EMAIL & MESSAGING

EMAIL & MESSAGING

Essence of Email & Messaging in our society

IN THIS LESSON, WE WILL BE LEARNING:

• What an email is

• Types of email service providers

• Why we need emails & uses

• How to send an email

• How to reply a recieved mail

BEFORE EMAIL, HOW DO WE SEND MESSAGES?

Town Criers, Letter writing, phone calls, Messengers, etc.

WHAT'S AN EMAIL?

Electronic mail is a method of exchanging messages between people using electronic devices. 

TYPES OF EMAIL SERVICE PROVIDERS

• Yahoo

• Gmail

• Microsoft Outlook

• AOL

• Mail.com

IN TODAY'S LESSON, WE WILL BE FOCUSING ON JUST 3 OUT OF THE EMAIL SERVICE PROVIDERS METIONED IN THE PREVIOUS SLIDE

GMAIL, YAHOO & MICROSOFT OUTLOOK

GMAIL

Gmail is a free email service developed by Google.

YAHOO

Yahoo! is an American web services provider headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, and owned by Verizon Media. The original Yahoo! company was founded by Jerry Yang and David Filo in January 1994 and was incorporated on March 2, 1995.

MICROSOFT OUTLOOK

Microsoft Outlook is a personal information manager software system from Microsoft, available as a part of the Microsoft Office suite. Though primarily an email client,

WHY WE NEED EMAILS? (USES)

• Emails make it possible for us to communicate with people very far away from us

• Emails are faster and more reliable, than posting letters

• It allows us to attach other documents apart from the main message

• Emails last forever. i.e we can go back at anytime to check them

• Emails can also be printed if the need arises.

Multiple Choice

WHAT IS AN EMAIL?

• An electronic messaging service that allows us send messages over long distance.

• A servicefor messengers

Fill in the Blanks

What is the full meaning of EMAIL?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following isn't an example of a email service provider?

• Gmail

• Yahoo mail

• Postman

• AOL

Multiple Choice

Does a mail allow me to send other documents as attachments?

• Yes

• No

• Maybe