E-commerce

Not that long ago if you wanted to buy something then you would have to go to the local shops. If they didn't have what you wanted then you would either have to do without or buy a substitute.

With the development of the Internet a phenomenon known as 'electronic commerce' or 'ecommerce' for short, has been growing.

Ecommerce has now grown to such an extent that it is starting to become the way to shop for many people.

Task 1

Open the following link and read about ecommerce:

Task 2

Download the attachment (see below, at the end of this page) called: Ecommerce Task and complete it using the mini-website above.

When done email it to silviaserrano@abc-net.edu.sv

Task 3

Now see how much you can score on the following quiz game: Bash the word!

Task 4

INVESTIGATING AN E-COMMERCE SITE

Shortly you are going to have a look at the e-commerce site of the UK’s largest food retailer.

Before you visit the site, have a think about what sort of things you would expect to see for sale there.

1. Create a word document and make a list of some of the main categories of items that you think you will find.

2. Once you have completed your list, visit www.tesco.co.uk Have a good look at the home page – there are a great many things for sale.

3. In your word document, make a list of some of the things that you did not expect to see for sale:

4. Have a look around the site. How easy was it to find your way around? Explain your answer (in your word document).

5. What did you think of the site design? Was it an attractive site to look at? Explain your answers (in your word document).

6.Tesco uses ‘cookies’. This link will help you: http://www.tesco.com/termsandconditions/privacy.htm and scroll down to find the section called ‘cookies’

Explain why they choose to do this(in your word document).

7. Now, save your document and send it to silviaserrano@abc-net.edu.sv