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Class	Chapter	Section	Page
1	1.1	E-Commerce: The Revolution Is Just Beginning
		What is E-Commerce?	6
		The Difference between E-commerce and E-Business	7
		Seven Unique Features of E-commerce Technology	9
		Types of E-commerce	13
		Growth of Internet and the Web	15
		Origins and Growth of E-commerce	19
		Technology and E-commerce in Perspective	21
	1.2	E-commerce I and II
		The Visions and Forces behind E-Commerce I: 1995-2000	24
		E-commerce II: 2001-2006	27
		E-commerce Today: Successes and Failures	30
		Predictions for the Future	31
2-4	3.1	The Internet: Technology Background
		The Evolution of the Internet 1961-2000	109
		The Internet: Key Technology Concepts	114
		Packet Switching	115
		TCP/IP	116
		Client/Server Computing	120
		Other Internet Protocols/Utility Programs	121
		HTTP: Hypertext Documents	121
		SMTP, POP and IMAP: Sending E-Mail	121
		FTP: Transferring Files	122
		SSL: Security	122
		Telnet: Running Remote	123
		Finger: Finding People	123
		Ping: Testing the Address	123
		Tracert: Checking Routes	123
	3.2	The Internet Today
		The Internet Backbone	126
		Network Access Points & Metropolitan Area Exchanges	131
		Who Governs the Internet?	132
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