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Unit 4: Electronic Data Interchange to E-Commerce

3. Select a suitable choice for every question:
(a) Which of the following is the only international standard?
(i) TRADACOMS

(ii) ANSI ASC×12
(iii) UN/EDIFACT
(iv) ODETTE
(b) Which of the following is required to bring all potential users into the market?
(i) Hardware
(ii) EDI translation management software
(iii) Inexpensive microcomputer
(iv) EDI guides

(c) In which of the following method, communications happen over dedicated lines directly
between trading partners or through VAN?
(i) SMTP
(ii) Dial-up
(iii) FTP

(iv) HTTP
(d) In which of the following stage, savings are made by replacing the paper documents with
their electronic equivalents?
(i) Discovery
(ii) Integration

(iii) Strategic
(iv) Operational
(e) Which of the following segment explains the separator characters used in the transmission?
(i) UNA
(ii) UNB
(iii) UNE

(iv) UNH
4.7 Review Questions
1. “EDI is an important subset of e-commerce.” Discuss.
2. Discuss the difference between EDI and e-commerce.
3. “EDI enables direct communication between applications.” Comment.

4. Discuss the features of EDI.
5. “The EDI process is initiated either by downloading a file, or by an operator entering data into a
computer with necessary instructions on the screen.” Discuss.
6. “The VAN works as a clearing house for electronic transactions.” Discuss.
7. “An EDI system consists of all of the components necessary to exchange EDI transactions with the
EDI capable trading partners.” Describe all the components of EDI system.

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