BTEC 2012

Unit 1 The Online World

Name: Ben Hadley

Lesson 8 Email
Starter What is email short for?
Electronic
Mail
1. Explain the store and forward system.
This system allows the sender and recipient of an email to not be on at the same time, as when
the email arrives at the recipient it is stored on an email server. Then when the recipient does
log on the server forwards the message to them.
2. Explain the different fields highlighted in the picture below.

1.
2.
3.

1: To field

2: Cc field
3: Bcc field
3. List five positive and negative aspects of using email.
Positive:

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Speedy delivery
Free
Instant delivery on a global scale
Deliver to multiple recipients
Can attachment media
Can store emails on a server if
needed

Negative:

1. People can hack your account

and emails
2. Both Sender and recipient need
interent connection for it to work
3. Spam
4. Viruses
5. Scams
6. Not interactive

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Unit 1 The Online World

Name: Ben Hadley

4. Explain the following email protocols used.

Acronym

Protocol

Description

Simple Mail
Transfer Protocol

The internet standard used for sending messages across

IP networks in server- to server transfers.

Simple Mail
Transfer Protocol

Used to retrieve emails from an email server

Simple Mail
Transfer Protocol

This is the other popular email retrieval protoco

SMTP

POP3

IMAP

5. Use the space below to draw a diagram showing how email works. Use some of the key terms you have learn.

Internet
Client

Server

Mail Server

Sender/recipient

Mail Server

Server

Client
Sender/recipient

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Unit 1 The Online World

Name: Ben Hadley

6. Explain how you would add an attachment to an email message. Use bullet points rather than writing a
sentence / paragraph.

Click the attachment icon

Select on the file you want to upload (making sure it can be sent
Wait for the file to finish uploading
Then send the email

Plenary
a. What does BCC stand for and how does it work?
b. Who invented email?
a. Blind Carbon Copy
b. Mr. Tomlinson's as an earlier form of email. Which was developed into the email we know

today