Principles of Information Systems (MindTap Course List)
Principles of Information Systems (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305971776
Author: Ralph Stair, George Reynolds
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Electronic commerce:

  • Electronic commerce is a method of buying and selling of products or goods through online. Here, money and data transactions are done using internet.
  • Electronic commerce is also called as E-commerce or internet commerce.
  • Even though the technologies available such as e-mail, social media, and mobiles, the modern e-commerce mostly uses the internet for the online purchasing of products.
  • It is the most efficient method to communicate within the organization of business transactions such as maintaining the financial records of the users such as bank balances, name, and address. But it is just a part of e-commerce business.

Mobile commerce:

Mobile commerce is a method of buying and selling of products or goods through wireless devices like cellular telephone, Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs). Here, money and data transactions are done using wireless handled devices like mobile, laptop, tablet and many others. It is also termed as m-commerce.

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