets and internet as a whole?
52. What are some of the challenges of policing the internet? Who has the final say when it comes to content?
53. What are the major technological advancements that are anticipated will accompany Internet II? Define and
Discuss importance of each?
54. Name and describe five services currently available through the web?
55. Discuss the systematic approach for developing a e-commerce website?
56. Discuss in detail logical and physical design of a website?
57. What are the prons and cons of developing website inhouse or outsourcing it?
58. Discuss the 2 tiers and multi tier website architecture in detail?
59. Discuss web server software with e.g.?
60. What are the various site management tools that are available?
61. Discuss the eight important factors that contribute to successful e-commerce site design?