The book begins with an introductory chapter that provides an introduction to the major theme of the book. Chapter 1 defines e-commerce, distinguishes between e-commerce and e-business, and defines the different types of e-commerce. Chapter 2 traces the historical development of internet5 i-the first internet-nad thoroughly describes how today’s Internet works. Chapter 3 builds on the Internet chapter by focusing on the steps managers need to follow in order to build a commercial Web Site. Chapter 4 focuses on Internet security and payments, building on the e-commerce infrastructure discussion of the prevous chapter by describing the ways security can be provided over the internet.