QTSS 4NA SS Prelim 2024 (QP only)

1 Name:…………….…………………………………..( ) Class:4……./ SG:…. QueenstownSecondarySchool PreliminaryExamination2024SecondaryFour Normal (Academic) Humanities(Social Studies)2125/01, 2126/01 22July2024 Time:0945- 1130hrsMonday Duration:1hr45mins InstructionstoCandidates DONOTOPENBOOKLETUNTILYOUARETOLDTODOSO. SectionA[35marks]: Answer all partsofQuestion1. SectionB[15marks]: Answer bothpartsofQuestion2. ForExaminer’sUse SectionA(35m) SectionB(15m) Total(50m) ____________________________________________________________________ Thispaperconsistsof7printedpagesincludingthispage. [TurnOver

2 SECTIONA(Source-BasedCaseStudy) Answerallquestions. BeingPartofaGlobalisedWorld StudytheBackgroundInformationandthesourcescarefully, andthenanswerallthequestions. Youmayuseanyofthesourcestohelpyouanswerthequestions,inadditiontothosesourceswhichyouaretoldtouse.Inansweringthequestions,youshoulduseyourknowledgeoftheissuetohelpyouinterpretandevaluatethesources. (1 StudySourceA.Whatcanyoulearnfromthesourceabouttheimpactofe-commerceonbusinesses?Explainyouranswerusingdetailsfromthesource. [5] (2) StudySourceB.Whydoyouthinktheinfographicwaspublished?Explainyouranswer. [6] (3) StudySourceC.Doesthissourceprovethate-commercebusinessesaretreatingtheworkersunfairly?Explainyouranswer. [7] (4) StudySourcesDandE.DoesSourceDmakeSourceEsurprising?Explainyouranswer. [7] (5) Howfardothesourcesin thecasestudyshowthate-commerceisbeneficialforsociety?Explainyouranswer. [10] [TurnOver

3 Istheriseofe-commercebeneficialforsociety? BACKGROUNDINFORMATIONReadthiscarefully. Itmayhelpyoutoanswersomeofthequestions.E-commerceor"electroniccommerce"is thetradingof goodsandservicesonline.Theinternetallowsindividualsandbusinessestobuyandsellanincreasingamountofphysicalgoods,digitalgoods,andserviceselectronically. It hasbecomemorecommonaftertheCovid-19pandemic,helpingbusinessestoobtainaglobalreachintheirgoodsandservicesprovided.However, thesurgeof deliveriesbroughtonbytheriseof e-commercehasalsosurfacedconcernsaboutitsimpactsontheenvironmentduetotheincreasedwastefrompackagingandcarbonemissionsfromtransportation.Companieshavealsobeenaccusedof exploitinglabourto maximisetheirprofits.Despitetheseconcerns,e-commercecontinuestoriseintoday’sglobaleconomy.Studythesourcesbelowtoassesswhethertheriseofe-commerceisbeneficialforsociety. SourceA: Fromanarticle“ExpandingMarketReachwithE-Commerce”publishedonLinkedIn,abusinessandemployment-focusedsocialmediaplatform. Today'shyperconnectedworldoffersbusinesseschancesneverseenbeforetoengagewithcustomersthroughouttheworld,givingbusinessesof all sizestheopportunityto reachgreaternumbersof consumersthaneverbefore.E-commercehascompletelychangedhowcompaniesrun.Businessesarenowabletosellgoodsandservicestoclientsanywhereintheworldthankstotheinternet'sworldwidereach.Withits globalreach,e-commerceplatformsbreakdowngeographicalbarriers,enablingbusinessestotapintointernationalmarkets.Thisglobalreachexpandsthepotentialcustomerbaseandopensupnewrevenuestreams. [TurnOver

4 SourceB: Aninfographi