BTEC

2012
Unit 1 The Online World

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Lesson8Email

StarterWhatisemailshortfor?
electronicmail

1. Explainthestoreandforwardsystem.

2. Explainthedifferentfieldshighlightedinthepicturebelow.

1.
2.

3.

1:whoyouaresendingitto

2:carboncopy

3:blindcarboncopy

3. Listfivepositiveandnegativeaspectsofusingemail.

Positive:

1: Emails are delivered extremely fast

when compared to traditional post.
2: Emails can be sent 24 hours a day,
365 days a year.
3: Emails can be sent to one person or
several people.
4: Cheap - when using broadband each
email sent is free.
5: Webmail means emails can be sent
and received from any computer,
anywhere in the world

Negative:

1: Viruses are easily spread

2: Spam
3: No guarantee the mail will be read
until the user logs on and checks their
email.
4: scams
5: The recipient needs access to the
Internet to receive email.

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4. Explainthefollowingemailprotocolsused.

Acronym
Protocol
Simple Mail
Transfer Protocol

SMTP

Post Office
Protocol 3

POP3

Internet Message
Access Protocol

IMAP

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Description
The internet standard used for sending messages across I
networks in server-to server transfers.

Used to retrieve emails from an email server over a TCP/IP

connection.

This is the other popular email retrieval protocol

5. Usethespacebelowtodrawadiagramshowinghowemailworks.Usesomeofthekeytermsyouhavelearn.

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SMTP
SMTP
You

SMTP
server
The
internet

Pop/map
SMTP

Pop/map
server

User

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6. Explainhowyouwouldaddanattachmenttoanemailmessage.Usebulletpointsratherthanwritinga
sentence/paragraph.

ClickNew
ClickInsertscrolldowntillyouseefileasattachments
Clickfileasattachments.
ThenyouwillseeapopupofyourfilessearchforyourfileuneededthenclickOpen
TheClickSend

Plenary
a. WhatdoesBCCstandforandhowdoesitwork?
b. Whoinventedemail?

a. BccmeansblindcarboncopyIfyou'resendingamessagetoseveralpeopleandwantto
hideeachrecipient'semailaddress,youcanusetheblindcarboncopyfeature

b. ShivaAyyaduraimadeEmail.