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Electronic Commerce, 7th Edition

Solutions 2-1

Electronic Commerce, 7th Edition 14188-37032 Chapter 2 Solutions
Review Questions
1.

What were the main forces that led to the commercialization of the Internet? Summarize your answer in about 100 words.

Answer:

The Internet was born out of the need for the U.S. government, specifically the Defense Department, to communicate with its weapons installation distributions all over the world. This idea, in the hands of researchers and scientists evolved even further allowing those researchers the capability to communicate with their colleagues at other universities. As personal computers …show more content…

Prepare a four-column table (one column for each technology) in which you list the advantages and disadvantages of each connection method. Include at least two advantages and two disadvantages for each connection method.
Answer:

Answers will vary but should include the following:
Satellite DSL Wireless Cable

Advantages
Upstream transmission Downstream transmission --500 Kbps Satellite users have to rely on plain old telephone system to upload files 100 – 640 Kbps 1.5 – 9 Mbps Installation can be quirky 150 Kbps 500 Kbps Unusable for people living in large cities 300 Kbps Mbps Up to 10 Mbps Connection bandwidth varies with the number of subscribers

Disadvantages

Exercises
1. You are the assistant to Julie Davidson, the sales manager of Old Reliable Life Insurance Company. Julie is interested in equipping her sales force with the technology they need to sell Old Reliable’s insurance products. Most of her salespeople visit customers in their homes or offices. Today, the salespeople carry a laptop computer to show value projections and cash flow summaries for various policies. Many of them also carry a PDA for appointments and a mobile phone. Julie would like to ensure that salespeople have access to the home office server computers while they are making their sales presentations to customers. This access will

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