What are the basic components of e-commerce?

The basic components of e-commerce: Internet, intranet, extranet, users, logistics and distribution, certification centers, banks, merchants, etc.

(1) Network: Internet, intranet and extranet. Internet is the basis of e-commerce and the carrier of business and business information transmission. Intranet is the place for business activities within enterprises, while extranet is the link between enterprises and between enterprises and individuals.

(2) Users: individual users and enterprise users.

(3) Certification Authority (CA): an authoritative organization recognized by law, responsible for issuing and managing digital certificates.

(4) Logistics distribution.

(5) Online banking: provide 24-hour real-time service.

E-commerce refers to commercial activities centered on commodity exchange with the help of information network technology; It can also be understood as trading activities and related services conducted on the Internet, Intranet and VAN (Value-added Network), which is the electronization and networking of all links in traditional business activities.

E-commerce usually refers to a new business operation mode in which buyers and sellers conduct various business activities without meeting each other in a wide range of business and trade activities around the world under the open network environment of the Internet, and realize online shopping for consumers, online trading for merchants and online electronic payment, as well as various business activities, trading activities, financial activities and related comprehensive service activities. Governments, scholars and business people in various countries have given many different definitions according to their respective positions and different angles and degrees of participation in e-commerce.