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Dit 502: E-Commerce Question Paper

Dit 502: E-Commerce

Course:Information Technology

Institution: Kca University question papers

Exam Year:2014

INSTRUCTIONS: Answer Any Three Questions
QUESTION ONE
a) Define electronic commerce architecture. (2 Marks)
b) Differentiate between a 2-tier and 3-tier architecture. (4 Marks)
c) List the most common connections used in web technology for e-commerce (4 Marks)
d) List any three e-commerce models and explain how they work. (6 Marks)
e) E-commerce has witnessed a rapid growth in the global market. Explain how e-commerce has impacted on the following, giving an appropriate example from the kenyan context (4 Marks)
i. Banking
ii. Tour and travel

QUESTION TWO
a) Explain any four challenges that an organization may have to deal with internally relating to the adoption of e-commerce and four external driving factors which lead to e-commerce adoption (8 Marks)
b) Explain the following types of e-commerce transaction models giving an example of each. (10 Marks)
i. B2C
ii. B2B
iii. B2G
iv. C2C
v. P2P
c) Explain the use of a firewall within an organization in relation to e-commerce applications (2 Marks)
QUESTION THREE
a) Define e-commerce (4 Marks)
b) Explain any four main differences between e-commerce and traditional commerce (8 Marks)
c) Describe four limitations of e-commerce ( 8 Marks)
QUESTION FOUR
a) Define an e-commerce business model and give two examples (8 Marks)
b) Describe a value added network explaining its role in e-commerce (4 Marks)
c) Security is a huge challenge for e-commerce exchanges. Describe four vulnerabilities and how they can be addressed. (8 Marks)
QUESTION FIVE
a) Explain four characteristics of a successful e-payment method (8 Marks)
b) Explain any four e-payment methods in e-commerce (8 Marks)
c) Describe the following terms as used in e-commerce (4 Marks)
i. SSL
ii. EDI

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