Communication and Networking — Introduction to Email

1. Email cannot be sent to more than one person at a time.

• True

• False

Email is an electronic message sent over the Internet or a computer network.

• True

• False

Emails cannot contain any sort of files or documents in them.

• True

• False

Advantages of email are:

• It is sent and received almost instantly

• It is free of cost

• It is accessible to everyone with a computer

• It requires additional hardware to send or receive.

• It can be sent to multiple people at once

Disadvantages of email

• It requires an active internet connection

• Ignoring emails for a long time can cause a lot of trouble

• Accessing mails is easier

• It may cause misunderstanding due to lack of non verbal communication.

• It uses paper

The part after the ‘@’ symbol is the _______ name of e-mail service provider.

Email is __________

• Similar to postal mail

• Different from postal mail

• Similar to postal mail with a few key differences

• Different from postal mail with a few similarities

• Exactly the same as postal mail

What can an email contain as attachments

• Images

• Audio and video

• Spreadsheet files

• Program files

• Documents

Email IDs are alternatives to _______ addresses

Received emails can be found in _____