Technical Terms - Internet (A-Z) - E-mail Address

What is an email address used for?

• Watching movies online

• Playing online games

• Browsing the Internet

• Sending and receiving email messages

What are the two main parts of an email address?

• Domain name and password

• Username and password

• Email server and domain name

• Username and domain name

What symbol separates the username and domain name in an email address?

• At (@)

• Comma (,)

• Ampersand (&)

• Period (.)

What protocol is typically used to send email messages?

• SMTP

• FTP

• HTTP

• TCP

Why is it a good idea to include a name in an email address?

• To make the email address longer

• To personalize the email

• To confuse the recipient

• To increase spam filtering

What should you include when manually typing an email address into the To: field?

• The Full Name formatting

• Only the username

• The recipient's phone number

• Only the domain name

What is the purpose of including the person's name before the email address?

• To make the email address look professional

• To prevent the message from being flagged as spam

• To increase the chances of receiving a reply

• To confuse the recipient

What is the domain name in the email address '[e-mail]'?

• mail

• techterms.com

• techterms

• com

What is the username in the email address '[e-mail]'?

• mail

• techterms

• com

• techterms.com

What is the correct format for an email address that includes a name?

• Name: [e-mail]

• [e-mail] Full Name

• Full Name

• [e-mail]