Code: T-16                                                                                              Subject: E-COMMERCE

Time: 3 Hours                                                                                                     Max. Marks: 100

 

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

 
 


            

 

 

PART I

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)

       

PART II

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)

 

Q.11                                                                      Write short notes on any TWO topics. (7x2)

(i)                  Biometric Systems.

(ii)                SMTP and FTP.

(iii)               E-brokerage.

(iv)              Digital Signatures.