9.4a - Digital Technology (E-Commerce)

Question 1

What can a business use digital technology for?

Answer 1

• E-commerce
• Big data
• Data mining
• Enterprise resource planning

Question 2

M-commerce definition

Answer 2

Commercial transactions initiated using mobile devices

Question 3

Advantages of M-commerce:

Answer 3

• Simple for consumers
• Better deals
• Save time
• Better accessibility

Question 4

Disadvantages of M-commerce:

Answer 4

• Small displays in comparison to laptops
• Poor internet connectivity can make process trouble for customers
• Higher risk of being hacked

Question 5

Disadvantages of digital technology for innovation:

Answer 5

• New technology can be very expensive
• New technology hasn’t always been fully tested (can be bugs)
• Problems can be difficult to diagnose
• New technology may not catch on