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chapter eighteen
Learning Objectives
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Information
Data that are
organized in a
meaningful fashion
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Timeliness
Completeness
Relevance
Figure 18.1
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Figure 18.2
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Growth stage
Many consumers are buying the product for the
first time
Demand increases rapidly
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Decline stage
Advancing IT leads to the development of a more
advanced product making the old one obsolete
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Computer Networks
Network
Interlinked computers that exchange information.
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Applications software
software designed for
a specific task or use
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Types of E-Commerce
Figure 18.5
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E-Commerce Systems
Business-to-business (B2B)
trade that takes place between companies using
IT and the Internet to link and coordinate the
value chains of different companies
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E-Commerce Systems
B2B marketplace
Internet-based trading platform set up to connect
buyers and sellers in an industry
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E-Commerce Systems
Business-to-customer
(B2C)
trade that takes place
between a company
and individual
customers using IT and
the Internet
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Example Adorama.com
Adorama.com sells cameras and accessories
through their web site as well as a physical
store in New York City
They also provide online training in
photography, lighting and composition
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