Saturday, March 29, 2008

Web Service System Design Homework (March 29th, 2008)

1. Read the abstract of Paper 3, 6 and 7. If possible, skim the whole paper.
Summarize the papers briefly.


Paper 3
Paper 6
Paper 7

2. According to Chap. 6 of Textbook. what is a functional architecture of e-commerce systems?

A functional architecture of e-commerce systems consists of several components with its own unique functions that linked together. There are four primary components of e-commerce systems:

a. Client: computer system, typically a PC, which is connected to the internet. Usually used by buyer to browsing and/or purchasing. (e.g.: home PC, PC of buyer's company).

b. Merchant: computer system or systems that contain the seller's electronic catalog and, in the case of online goods, products for over-the-Net fulfillment. (e.g.: content servers).

c. Transaction system: computer system or systems that process a particular order and that are responsible for payment, record keeping, and other business aspects of the transaction. (e.g.: application servers).

d. Payment gateway: computer system that routes payment instructions into existing financial networks such as for credit card authorization and settlement. (e.g.: resource managers).

3. Lab: PageRank
Install PageRank on your Firefox. Perform the measurements in terms of PageRank the following websites:


New York Times http://www.nytimes.com - PageRank: 9/10


CNN http://www.cnn.com/ - PageRank: 9/10

1 comment:

Unknown said...

It’s hard to find knowledgeable people on this topic.
you are targeting a global audience, your website can support several languages especially the major ones that are spoken by your target audience.
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