In one or two paragraphs, describe the technologies Web servers use to tailor customized Web pages that respond to users requests.
Q. 2Write a paragraph in which you describe the main task(s) performed by a Web server.
Q. 3A number of U.S. states have proposed legislation called Amazon tax laws. Use your favorite search engine to learn more about these laws. In about 200 words, critically evaluate the argument that such laws are necessary to protect local retailers from unfair price competition by large online retailers. In your answer, be sure to explain why the term Amazon tax law is no longer an appropriate description for such laws.
Q. 4Use your favorite search engine to find a Web site (other than Disney or Sanriotown) that is directed at young people. Examine the site to determine how it complies with COPPA. Test the site to ensure that it requires parental consent before it accepts information from children under the age of 13. Evaluate the sites compliance with COPPA in a report of about 200 words.
Q. 5Most U.S. businesses take the position that they have a right to use customer information that they collect unless the customer objects explicitly. In two or three paragraphs, outline arguments against this approach and propose an alternative guideline based on your arguments.
Q. 6The merits of issuing business process patents have been vigorously debated by legal scholars and business researchers. One proposed solution to this debate would allow the issuance of business patents, but restrict the patent protection period to a short time, perhaps two or three years. In about 200 words, present logical and factual arguments that support the issuance of limited-term business process patents. Conclude your arguments with a policy recommendation.
Q. 7The Good Grow Seed Company sells vegetable and flower seeds to home gardeners online and has noticed that many of its customers order the same types of seeds each year when they plant their gardens. The company would like to send e-mails to customers who have purchased seeds in the past. These e-mails would use information about the types of seeds customers have purchased in the past and would offer them discounts on seeds for new varieties. Write a memo of about 200 words in which you attempt to convince Good Grows marketing manager that the company should use an opt-in statement to request permission to send such e-mails.
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