ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Shopping cart software

Shopping cart software is a computer program that helps us buy things online. Imagine you are in a big toy store with lots of toys you want to buy, but you can't carry them all at once. You would need a shopping cart to put all the toys in and bring them to the cash register.

Shopping cart software works the same way. You can browse and choose your favorite items on an online store, and the shopping cart software will help you add these items to your virtual cart. It will also keep a record of all the items you've added and how much they cost.

When you are ready to check out and pay for your items, the shopping cart software will show you a list of everything you selected and let you enter your payment and shipping information. It will calculate the total price, including taxes and shipping fees.

Once you click "buy," the shopping cart software will send your payment and shipping information to the online store so they can process your order and get your toys ready to ship!