BFD 2304 Internet and e Commerce

Download as pdf or txt
Download as pdf or txt
You are on page 1of 2

MERU UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

P.O. Box 972-60200 – Meru-Kenya


Tel: +254(0) 799 529 958, +254(0) 799 529 959, + 254 (0) 712 524 293,
Website: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

University Examinations 2022/2023

SECOND YEAR FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS


ADMINISTRATION

BFD 2304: INTERNET AND E-COMMERCE

DATE: NOVEMBER 2022 TIME: 1½ HOURS

INSTRUCTIONS: Answer question one and any other two questions

QUESTION ONE (30 MARKS)

a) Identify and explain five e-commerce business models (10 marks)


b) Explain the technologies that facilitate E-commerce (6 marks)
c) Give four benefits of e-commerce (4 marks)
d) Explain why M-PESA has become very common form of e-payment in Kenya (6 marks)
e) State and explain four services provided by the internet (4 marks)

QUESTION TWO (15 MARKS)

The emergence of the web and the growth of e-commerce and e-business have forced enterprises
to move away from private communication networks to public networks. This brings with it new
problems and security threats that companies need to deal with. E-finance.com is a financial
company offering a variety of services to both private and public customers. Naturally security
and the safety of data transaction are of paramount importance to the company. For application
security requirements. Using appropriate examples, discuss the following issues.

Meru University of Science & Technology is ISO 9001:2015 Certified


Foundation of Innovations Page 1
(i) Authentication (3 marks)
(ii) Authorization (4 marks)
(iii) Message integrity (4 marks)
(iv) Confidentiality (4 marks)

QUESTION THREE (15 MARKS)

a) List the roles of intermediaries in e-markets (4 marks)


b) Differentiate between intranet and extranet (2 marks)
c) Discuss some of the challenges facing e-commerce (8 marks)
d) Define the term e-business (1 mark)

QUESTION FOUR (15 MARKS)

a) Discuss the different types of e-commerce criminals and the mechanisms used to avoid them
(10 marks)
b) State five examples of e-commerce platforms (5 marks)

Meru University of Science & Technology is ISO 9001:2015 Certified


Foundation of Innovations Page 2

You might also like