News & Auction Sites (Edexcel IGCSE Ict)

Spec point — 4.1.1

News & auction sites

What is a news site?

• A news site gives up to date access to stories as they break

• **Notifications **are used to alert subscribers

• A subscriber can** choose what notifications to receive**, based on preferences or categories

• News sites can also provide information on:

  • Weather
  • Sports
  • Stock markets
  • Currency values

What is an auction site?

• An auction site allows a user to list an item for sale and accept bids until a predetermined deadline

• The user with the highest bid at the deadline wins the auction

• Auction sites use a rating system for both buyers and sellers

• Buyers with higher ratings are considered trustworthy and fast payers

• Sellers can choose to only accept bids from buyers with a high rating

• Sellers with a higher rating are considered reliable and post items promptly

• Buyers can choose to only view items for auction from high rated sellers

• Extra features used by auction sites include:

  • Reserve prices- sets a minimum a seller will accept
  • Buy it now - sets a price the seller would accept to end the auction early
  • Notifications - notify buyers when they are outbid and remind buyers of auctions that are due to end