1. Technologies of e-Commerce 2 Unit 8 – e-Commerce LO1 : Know the technologies required for e-commerce Live the dream…

2. Server Software A server is a system (software and suitable computer hardware) that responds to requests across a computer network to provide, or help to provide, a network service. There are several web server software applications, such as Internet Information Services (IIS), which comes bundled with modern versions of the Windows® operating system and Apache HTIP Server. In addition, there is software which makes uploading web pages to the web server easier. This process is called FTP, as it uses the file transfer protocol (FTP). Programs such as CuteFTP are designed to make uploading more user friendly. Live the dream…

3. Activity Produce a table listing varying FTP programs and their functionalities. You have 20 minutes to complete this exercise Live the dream…

4. Web authoring tools make it possible for more people to create web pages because they simplify the process and make it less technical. This means that creating and uploading websites on to the Internet is no longer solely the territory of IT experts. There has recently been much debate as to whether this has helped or hindered the Internet, as the quality of content on the Internet has come into question. Live the dream… Web Authoring Tools Any software program that can be used to create content that can be uploaded and viewed on the Internet or intranet network systems is considered a web authoring tool.

5. Live the dream… Suggestions have been made to 'clean up' the Internet, although how that would be carried out is a very difficult question. One response has been to begin to develop Web 2.0, also known as www2. This is a 'new' Internet which has the aim of sharing resources and promoting on line collaboration between users. All web authoring tools provide the basic facilities to create a web page and up load it to a web server. The two leading web design tools are Microsoft Expression Web®, which is part of the Microsoft Office® 2007 suite, and Adobe® Dreamweaver®. Both have a huge range of tools for web design, wysiwyg interfaces and include additional features such as templates and cascading style sheets (CSS).

6. Activity Research what is meant by Web 2.0 and what it involves. Record your finding in a word document. You have 20 minutes to complete this exercise Live the dream…

7. Next Session We will be looking at the following: Database Systems Networking Presentation Live the dream…