Chapter 13 Reading Questions, Part 1

2) Is e-commerce possible without the Internet? Explain your answer.

E-commerce is not possible without the Internet, because that is the foundation of e-commerce. Without the internet, it would just be a normal business. That is why there is an "e" before commerce

3) Describe the three forms of e-commerce.

-B2B: E-commerce transactions between businesses

-B2C: E-commerce transactions between businesses and customers

-C2C (consumer to consumer): the e-commerce model which represents individuals, organizations, or companies that are selling and buying directly from each other via the Internet

4) What are the purposes of an intranet? What are the main characteristics?

The intranet popular type of network used by many organizations around the world to keep their businesses more paperless and their employees more productive. It features networking protocols that the standard Internet uses, such as the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol and the Hypertext Transfer Protocol.

5) What are three important ways companies use intranets?

Companies use intranet to allow information access for employees, internal business transactions and in order to work together effectively.