Email(Electronic Mail)
Email stand for Electronic Mail.It is the exchange of massages and files through Internet.
Messages and files through way of sending messages anywhere in the world.The sender
and receiver may be sent to multiple recipients.Email facility is provided by many Internet
service providers or specialized websites.Yahoo,Hotmail and gmail are examples of
popular email providing websites.
Working of Email:-
An email program is used to create,send and receive emails.It is also known as email
client.When the user sends an email message,,the computer connects to an email server
and transmits a copy of the message to that server.Email server is a host computer on the
Internet that is used to send and receive emails.The email server receives the message
and finds out the email server where that email is to be sent.It connects to that server and
transmits another copy of the message.
Email Attachment:-
An email message can also contain attachments.Attachments is a process of sending
connecting files withemail massage. Any.Any type of file can be attached to email such asdocuments,spreadsheets,audio and video etc.MIME is an Internet protocol that supports
email attachments.It stands for Multi purpose Internet Mail Extension. Different websites
provide Different file size that can be attached with an email message.
Advantages and Uses of Email:-
Some advantages of email are as follow:
*It is very fast and timely.
*It is very cheap and inexpensive.
*People can send and receive massage anywhere in the world.
*People can share your information among different people.
*It is possible to send and receive email through mobile phone.
*Email gives us the facility to send picture, sounds and videos.
Limitations/Disadvantages of Email:-
Some limitations of email are as follows:
Lack of Privacy:-
email dose not provide high privacy.It passes from one system to other via different
networks.System administrator of a network or a hacker can read the contents of emails.
Junk Email:-
Junk email is an unwanted email.It is also known as spam.A person may send such email
that the receiver dose not want to read.Sometimes,junk email are in such number that it fills
the space of email account.
spreading of Virus:-
Most of the viruses are speared through email messages.Virus can speared if the user opens
an email containing a virus.
No Emotions:-
An email message connote express emotions properly.The receiver cannot view facial
expression or voice of the sender.He may also interpret a humorous message wrongly.
Possible Delay:-
Email is read when the user connects to the Internet and checks email account.An urgent
message may be ignored or delayed if a person dose not check his email account soon.
Communications Problems:-
E mail may not be delivered successfully due to communication errors.
Email Address:-
Every email has different address.An email address usually has two parts which are
separated by symbol @.These parts are as follows:
*User ID *Identity of email service
Example:-
myemail@hotmail.com
my email:-
myemail is called user ID.It is used to sign into email service.
@:-
It is "at" sign.It separates account ID from name of Email service provider.
hotmail.com:-
It indicates the email service provider.
Messages and files through way of sending messages anywhere in the world.The sender
and receiver may be sent to multiple recipients.Email facility is provided by many Internet
service providers or specialized websites.Yahoo,Hotmail and gmail are examples of
popular email providing websites.
Working of Email:-
An email program is used to create,send and receive emails.It is also known as email
client.When the user sends an email message,,the computer connects to an email server
and transmits a copy of the message to that server.Email server is a host computer on the
Internet that is used to send and receive emails.The email server receives the message
and finds out the email server where that email is to be sent.It connects to that server and
transmits another copy of the message.
Email Attachment:-
An email message can also contain attachments.Attachments is a process of sending
connecting files withemail massage. Any.Any type of file can be attached to email such asdocuments,spreadsheets,audio and video etc.MIME is an Internet protocol that supports
email attachments.It stands for Multi purpose Internet Mail Extension. Different websites
provide Different file size that can be attached with an email message.
Advantages and Uses of Email:-
Some advantages of email are as follow:
*It is very fast and timely.
*It is very cheap and inexpensive.
*People can send and receive massage anywhere in the world.
*People can share your information among different people.
*It is possible to send and receive email through mobile phone.
*Email gives us the facility to send picture, sounds and videos.
Limitations/Disadvantages of Email:-
Some limitations of email are as follows:
Lack of Privacy:-
email dose not provide high privacy.It passes from one system to other via different
networks.System administrator of a network or a hacker can read the contents of emails.
Junk Email:-
Junk email is an unwanted email.It is also known as spam.A person may send such email
that the receiver dose not want to read.Sometimes,junk email are in such number that it fills
the space of email account.
spreading of Virus:-
Most of the viruses are speared through email messages.Virus can speared if the user opens
an email containing a virus.
No Emotions:-
An email message connote express emotions properly.The receiver cannot view facial
expression or voice of the sender.He may also interpret a humorous message wrongly.
Possible Delay:-
Email is read when the user connects to the Internet and checks email account.An urgent
message may be ignored or delayed if a person dose not check his email account soon.
Communications Problems:-
E mail may not be delivered successfully due to communication errors.
Email Address:-
Every email has different address.An email address usually has two parts which are
separated by symbol @.These parts are as follows:
*User ID *Identity of email service
Example:-
myemail@hotmail.com
my email:-
myemail is called user ID.It is used to sign into email service.
@:-
It is "at" sign.It separates account ID from name of Email service provider.
hotmail.com:-
It indicates the email service provider.