IV. Answer the following questions:

1. What has been the dominant theme in computers and information systems during the last few years?

2. What things can be bought on the Net?

3. What new technologies are used to make shopping on-line more attractive?

4. What other forms of commerce are used on the Net?

5. What is the opinion of the state governments about e-commerce?

6. What problems did e-commerce create?

7. What types of on-line fraud are mentioned in the text?

V. Decide whether the following statements are true or false. If they are false, correct them.

1. Internet retailers stopped selling books on-line.

2. Investors believe that e-commerce will provide big paybacks in the future.

3. State governments are happy about the growth of e-commerce.

4. The Internet Tax Freedom Act allowed states to tax on-line sales and on-line access for three years.

5. The arrival of e-commerce also created problems with unorthodox selling efforts.

VI. Match the word with its translation:

1 to bid a) брокерські операції

2.counterpart b)фондова біржа

3.payback c)відвантаження

4.on-line d)групи фахівців-учасників публічної дискусії

5. utilities e)посередник

6.brokerage f)прописані ліки

7.stock g)неправомірний, не загальноприйнятий

8.stock exchange h)шахрай

9.overwhelm і)податок з обороту

10.intermediary j)пропонувати ціну на торгах

11.mortgage k)комунальні послуги

12.unorthodox l)дохід надходження

13.prescription drugs m)обман, шахрайство

14.shipping n)колега

15.sales tax o)таємність

16.revenue p)неавтономний, управляючий ЕOМ

17.panel q)оволодівати

18.fraud r)акція (на біржі)

19.swindler s)застава (що стосується нерухомого майна)

20.privacy t)віддача, повернення

VII. Find in the text words and expressions opposite to the following ones:

unknown, past, allow, destroy, buy, different, old, off-line, ever, decrease, this, maximize, weaker.

VIII. Define the following terms:

Internet, on-line, software, e-commerce, utility, transaction, access, data, record.

IX. Fill in the gaps with the words from the box:

a)negotiations, b)catalog, c)prohibit, d)prices, e)on-line, f)auction, g)stock exchange, h)transactions, i)shipping

1. Experts project that ____ advertising will increase sharply in the next few years.

2. E-commerce companies raised ____ in several ways: they reduced discounts and raised ____ charges.

3. Most ____are conducted with a view to reaching a compromise agreement.

4. Amozon.com shut down an ____ on its site in which stock in a software company was being sold.

5. Share prices fell rapidly on the London ____ today.

6. The prices are as shown in our ____.

7. Once a week we receive a printout of all ____.

8. On-line auctions ____ sales of firearms, alcohol and tobacco.

X. Imagine that you are to make a report on one of the following themes. Write 10-12 sentences.

1. Advantages and disadvantages of e-commerce.

2. E-commerce in Ukraine.

3. Ways of e-commerce protection.

Unit 5. Computer networks