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02 - What is Email?

 1. Electronic mail or email is a means of sending messages, text, and computer files __________________________.

  between people via the air.

  between big companies only, e.g google and facebook.

  between satellites via a central computer.

  between computers via the internet.

 2. At its core, an email is simply a text message from one user to another. It is also possible to send ____________ like images, documents and videos.

  attachments

  physical parcels

  air waves

  coins (physical money)

 3. Examples of email providers (also called email clients) are:

  Email,Femail and Mail

  Gmail, Yahoo and Hotmail

  Phone lines, Physical lines and cables

  Facebook, Whatsap p and Snapchat

 4. Which of the following is NOT a valid email address?

  testandtrack.send@

  [email protected]

  [email protected]

  [email protected]

 5. Your email client can be web-based, meaning you check it through your ________(examples include Hotmail, Gmail, or Yahoo Mail) or it can be an application on your computer (like Outlook)

  wifi connection

  super computer

  browser

  phone line

 6. Webmail is accessed through a web browser and can be accessed from any computer with an internet connection.

  TRUE

  FALSE

 7. Client-based email is often used by business users and involves the email being downloaded from a server to an application (such as Microsoft Outlook)

  FALSE

  TRUE

 8. Email addresses have a domain name which is after the @ sign.

  TRUE

  FALSE

 9. The last part of the address indicates where the address is registered such as .co.uk (for the___________) or .fr (France)

  Israel

  India

  United States

  United Kingdom

 10. Email has been going for hundreds of years. The first email was sent by an old English King in the early 1300s.

  FALSE

  TRUE