Multimedia and Society

Define the following terms

1.e-commerce

2.B2B

3.B2C

4.cookies

5. encryption

6.ssl

e-commerce-commercial transactions conducted electronically on the Internet.

B2B=business-to-business, denoting trade conducted via the Internet between businesses.

B2C=business-to-consumer, denoting trade conducted via the Internet between businesses and consumers.

Cookies:Computing a packet of data sent by an Internet server to a browser, which is returned by the browser each time it subsequently accesses the same server, used to identify the user or track their access to the server.

Encryption:convert information or data into a cipher or code, esp. to prevent unauthorized access conceal information or data in something by this means.

SSL=Secure Sockets Layer, a computing protocol that ensures the security of data sent via the Internet by using encryption.

Three benefits that e-commerce offers are firstly all of those available internet businesses: Ebay and amazon are two of the largest businesses, that can be able to give a job to many. Another benefit of e-commerce is it makes rare items available to those who can't find it. It also provides cheaper prices and it is more convenient than going to the company located, who knows where.