Internet y el comercio electrónico: vocabulario en inglés. Internet juega un papel vital en el mundo de los negocios de hoy. El comercio electrónico proporciona un acceso más fácil para las personas que siempre están en movimiento y no tienen tiempo para visitar una tienda real. En esta lección aprenderemos algunos de los términos y vocabulario sobre Internet en inglés y el comercio electrónico.
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Internet (The internet)
Nota: ‘internet’ se puede escribir con la primera letra mayúscula o minúscula (internet o Internet). Por lo general se usa con ‘the’ (the internet/the Internet).
Aquí hay algunos términos y vocabulario relacionados con Internet.
| Términos | Significado | Traducción |
| internet service provider (ISP) | an organization or company that provides you with internet access | proveedor de servicios de internet |
| internet access | the ability to connect to the internet | acceso a internet |
| email address | a series of letter, numbers and symbols used to send an email | dirección de correo electrónico |
| email account | an arrangement with a company which allows you to send or receive emails | cuenta de correo electrónico |
| the system of using the computer to send written messages over the internet | correo electrónico | |
| world wide web | the system of connected documents on the internet that can be searched for information about a particular subject | red mundial |
| search engine | a computer program that finds information on the internet by looking for words that you typed | buscador |
| web page | a page of information on the internet about a particular subject, that forms a part of a website | página web |
| hyperlinks | a word, phrase or image on a website or in a computer document which you click on in order to go to a different website, different part of the document | hipervínculos |
| banner advertisement | an advertisement that appears on the top of a page on the internet or in a newspaper | anuncio publicitario |
| log on | to connect to a computer system by putting in a particular set of letters and numbers. | conectarse |
| log off | to stop using a computer system by giving a particular instruction | desconectarse |
Clicks-and-mortar
‘Clicks-and-mortar’ se utiliza para describir una empresa que vende sus bienes y servicios utilizando tiendas tradicionales e internet. La expresión es una variación de “ladrillo y mortero”, utilizada para referirse a edificios físicos reales (los materiales utilizados para construirlos).
Aquí hay algunos términos y expresiones relacionados con clicks-and-mortar:
| Términos | Significado | Traducción |
| e-commerce | the business of selling and buying goods and services on the internet | comercio electrónico |
| shopping cart | a place on a website that keeps records of the items that you have chosen to buy from the website before buying them | cesta de la compra |
| brick-and-mortar | describe a traditional shop/business that operates in a building rather than on the internet | tienda física |
| traditional retailing | refers to those thousands of small, mostly family-owned businesses selling goods | venta minorista tradicional |
| last mile problem | the physical delivery of goods to the customers who ordered them from the internet | problema del último tramo |
| physical delivery | the actual movement of the goods from the warehouse to the final customers | entrega física |
| page views | a single act of looking at a page in the website to measure the number of visits | visitas de páginas |
| unique users | someone who looks at the website one or more times in a particular period of time and recognized based on the address of their computer | usuarios únicos |
¿Qué significa B2B, B2C y B2G y cuál es su role en el comercio electrónico?
| Término | Significado | Traducción |
| B2B
(business-to-business) |
refers to one business selling to another business on the internet | empresa a empresa (En español se utilizan los términos en inglés) |
| B2C
(business-to-consumer/ business-to-client) |
refers to a business selling to an individual rather than a company over the internet | empresa a consumidor / empresa a cliente |
| B2G
(business-to-government) |
business can also use the internet to communicate with government agencies, apply for government contracts and pay taxes | empresa a gobierno |
| C2C
(customer-to-customer) |
private individuals selling items of value to other customer via eBay, Craigslist and other similar type of environment | consumidor a consumidor |
Ejercicios de Vocabulario sobre internet en inglés
Escribe los términos de estas definiciones.
- traditional shops _________ (brick-and-mortar)
- selling items on the internet _________ (e-commerce)
- a place to put your items before buying them _________ (shopping cart)
- physical delivery of the internet goods to the final customer _________ (last mile problem)
- the actual movement of the goods from warehouse to customer _________ (physical delivery)
- the number of times the page is viewed _________ (page views)
- someone that looks at the website one or more times _________ (unique users)
- thousands of small business, usually family-owned _________ (traditional retailing)
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Elección múltiple. Elige la respuesta correcta.
1. A business selling to another business in the internet. (B2B)
a. B2B b. B2C c. B2G
2. A business using the internet to communicate with government agencies. (B2G)
a. B2B b. B2C c. B2G
3. A business selling to an individual rather than a company over the internet. (B2C)
a. B2B b. B2C c. B2G
4. A private individual selling items of value on eBay. (C2C)
a. B2B b. C2C c. B2G
Ejercicio de Speaking con vocabulario de internet en inglés
- Do you use email or surf the internet? How often?
- Do you ever shop on the internet? What do you think are the good and bad points of internet shopping?
- Have experienced B2B transactions? B2G?
- How does e-commerce affect traditional shops or businesses?
- Do you think e-commerce will replace the traditional shops?