VI/BCA/6E6 Student's Copy
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6th Semester
BACHELOR OF COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
Paper No. BCA-6E6
Internet and E-commerce
Full Marks 75
Time 3 hours
PART A—OBJECTIVE
Marks 25
The figures in the margin indicate full marks for the questions
SECTION—A
Marks 15
1. Tick the correct answer in the brackets provided 1×10=10
Which of the following describes e-commerce?
Doing business electronically
Doing business
Sales of goods
All of the above
Which one of the following is not one of the major types of e-commerce?
B2B C2B
C2C All of the above
Which segment do eBay, Amazon.com belong?
B2B B2C
C2B C2C
/552 1 Contd.
Which of the following is not a key element of a business model?
Value proposition
Competitive advantage
Market strategy
Universal standard
Which of the following is an example of Web portal?
Amazon eBay
Yahoo Facebook
A strategy designed to compete in all markets around the globe is called
a —— strategy.
scope differentiation
cost focus
Unique value auction is mainly applies to
new products
second-hand product
engineering products
All of the above
Which of the following is a new and disruptive Web feature or service?
CDMA XML
Postscript Blogs
Which of the following is a useful security mechanism when considering
business strategy and IT?
Firewall Encryption
Decryption All of the above
A business cannot be all things to all people. Instead, a business must
identify target customers
identify the value of products/services as perceived by the
customers
identify the distribution of products
Both and
VI/BCA/6E6/552 2 Contd.
2. State whether the following are True or False by putting a Tick
mark 1×5=5
Encryption can be done on any bit string.
T F
Compared to B2C e-commerce, B2B e-commerce is smaller.
T F
Trust risk is not considered to be a drawback of Internet auctions.
T F
Paisapay is facilitated in flipkart.com.
T F
Using e-medias transactions occur in e-commerce.
T F
SECTION—B
Marks 10
Answer the following questions 2×5=10
1. Define e-commerce.
2. What is physical commerce?
3. What is cryptography?
4. Define cloud computing.
5. What is IT Act, 2000?
PART B—DESCRIPTIVE
Marks 50
The figures in the margin indicate full marks for the questions
1. Define transaction. What are the advantages of e-commerce?
Differentiate between traditional commerce and e-commerce. 5
VI/BCA/6E6/552 3 Contd.
OR
Differentiate between technical and non-technical limitations of
e-commerce. 5
Explain B2B and C2C business model of e-commerce with suitable
diagram. 5
2. What is Web auction? Write the characteristics of Internet payment
system.
Describe the process of payment with a credit card and a debit card. 5
OR
Distinguish between macropayment system and micropayment system. 5
Explain e-commerce strategies for marketing. 5
3. Differentiate between e-business and e-commerce. 5
Explain the impact of e-business. 5
OR
Explain strategic positioning. 5
Explain business process and collaboration. 5
4. Explain loosely couple system. 5
Differentiate between Web portal and Web services. 5
OR
Explain enterprise application integration. 5
What is Web service security? 5
5. What is digital signature? Differentiate between encryption and
decryption.
What are the essential requirements for safe e-payments/transactions? 5
OR
What is Internet security? State the functions of Firewall.
Explain different e-commerce security threats. 5