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Welcome to E-commerce (EHAD3000D)

Mohammad Ejaz
E-commerce infrastructure

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The Internet

•Interconnected network of thousands of

networks and millions of computers
•Nobody owns and controls internet
•The most popular service of internet is web

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The internet technology concepts
• How could billions of computers attached to the
Internet communicate with one another?
• Internet Protocol (IP) address: computer connected
to internet has an IP address
• Google: what is my IP address

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Domain names

•IP address could be represented by domain

name
•Google.com (172.217.12.206)
•Simple, memorable, interesting, and easy to
spell

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www.patentstyret.no/en

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Registering domain name
• Nordid
• https://www.norid.no/en/

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• www.brreg.no/en

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• Webcraft AS (netbox.no)
• Norisp As (norisp.no)
• Bridge It Solutions As
• (bridgeit.no)

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Client/Server Computing
•Connection of computers with a server or
servers
•Performs functions: file storage, printing,
software applications, and internet access

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The Internet “Cloud Computing” Model

• Radically reduces costs of:

– Building and operating websites
– Infrastructure, IT support
– Hardware, software
• Drawbacks
– Security risks
– Shifts responsibility for storage
and control to
providers
Internet infrastructure and access

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Tier 3 internet service providers

• Provides service to households, businesses, and

large institutions
• Deals directly with users
• Telia and Telenor

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Communication Tools
• E-mail
– Most used application of the Internet
• Messaging Applications
– Instant messaging
• Online message boards
• Internet telephony
– VOIP
• Video conferencing, video chatting,
telepresence
The Internet of Things (IoT)
• Products can connect with internet, communicate with
other products, and store and share
• Delivery drones, flying taxies, and self driving vehicles

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• Objects connected via Internet
• “Smart things”
• Interoperability issues and standards
• Security and privacy concerns
• Google Home (Google Home Speaker) and Apple
Home (Apple TV or Ipad) uses Wifi and blue tooth
• 5G could perform important role
• Huawei: Introduced 10000 smart devices in
Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital

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