Topic 2 – Blog Questions
Gabriela Gedeonova
B00239895
1. What is the Internet 2, why was it
set up and how does it differ from the original Internet?
2. What are the advantages/
disadvantages of using EDI in business transactions?
3. What are the advantages/
disadvantages of using the web for business transactions?
4. Provide the names of four commonly
used e-mail services.
5. Why did the WWW become more popular
than Gopher?
(Total Marks 5%)
Each
question answers should be no more than 50 words long.
6. For the purposes of your PDP, in what
ways do you anticipate that this module may contribute to your PDP?
Notes
A. These questions should be researched and
answered before your tutorial session next week, w/c 08 October. Remember to take a note of, and properly
reference your sources.
B. Please prepare the answers to these
questions on a Word document before your tutorial session next week.
C. Save and keep your answers on file as
you may be required to upload this document onto your blog site at a later
date.
Answers:
1. Internet
2 is not- for profit network with purpose for its users to browse and share all
the new generation application across disciplinary limits, political boundaries
and economic divisions. It was created to be faster source of looking for information
as to previous original internet, with higher quality of information within a broader
source of fields.
2. Business using EDI have better communication with reduce costs of providing higher
service to its customer. Also they generate management report faster with
increase productivity and improved accuracy. Unfortunately using EDI may limit
the business to broaden its resources and work as its owner can only work with
others who use the EDI as the standards are high, systems are expensive to install
and sharing some documents can cause problems with cross compatibility when
sharing them.
3. Advantages of using the web
for business are its worldwide presence with cost-effective marketing and
promotion. Also helps to develop a competitive strategy and better customer
service but unfortunately has its sectored limitation and can be costly as in
process of achieving this goals, business needs to be able to pay for any upgrade needed to the system
4. Window
Live Hotmail, Gmail, iCloud Mail, Zoho Mail
5. WWW become more popular for its
easy use. It lets you to find the document directly without going from one menu
to next. Users of WWW can explore Gopher but the reverse is not true. Another
reason why WWW browsers is more popular is that its only use four key ideas
that retain a lot of Gopher’s simplicity but are easily extensible in ways that
will keep WWW in technology for long.
6. Recording my
achievement and setting myself plans, personal and academic can help me to
prepare myself for job interviews which I will encounter in life beyond
university. Also building my awareness of others and importance of different team
roles will assist me to be more strategic in developing skills for
employability. This module will help me to familiar myself with modern
technology and improve my skills within the field.
References:
·
Internet 2-About Internet 2 – an
overview
[ONLINE]
Available
http://www.internet2.edu/about/
[Accessed
09 October 2012]
·
ANS EDI Business with EDI (February 26,
2012) Advantages and Disadvantages with EDI- an overview
[ONLINE] Available
http://ansiedi.com/
[Accessed 09 October 2012]
·
Buzzle- Advantages and
Disadvantages of web E-business
[ONLINE]
Available
[Accessed
09 October 2012]
[ONLINE]
Available
[Accessed
09 October 2012]
[ONLINE]
Available
[Accessed
09 October 2012]
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