NOTE: There are 11 Questions in all.
·
Question
1 is compulsory and carries 16 marks. Answer to Q. 1. ‘A’ must be written in
the space provided for it in the answer book supplied and nowhere else.
·
Answer
any THREE Questions each from Part I and Part II. Each of these questions
carries 14 marks.
·
Any
required data not explicitly given, may be suitably assumed and stated.
Q.1 A Choose the correct or best alternative in
the following: (2x5)
a.
E-Commerce
is not suitable for
(A)
Sale/Purchase of expensive jewellery and antiques.
(B)
Sale/Purchase
of mobile phones.
(C) Sale/Purchase of branded
clothes.
(D) On line job searching.
b.
Amazon.com
comes under the following model
(A)
B2B (B) B2C
(C) C2C (D) C2B
c. Hubs are present in the network
(A)
to
diagnose line failures, measure and manage traffic flow and simplify
reconfiguring of LANs.
(B) to interconnect the LAN with
LANs.
(C)
to
interconnect the WANs with WANs.
(D) to interconnect the WANs with
LANs.
d. Firewalls operate by
(A)
using
a proxy server during Internet access.
(B)
isolating
Intranet from Extranet.
(C) screening packets to/from the
Network and provide controllable filtering of network traffic.
(D) None of the above.
e. The mercantile process model consists of the following phase(s):
(A) The pre-purchase phase.
(B) Purchase consummation phase.
(C) Post-purchase Interaction
phase.
(D) All of the above.
B State which of the statement is true and
which are false. Write ‘T’ or ‘F’ in the answer book. (1x6)
f. One disadvantage to online buyers is lack of trust when dealing with unfamiliar sellers
FALSE TRUE
g. Multimedia contents are not important to e-business applications.
FALSE TRUE
h. While making payment using electronic check, credit and debit cards, the server authenticates the customers and verifies with the bank that funds are adequate before purchase.
FALSE TRUE
i. Trojan horse is a program that performs not only a desired task but also includes unexpected malicious functions
FALSE TRUE
j. Home Banking is not an example of consumer oriented applications
FALSE TRUE
k. Electronic checks are another form of electronic tokens.
FALSE TRUE
Answer
any THREE Questions. Each question carries 14 marks.
Q.2 a. What do you understand by WWW? What is the
use of hypertext links in Internet access? Name some popular Internet Browsers. (7)
b. Discuss
the E-commerce Architecture and its components in detail with the help of a
diagram. (7)
Q.3 a. What do you understand by Electronic Funds
Transfer? (6)
b. What is the
function of an IP Packet screening Router? Explain with the help of a diagram. (4)
c. What are the
desirable characteristics of an Electronic Market Place? (4)
Q.4 a. Discuss password schemes and Biometric
systems for implementing client server network security. (8)
b. Discuss
various threats posed by servers in a client server environment. (6)
Q.5 a. Explain
the Architectural framework for electronic commerce. (7)
b. What are the risks
involved in Electronic Payment Systems? (7)
Q.6 a. What are the advantages and disadvantages of
a Smart Card? (6)
b. What are the four types of
consumer oriented applications of E-commerce? Discuss them briefly. (8)
Answer
any THREE Questions. Each question carries 14 marks.
Q.7 a. How do we achieve workflow automation in
e-business environment? (7)
b. What is Supply
Chain Management? Why is it important in e-business environment? (7)
Q.8 a. Compare Hypertext versus hypermedia. (5)
b. Explain the components of Information Super
Highway Infrastructure. (5)
c. Give some
examples of malicious data. (4)
Q.9 a. What are the advantages of using XML over
HTML? (7)
b. What are the
essential components of a 3-tier client server? (7)
Q.10 a. What
is the difference between intranet and extranet? (7)
b. What are the
different layers of TCP/IP protocol stack? Discuss their function briefly. (7)
(ii)
SMTP
and FTP.
(iii)
E-brokerage.
(iv)
Digital
Signatures.