Internet Commerce - Week 5 Tutorial Questions

Tutorial Questions

Week 5 (Chapter 4)

End-of-Chapter Questions (Page 242)

1. Define the systems development life cycle and discuss the various steps involved in creating an e-commerce site. (Question 2)

Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) is a methodology for understanding the business objectives of a system and designing an appropriate solution

Five major steps in the SDLC are:

o Systems analysis/planning

o Systems design

o Building the system

o Testing

o Implementation

2. Why is a Web site so costly to maintain? Discuss the main factors that impact cost? (Question 6)

Because maintaining a website means to maintain all the parts that makes that website works, eg. Servers, databases, etc.

3. Name five basic functionalities a Web server should provide. (Question 8)

1. Processing of HTTP requests
2. Security services (Secure Sockets Layer)
3. Files Transfer Protocol
4. Search engine
   
5. Data capture
6. E-Mail
7. Site Management tools
   

4. What are the eight most important factors impacting Web site design, and how do they affect a site’s operation? (Question 12)

Project (Page 243)

5. Visit several e-commerce sites, not including those mentioned in this chapter, and evaluate the effectiveness of the sites according to the eight criteria/functionalities listed in Table 4.10. Choose one site you feel does an excellent job on all the aspects of an effective site and create a presentation including screen shots to support your choice. (Question 2)