This document discusses e-commerce, including its definition, categories, components, and challenges. It defines e-commerce as the purchase and sale of goods and services over the internet. The major categories are business-to-business, consumer-to-consumer, and consumer-to-business. Key components of an e-commerce model include content, commerce, community, and technical aspects like websites, servers, and payment systems. Challenges to e-commerce in India have included low internet penetration and a cash-based economy, but growth is expected to continue with increasing internet and mobile access.

1. E - COMMERCE
A NEW MODE OF
COMMERCE

2. 11 What is E-Commerce ?
Major Categories of E-Commerce
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How to Go Online ?
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5 Multistage Model for E-commerce
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Basic Components of a Successful E-Commerce
Model
6 How the E – Commerce Website Works

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Technical Components of E-Commerce
Conclusion
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Contents 3
Advantages & Disadvantages Of E-Commerce
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The Present & Future of E-commerce in India
Threats to E-Commerce
E-Commerce Challenges

4. WHAT is E - Commerce 4
[1] E - commerce = “Electronic Commerce”
E –Commerce is the purchasing ,Exchanging &
selling of goods & services over computer networks
through which transaction or terms of sale are
performed electronically.

5. WHY E - Commerce 5
Low Entry Cost
Reduces Transaction
Costs
Access to the Global
Network
Secure Market Share

6. Major Categories of E-Commerce 6
1 ) BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS (B2B) [2]
Online transactions between businesses.
Companies that specialize in Marketing , Advertising,
Website development.
Example : Dell deals with Computer & other accessories
online but it does not make up all products.

7. Major Categories of E commerce (contd.) 7
2 ) CONSUMER-TO-CONSUMER (C2C)/PEER-TO-PEER [2]
Exchange between consumers.
It can involve third party.
Bid or sell.
Examples : olx.co.in, quickr.com

8. Major Categories of E commerce (contd.) 8
3 ) CONSUMER-TO-BUSINESS (C2B) [2]
Consumer present themselves as buyer.
Sites provide market strategies.
Example : speakout.com , melanzy.com, groupon.in

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How to Go Online ?
Buying domain from
godaddy, BigRock etc.
Search for web hosting
like godaddy, aws, or
private servers.
Mobile application for Play
Store, windows, app store
etc.

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Basic Components of a Successful E-Commerce Model
CONTENT
Industry News
Economic News & Stock
Prices
COMMERCE
Consumers &
Business Buying &
Selling
COMMUNITY
Business Rooms
Chat Rooms

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Multistage Model for E-commerce
Buyer
1. Search &
Identification
4. Product &
Service
Delivery
3. Purchasing
2. Selection &
Negotiation
Electronic
Distribution
5. After Sales
Service

12. How the E – Commerce Website Works 12

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Define an effective e-commerce model and strategy
Need to change distribution systems and work
processes
Integrate Web-based order processing with
traditional systems
Web sites must be designed to protect against
Denial-of-service (DOS) attack ( an attempt to make
a machine or network resource unavailable to its
intended users ).
E-Commerce Challenges

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Technical Components of E-Commerce [3]
NETWORK
INTERNET
High Speed Connection
To Network
E-Commerce Software
Server Software
Server Operating System
Web Server Software

15. Technical Components of E-Commerce (contd.) 15
Web Server :
It is a hardware device that is used to host an E-
Commerce website.
Web Browser :
It is a software application that is stored on
machine that allows someone to access the internet.
Example : Internet Explorer (IE), Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox
Web Server Software :
Web servers need to run Web Server
Software that manages access attempts to a website.
Server Software Packages : Windows IIS (internet information
services) that runs on Windows based web servers and Apache
that runs on Linux based web servers.

16. Technical Components of E-Commerce (contd.) 16
A database system :
The database is used to store information about
the products that are for sale on the store.
Technologies : PHP (a programming script) and MySQL are
used to communication between the website and the database
management system (DBMS).

17. Technical Components of E-Commerce (contd.) 17
TCP / IP :
TCP (transfer control protocol) is a rule of how
connections are set up between two devices & IP stands for
Internet protocol and each device on a network has a fully unique
IP address.
Port :
Ports allow a device with one IP address to access
another device with a different unique IP address.
Domain Name :
When starting an E-Commerce site it is important
to register a recognisable domain name that links to your
company and brand.

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Electronic Payment Systems
Electronic wallet :
A computerized stored value that holds credit
card information, electronic cash, owner identification, and
address information.
Credit card
Charge card
Debit card
Smart card

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Advantages & Disadvantages Of E-Commerce[6]
ADVANTAGES
Available 24 Hours a Day
Can Shop when It Is
Convenient
Can Be Faster than the
Browsing Around The Street
Quick Comparison Between
Products and Prices
Search For Deals
Customer’s of Freedom of
purchasing Items instead of
stores at any time of a Day
DISADVANTGES
Product must be shipped to the
Customer and Delay and
Uncertainty is a very important
issue
No possibility of Checking the
Product before purchasing
Possibility of Credit Card
number Theft
Only 1/9th of the total stock is
available
Risk of Fraud

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Threats to E - Commerce
Theft of intellectual property
Theft On Patents on business processes
Phishing : Gibberish messages purportedly
from a legitimate institution to pry personal
information from customers by convincing them
to go to a “spoof” Web site.
Online auction fraud
Spam : e-mail sent to a wide range of people
and Usenet groups indiscriminately

21. E–Commerce Challenges In India some years back [4]
The Present & Future of E-commerce in India 21
Very Low Internet Penetration
Less Infrastructure
Strong Offline or Traditional Shopping
Culture
Challenge with achieving Profitability
Dominance of Cash based Transactions

22. The Present & Future of E-commerce in India 22
The recent Scenario Of E-commerce in India

23. The Present & Future of E-commerce in India 23
E-commerce industry as % of country’s GDP growth

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According to Business World Estimate near
about 60,000 new Jobs will be created for the internet
world alone in the next 2 years.
The Present & Future of E-commerce in India(contd.)
E-Commerce Transactions have crossed Rs.
3500 crore milestone in 2011,a jump of 350% from the
2008-2009 figure of Rs. 1000 crore .
eBay said that Consumers are trending goods
worth almost Rs. 1 crore everyday , across the India.

25. Conclusion 25
We are living in a highly sophisticated &
mechanical world of 21st century but still there are
millions of people who are still in darkness. If we want
the optimum development of our nation then the
infrastructure should be developed enough to give each
& every people the opportunity to access internet. And
not only that E- Shopping is good enough but still we
must not forget the good impacts of Offline finance too.
Because without it ,millions of citizen will be starved. We
should look forward so that our new inventions can
widen the scope of job opportunities of thousands of
people.

26. References Taken
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27. Developed & Presented By
SOUVIK DAS
NABARUN ROY
SUBHAJIT SAHA
SOUPTIK MONDAL
Computer Science Department
6th Semester, 3rd Year
TECHNO INDIA,SALT LAKE