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BTEC

2012
Unit 1 The Online World

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Lesson8Email

StarterWhatisemailshortfor?
ElectronicMail
1. Explainthestoreandforwardsystem.
WhenEmailissentitisstoredonanemailserverandremainsthereuntiltherecipientaccesstheiremailaccount

2. Explainthedifferentfieldshighlightedinthepicturebelow.

1.
2.

3.

1:Emailrecipient(Whotheemailissentto)

2:CarbonCopyisusedtosharecopiesofemailwithotherswhomaybeinterestedandisnotdirectedin
individuals
3:blindcarboncopywhichissimilartothatofCarbonCopyexceptthattheEmailaddressoftherecipients
specifiedinthisfielddonotappearinthereceivedmessageheaderandtherecipientsintheToorCcfieldswill
notknowthatacopysenttotheseaddress.
3. Listfivepositiveandnegativeaspectsofusingemail.

Positive:

Negative:

Speed Delivery
No additional Charger
Instant Delivery Globally
Can deliver to more than one
Can Attach Files

Privacy of Emails (Hacking)


Need of internet access
Lack of interactivity
Spam
Viruses

BTEC 2012
Unit 1 The Online World

4. Explainthefollowingemailprotocolsused.

Acronym
Protocol
SimpleMailTransferProtocol
SMTP
PostOfficeProtocol3`
POP3
IMAP

InternetMessageAccessProtocol

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Description
TheinternetstandartprotocolforsendingmessagesacrossI
networks
Networksinservertoservertransfers.AlsousedbyEmail
Userstosendmessagestoanemailuser
Usedtoretrieveemailsfromemailservers,usersdownload
EmailfromemailserverstoalocalcomputerusingPOP3
Thisdeletesfromtheemailserver
OtherpopularemailretrievalprotocolEmailsusingthisdono
download

5. Usethespacebelowtodrawadiagramshowinghowemailworks.Usesomeofthekeytermsyouhavelearn.

Computer

SMTP

Email
Server

POP3
IMAO
Computer

BTEC 2012
Unit 1 The Online World

Name: .

6. Explainhowyouwouldaddanattachmenttoanemailmessage.Usebulletpointsratherthanwritinga
sentence/paragraph.
ClickAttachfileonEmail
Selectafileyouwanttosent
Waitforitupload
Send

Plenary
a. WhatdoesBCCstandforandhowdoesitwork?
b. Whoinventedemail?

a. BlindCarbonCopyanditworkssimilartoCarbonCopybutthepersonwhoreceivestheemaildoesntknowit
wassenttootherpeopleaswell

b. ShivaAyyadurai,a50yearoldUnitedStatesbasedbioscientist,

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