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E-commerce
Term
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Definition
Buying and selling goods or services online, which needs secure payment, accounts, a product database and a shopping cart.
Example: Use HTTPS and a payment gateway for e-commerce.
Found in: syllabus, school notes.
Where you'll use it in the test
Syllabus area: Y12 Programming for the Web.
Question types it can appear in
- Multiple choice: Pick the option that matches the definition or example.
- Short answer: Define, outline or explain it and tie it to the scenario.
- Extended response: Use it as a supporting point linked to the stimulus.
How to use it
A model sentence
“Buying and selling goods or services online, which needs secure payment, accounts, a product database and a shopping cart.” Then apply it: Use HTTPS and a payment gateway for e-commerce.
In a short answer, give the definition in your own words first, then tie it to the situation in the question. Do not copy the example above unless it fits the scenario.
Command words used with it
No linked question shows the command word for this term. Across the past short answer and extended response questions in this bank the words used most are: Explain, Outline, Describe, Compare, Classify, Analyse. Check the actual word in your question.
Go deeper
- Flashcard: E-commerce in Programming for the Web (Year 12) · study that set
- Memorise: Applications of web programming: interactive websites, e-commerce, PWAs
- Notes: Explore the applications of web programming, including interactive websites/webpages,… (Programming for the Web (Year 12))
- Notes: Applications of web programming: interactive websites, e-commerce, PWAs (Programming for the Web (Year 12))
- Notes: Research, experiment with and evaluate the prevalence and use of web content management… (Programming for the Web (Year 12))
- Notes: Test and evaluate the security and resilience of software by determining… (Secure Software Architecture (Year 12))
- Full term page: every question, note and marking comment for E-commerce
Check yourself
Explain “E-commerce” in one sentence, give an example, and name a question type that could test it.
Reveal the answer
Buying and selling goods or services online, which needs secure payment, accounts, a product database and a shopping cart.
Example: Use HTTPS and a payment gateway for e-commerce.
Could be tested as: Multiple choice, Short answer, Extended response.