This document provides an introduction and overview of e-commerce. It begins with definitions of e-commerce as the interchange of goods electronically and the history of e-commerce dating back to the 1960s. It then describes the three main types of e-commerce: business to business, business to consumer, and consumer to consumer. Examples of applications of e-commerce include electronic banking, online shopping, and online education. Key aspects for successful e-commerce businesses are also outlined, such as website design, payment gateways, merchant accounts, and shopping carts. Both advantages like 24/7 access and faster transactions, and disadvantages like lack of quality guarantees are discussed. The document concludes by noting the growing scope of e-commerce

1. ‫بسم‬‫هللا‬‫الرحمن‬‫الرحيم‬

2. Assalam o Alaikum!

3. Topic: E-Commerce
Introduction to computers and Technology
University of Gujrat
Lahore Campus

4. Presented to : Sir Waqar Azeem
Presented by: Farwa Shabbir
Wasfa Aslam
Hiba Amjad
Maria Asif
M. Haseeb Akhtar
Asadullah

5. Table Of Content
 Introduction
 Definition
 Types of E-commerce
 Application
 Successful E-commerce
 Advantages & Disadvantages of e-commerce
 Scope of E-commerce

6. Introduction
 Commerce means interchange of goods.
 Similarly, e-commerce means interchange of goods electronically.
 History of e-commerce backs up in very early on in the 1960s.
 E=commerce became possible in 1991 when the Internet was available
for commercial use.
 Amazon and E-Bay are among the first Internet companies to allow
electronic transactions.

7. Definition:
E-commerce is a ability to buy or sell a products and services to anyone,
anywhere and anytime.
E-Commerce is a term for any type of business that trade products or
services or transfer any information through computer networks such as
internet.

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9. Types of E-commerce:
There are three types of E-Commerce:
 Business to Business
 Business to Consumer
 Consumer to Consumer
Types of E-Commerce
BtoB BtoC CtoC

10. Business to Business E-commerce:
 Business that sells products Or provides services to other
business.
 Widely used example is automobile manufacturing.

11. Business to Consumer E-commerce:
 Business that sells products or provides services to end-user consumer.
 Most common example of this type of e-commerce is Amazon.com

12. Consumer to Consumer e-commerce:
 In consumer to consumer type of e-commerce, one consumer has a
direct link with another consumer through internet.

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14. Applications:
 Electronic banking
 Providing customer service
 Electronic shopping
 Online education

15. Electronic Banking
 The customer do not need to go to the bank.
 They can connect to the bank through the internet and can access
their bank account.
 User can see his account status at their home.

16. Providing customer service:
 Businessman can interact with their customer using the internet.
 They can discuss different issues about their products.
 In this way, they can gain customer satisfaction.

17. Electronic Shopping:
 Buying stuff through internet is called electronic shopping.
 These stuff can be of any kind from clothing to footwear and jewelry.

18. Online Education:
The process of getting education through computer and internet is called online
Education.

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20. Points for successful E-commerce:
 Website design.
 Payment gateway.
 Merchant account.
 Shopping cart.
Successful
E-commerce Website
Design
Payment
Gateway
Shopping
Cart
Merchant
Account

21. Website Design
 Website must be professional.
 It must be attractive.
 It must be understandable for visitors.

22. Payment Gateway:
 A payment gateway is an important service which provides interface between
website and merchant account.
 It enables the credit card transaction to take place.

23. Merchant Account:
 A merchant account is a type of bank account which is inter linked with
your business account.
 It allows you to accept the credit card and take the money.

24. Shopping cart:
 A shopping cart is a software which help customer to select as many
items as he wants to buy and then get the total of all the items at once.

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26. Advantages and disadvantages
of E-commerce:
Advantages Disadvantages

27. Advantages and Disadvantages:
Faster buying and selling
the products.
Most of the users do not
trust the web like a pay
channel.

28. Advantages and Disadvantages:
Easily findable products
There is no guarantee of
product’s quality

29. Advantages and Disadvantages:
Customer can easily
select products without
any physical movement.
By using it people eat
the money of customers

30. Advantages and Disadvantages:
This online service is
available 24/7
throughout the year
Poor homes or under-
developed countries
can not avail this facility

31. Scope of E-commerce:

32. Thank you….
Allah Hafiz!