Computer project

Electronic data interchange (EDI) is an electronic communication method that provides standards
for exchanging data via any electronic means. By adhering to the same standard, two different
companies, even in two different countries, can electronically exchange documents EDI has existed
for more than 30 years, and there are many EDI standards It distinguishes mere electronic
communication or data exchange, specifying that "in EDI, the usual processing of received
messages is by computer only. Human intervention in the processing of a received message is
typically intended only for error conditions, for quality review, and for special situations. For example,
the transmission of binary or textual data is not EDI as defined here unless the data are treated as
one or more data elements of an EDI message and are not normally intended for human
interpretation as part of online data processing.
Electronic commerce, commonly known as E-commerce or eCommerce, is trading in products or
services using computer networks, such as the Internet. Electronic commerce draws on technologies
such as mobile commerce,electronic funds transfer, supply chain management, Internet
marketing, online transaction processing, electronic data interchange (EDI), inventory management
systems, and automated data collection systems. Modern electronic commerce typically uses
the World Wide Web for at least one part of the transaction's life cycle, although it may also use
other technologies such as e-mail.
E-commerce businesses usually employ some or all of the following practices:

Provide Etail or virtual storefront on websites with online catalogs, sometimes gathered into a
"virtual mall"

Buy or sell on online marketplaces.

Gather and use demographic data through web contacts and social media.

Use electronic data interchange, the business-to-business exchange of data.

Reach prospective and established customers by e-mail or fax (for example, with
newsletters).

Use business-to-business buying and selling.

Provide secure business transactions.

Engage in pretail for launching new products and services

An E-card is similar to a postcard or greeting card, with the primary difference being that it is created
using digital media instead of paper or other traditional materials. E-cards are made available by
publishers usually on various Internet sites, where they can be sent to a recipient, usually via e-mail.
It also considered more environmentally friendly compared to traditional paper cards. E-card
businesses are considered environmentally friendly because their carbon footprint is generally much
lower compared to paper card companies and because paper is not used in the end product.
E-cards are digital "content", which makes them much more versatile than traditional greeting cards.
For example unlike traditional greetings, E-cards can be easily sent to many people at once or
extensively personalized by the sender. Conceivably they could be saved to any computer or
electronic device or even viewed on a television set, and digital video E-cards have begun emerging.
Typically an E-card sender chooses from an on-line catalog of E-cards made available on a
publisher's web site. After selecting a card, the sender can personalize it to various degrees by
adding a message, photo, or video. Finally the sender specifies the recipient's e-mail address and
the web site delivers an e-mail message to the recipient on behalf of the sender.

1. Free download of easy to use software that can be used via Internet to connect
student, instructor, or guest speaker to class and enable both sides to see & hear.
2. Enables individual (usually limited to one connection) to participate in
synchronous learning experiences from any location worldwide. Users can
connect from home, work or other location easily accessible to them.
3. Specifically useful for guest speaker who is far away from face-to-face class
location, or student who cannot be in face-to-face class.
4. Enables students to take virtual field trips to remote locations (either just by
viewing the video (e.g. African Voices) or engaging in an interactive lesson
(see African Masks field trip). This is especially an advantage to students who
attend schools in isolated communities, but is an advantage to all students
regardless of location or socio-economic factors. See extensive list of examples
at SBC Videoconference Adventures; also Ball State University Electronic
Field Trips.
5. Can be used to record vodcast or podcast and uploaded to course website (for
web-enhanced, hybrid, or fully online classes).

6. As video conferencing technology improves, this can become a far cheaper

alternative to ITV or systems like PolyCom in enabling school districts to offer
specialized subjects by having one teacher teach a class to students at a number
of schools (e.g. in foreign language -- see Spanish lesson).
7. Dis advantage
8. Typically on free systems only one or a very limited number of users can
connect to the host (instructor) computers at a time, so video/audio
conferencing can be used only for individual access rather than as a larger scale
tool and learning environment. However, newer systems such
as Camfrog enable multi-user video conferencing.
9. Depending on the stability of the connection, users may be disconnected during
the class and have to reconnect.
10.Difficult to see and hear people who are not close to the microphone/camera,
especially when using one of the low-cost systems (such as iSight camera).
Thus difficult to have multiple people at one site, sharing a computer to
communicate with users at other sites.