Electronic Mail (Email) - Mrs. Koeppel's Computer Class
Electronic Mail (Email)
Email is the most widely used Internet service. It works very much like the normal postal system, except that the letter reaches its destination by traveling through computers and telephone wires, rather than by road, sea, or air.
Each email is sent to an email address, which is like a mail box. Email addresses are stored on a computer at the service provider, which acts like a post office. To collect the email, you log onto the computer and check your mail box. Because the email is held on the file server until it is collected, you do not need to keep your computer turned on to avoid missing your mail. It is not like the telephone where you can miss a call if you are not home.
To send email you need to know the email address of the person you are sending to. To receive mail the sender needs to know your address. Email arrives within minutes of being sent, even if the person you are sending it to lives on the other side of the world. As well as text, an email message can contain photographs, sound, software, and any other type of computer document.
An email address looks something like this: ruth@.uk
Ruth = is the person’s name (username) @ = at
Sky = service provider or group/company name Com = commercial
(edu=educational, gov=goverent, etc.) UK = United Kingdom
Each country has a country code, except for USA addresses. Some other countries codes are: au = Australia ca = Canada
fr = France nl = Netherlands
ie = Ireland jp = Japan
Don’t be afraid of the way the addresses look because as long as you type them in correctly the mail will get there. If the addresses are wrong the mail is returned to you, just like normal mail. Email users often use abbreviations; some of these include:
• FYI = For Your Information
• BTW = By The Way
• AFAIK = As Far As I Know
• RSN = Real Soon Now (Not!)
If you have access to email you may like to try this address: president@
Questions
Name: Date:
1. Why is email a little like the normal mail services?
2. Where is your mail stored before you collect it?
3. What can you send by email?
4. Explain this email address. bill@.uk
bill =
@ =
lienet =
com =
uk =
5. What happens if your email does not get to where you have sent it?
6. Many schools have their own email addresses. These schools are located all around the world. What would you tell these schools about your school?
7. Who do you think owns this email address? president@
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