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        Step 18:  ere different payment options can be viewed by which payment can be made for the product.
                  ere  we ve selected   ash-on- elivery  option.
        Step 19: Type the characters given in the picture into the text box as shown in the picture below and click the
                   ONFI M O      button.  Order  onfirmed  page appears on the screen.

           E-COMMERCE

        E-Commerce refers to commercial online transaction that is done on the Internet. It is an instant paperless
        exchange of business information with the help of  lectronic  ata Interchange    I .
        E-commerce is buying and selling of products and services and doing other transactions by transfer and
        processing of information among computers in a digitalised and automated.

        e- ommerce utilises different tools of Internet and enables to do commercial correspondence  electronic
        banking, funds transfer, electronic cataloging, video conferencing, etc.
        e-Commerce transaction can be done on personal websites of an individual or an organisation or through
        e- ommerce websites like ama on.com  flipkart.com  healthkart.com  snapdeal.com   etc.
         he concept of e- ommerce has brought a revolution in the field of all kinds of business. e- ommerce is
        interactive as it allows two-way communication between sellers and buyers. It reduces the burden of storage
        and cost of communication.

        e-Commerce is ubiquitous and it helps for commercial transactions that is cross cultural and beyond national
        boundaries at more convenience and at low cost. e- ommerce can be broadly categorised as:
          B2B (Business to Business): It refers to electronic transactions among business houses.
          B2C (Business to Consumers): It refers to electronic transactions among business houses and consumers.
          C2C (Consumer to Consumer): It refers to transactions among general consumers who wish to sell used
           goods.

               overnment-to- overnment           overnment-to- mployee           overnment-to- usiness
          usiness-to- overnment           overnment-to- iti en           iti en-to- overnment   are  other  forms
        of e- ommerce that involve transaction like filling tax returns  registrations  renewing licenses  depositing
        premium of insurance,  etc.
        The users of e-Commerce transactions may face serious problems due to attack by hackers. Whenever any
        transaction is done through e-Commerce, sometimes the crackers or hackers can set target on customer’s



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