Computer and Information Technology for (HKCEE) Module C

5.1Common Applications on the Internet

5.2Business on the Internet
5.3SSL and SET
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5.1 Common Applications on the Internet

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5.1 Common Applications on the Internet

E-mail
transmit messages by telecommunication
contain texts and non-text files (graphics, sound)
need software to send and receive mails
sent to mail server and redirected to the receiver

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Outlook Express

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Mail server
provide e-mail box to the user
transmit the e-mail to the e-mail box
redirect the e-mail to other mail servers

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5.1 Common Applications on the Internet

read mail from
user A e-mail box Retrieve the
e-mail from other
send e-mail mail servers
User A
read mail from Redirect the
user B e-mail box e-mail to other
mail servers
send e-mail
User B
mail server
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5.1 Common Applications on the Internet

File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
common way to transfer files from one computer
to another
upload a file from local computer to the remote
server
download a file from the remote server to the
local computer

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download/upload by FTP client FTP tools of Windows 2000

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Telnet
connect to a
remote computer
via the network
use the programs
on that computer
log on as a regular
user
plain text mode

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1. Send the 2. The host

commands to receives the
the remote host user commands
User Host

4. The result is
Internet
3. The host executes
displayed on the the commands and
user’s computer returns the result to
user

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Newsgroup
provide people
to share
information and
opinions
The mails are
kept on the Web
news server
(NNTP server)

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World Wide Web
worldwide collection of hypertext documents
Web page
provide graphical user interface (GUI)
contain links enabling users to navigate quickly
Web browser
support HTML markup language and HTTP
protocol

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hyperlink
• support links to other
documents
• make non-linear
connections possible

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Advantages of World Wide Web
support most multimedia presentation
support hyperlinking
support interactive functions
can be displayed on different OS:
machine-independent / cross-platforming

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Web browser
application program for navigating through,
reading and interacting with all the information on
WWW
Mosaic: first Web browser with GUI
use HTTP to make requests of Web server or
HTTP server

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Examples of web browser

Internet Explorer Netscape Navigator

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Video-conference
live connection between people in separate
locations for instant communication
Advantages of video-conferencing
lower travel costs
facilitate group work among distant teammates

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Hardware of video-
conferencing
graphic card
speakers and headphones
webcam or digital video
camera
Software of video-
conferencing
e.g. NetMeeting

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IP telephony
use packet-switched connections to deliver voice
and fax
Internet Telephony Gateway (ITG): for the network
phone work properly
applications: CoolTalk, NetMeeting

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5.2 Business on the Internet

E-commerce (EC)
buying and selling of goods and services on the
Internet
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
standard format for exchanging business data
data exchange among parties for point-to-point
connection

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E-Commerce Models
B2B (Business-to-Business)
B2C (Business-to-Customer)
C2C (Customer-to-Customer)

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B2B e-commerce
market links between the companies via the
Internet
e.g. auction between companies
e-commerce hosting
provide server space, technical support for companies
B2C e-commerce
companies sell products and provide service via
the Internet
e.g. HSBC e-banking
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C2C e-commerce
sell and buy products among individuals via the
Internet
e.g. auction web site (e-Bay)

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Advantages for seller in e-commerce
access to worldwide markets
minimal sales cost
can compete with larger companies
track purchases and use data to recommend
other items to the customer
Disadvantages for seller in e-commerce
must get people to know about and visit the site
no personal contact
expense of getting popular servers
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Advantages for buyer in e-commerce
hard-to-get items can be found
reduced cost
automated cost-comparison available
Disadvantages for buyer in e-commerce
pay for shipping and wait for delivery
cannot see or feel the product before buying
cannot easily return item or get support

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Drawback of online commerce
security of credit card number
competitors may get the information about new
products
commit a crime on mishandling person
information

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5.3 SSL and SET

Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
protocol that enables encrypted sessions between
browser clients and Web servers
Public key cryptography
use public key and private key to ensure secure session
digital certificate
files issued by Certificate Authorities
identify users
contain public key of users
cannot provide non-repudiation of transaction

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5.3 SSL and SET

Secure Electronic Transaction (SET)
for secure transmission of payment information
over the Internet
customer: install e-wallet
online shop: install SET software
credit card organisation
digital verification between customer and online shop
transmission of credit card information between banks
guarantee authentication, integrity, confidentiality
and non-repudiation of transaction

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