The Internet - FTP, Online DB and Ecommerce (Needs)
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- Created on: 20-02-18 15:10
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- The Internet
- FTP
- Set of rules for exchanging data online.
- Splits data into packets and sends messages to confirm sending & receiving
- Companies use it to upload a database from a branch to HQ
- Used for uploading finished website to the web server
- No file size limit, can be used reliably to transfer data between different platforms eg. Mac and PC
- Ecommerce
- What’s needed?
- Trained staff
- to maintain website (site created using web design SW and is updated regularly
- Catalogue of stock (database)
- Web site ‘front end’ is often linked to SQL (Sequal Query Language) database
- allows customers to browse for products, check prices etc.
- Methods of Secure Payment & Shopping Trolley
- allows products to be added to a list, totalled and paid for using credit/ debit cards and secure encryption protocols
- Database of Customer Orders
- For marketing purposes and future purchases. Keeps record of order in case of return
- Order Tracking and Email Confirmation
- The website and database will be linked to email SW that will allow automatic sending of dispatch emails
- Trained staff
- What’s needed?
- Online Databases
- All employees can interact with one copy of database
- Operate many common features of online world
- Search engines are the ‘front end’ of the database that contains info on websites
- FTP
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