Choosing Hardware for E-Commerce

What is meant by a hardware platform in e-commerce?

• The physical equipment used to run a website

• The software that manages online payments

• The marketing tools used for sales

• The social media platform for advertising

The main goal when choosing hardware is to:

• Spend as much money as possible

• Match platform capacity to peak demand without overspending

• Buy the largest server available

• Focus only on design

Which of these is NOT part of e-commerce hardware?

• Server

• Storage devices

• Network router

• Email newsletter

True or False: Scalability means your hardware can grow to handle more traffic in the future.

What factor affects site speed the most?

• Payment gateway type

• Server performance and internet bandwidth

• Number of employees in the company

• Choice of logo design

Your online store sells 50 products and gets 100 visitors daily. Which hardware choice is MOST suitable?

• High-performance enterprise server

• Small shared hosting or basic cloud server

• Supercomputer cluster

• Multiple redundant servers worldwide

During the 11.11 Sale, your store expects 10× more visitors than normal. This is an example of:

• Traffic surge

• SEO optimisation

• Social media marketing

• Database backup

Fill in the blank: The ability of a system to handle sudden increases in visitors without crashing is called __________.

Match the term to the definition: Capacity Scalability Reliability

In the restaurant analogy for choosing hardware, the kitchen size represents:

• Website design

• Server capacity

• Product catalogue size

• Marketing budget