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ECOMMERCE UNIT 1
Ecommerce Unit 1 Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| internet | global network of computers, communication tools, and information resources |
| ARPANET | Created by US Department of Defense to facilitate communication in event of nuclear attack. |
| TCP/IP | common underlying language though which systems communicate on the internet |
| WWW | world wide collection of internet sites |
| web browser | program (like Internet Explorer) used to view web documents |
| HTTP | language that moves hypertext files across the Internetand defines rules for transmitting those files |
| HTML | "easy-to-learn" language that uses tages <> to structure and format internet pages |
| domain name | part of an internet site's address, usually includes the name of the organization |
| URL | the whole "address" of a website |
| electronic mail | |
| FTP | site that holds files for downloading |
| Internet Service Provider | compnay that provides others with access to the Internet |
| Web Host Provider | company that allows others to create and then post websites |
| Dial-up | slowest form of internet connection - goes over phone line |
| Boardband | includes DSL, cable modem, and satellite internet connection services |
| Search engine | website/program that helps you find information on the Internet |
| Internet Directory | search engine that employes people to scan Internet pages and update search information |
| Crawler-Based | search engine that uses a computer to update search information |
| Metasearch | a search engine that compines results from multiple search engines |
| boolean logic and symbols | search strategy that uses key words and sybmols like + to mean AND |
| e-commerce | conducting business over the Internet |
| Bricks-and-Mortar | a real, physical store |
| multichannel retailer | a store that sells online AND through traditional methods |
| Pure-Play retailer | a store that only sells online |
| affilitate | way to make money online through links to other sites |
| B2B | business model where businesses sell to other businesses |
| B2C | business model where businesses sell to consumers |
| C2C | business model where consumers sell to other consumers |
| C2B | business model where consumers set the price they are willing to pay for something and the business then sells it for that price |
| B2G | business model where the business sells to the government |
| G2C | business model where the government sells to consumers |