- Current section: Introduction
- Learning outcomes
- 1 Introducing eBay
- 2 How to do it – eBay
- 3 What's going on with eBay
- 4 The eBay phenomenon – what it means
- 5 Online shopping – a beginner's guide
- 6 How to do it – online shopping
- 7 What's going on with online shopping
- 8 Online shopping – what it means
- Acknowledgements
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Living with the Internet: Online shopping
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Online shopping – think of it as a shopping centre in cyberspace,...
Online shopping – think of it as a shopping centre in cyberspace, with online auctions as the car-boot sale in the car park. This unit will help you understand how to use online shopping sites, how to ensure that you are using the best sites and the best ways to protect your security.
By the end of this unit you should be able to:
- describe and use safely eBay and Amazon;
- describe some of the technologies that underpin online shopping and auctions;
- confidently approach new tasks involving online shopping and auctions.
- Duration: 5 hours
- Published on: Wednesday 27th July 2011
- Level: Introductory
- Posted under: Information and Communication Technologies
Living with the Internet: online shopping
Introduction
Online shopping – think of it as a shopping centre in cyberspace, with online auctions as the car-boot sale in the car park. This unit will help you understand how to use online shopping sites, how to ensure that you are using the best sites and the best ways to protect your security.
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