Prepared by: Jan Antoni Beloy

WHAT IS ?
Gmail (pronounced Gee-mail) is a free Web-based e-mail
service that provides users with a gigabyte of storage for
messages and provide the ability to search for specific
messages. The Gmail program also automically organizes
successively related messages into a conversation thread.
Gmail is a free email service provided by Google. In many
ways. Gmail is like any other email service; You can send
and recieve emails, block spam, create an address book,
and perform other basic email tasks.
WHAT IS used for ?

With Gmail, your email is stored safely in

the cloud. You can get to messages from
any computer or devices with a web
browser. If your administrator allows, you
can join and start a video meeting in Google
Meet right from Gmail. Add Google Chat to
your Gmail inbox and get all the features of
chat directly in gmail.
WHAT IS Advantages?

with Gmail, you can access your complete

email services- contacts, archives, sent
email - from any web browsers, anywhere!
you can no longer tied to desktop or onsite
mail applications.
 As one of the most popular email services in the
world, Gmail has amassed a bit of popularity among
the masses. As developed by Google itself it is
absolutely free. And, with its credibility, it is
certainly used all around the world. With many
other services provided by Google integrated into
it. It certainly is worthy of its reputation around
the world. But in this article, we will talk about the
pros and cons of Gmail and compare it with other
existing mailing services.
Before we move to the main part let us know how
one can get access to it. Well, it is easy since one
just has to create a Google account with a
username and password. After verification, you
are entitled to all Google services.
Now let us move to the main topic ”Pros
and Cons of Gmail”.
Pros of the :

1. Those who are familiar with Google Service,

know that Google provides users each 15GB of
storage. With this users can store their
important mails or document with absolute
ease.
2. Gmail is not just about mails, it allows
users to send attachments along with it with
import parts like Subjects, Label, From, To,
Date, and so on.
Pros of the :

3. It has a very high level of security. Gmail itself

helps to organize the spam emails and emails from
a verified sender.
4. You can import contacts from other email
providers such as Yahoo and Outlook.com as well.
5. It allows instant messaging as a chart function.
6. With the integration of Google services, you can
use a username for various other services of
Google such as Google PlayStore, Google Maps,
Drive, and so on.
Cons of the

With so many facilities and users, one may think

Gmail is perfect without flaws but it is not. Here
are some flaws in it that one might experience:

1. One of the main flaws is that some users have

no freedom of choosing their own username. The
main reason is a large number of users of Gmail.
Most of the usernames are already taken. And, one
might have to add the numeric system to their
username to make them unique.
Cons of the

2. Gmail uses a label system to manage the

emails. So, there is no folder system to
manage your mail which you might find it hard
to manage emails.
3. As it is a free service it allows a targeted
ads services.
Difference Between Email and Gmail Definition

Email, which is Electronic mail, is a

method of exchanging digital messages
between people using electronic devices.
Gmail is a free, advertising-supported
email service developed by Google.
 Features

Email transmit digital messages via a

communication network such as the internet.
Gmail is an email client. It provides features
such as virus protection, email reminder,
spam filtering and many more.
 Usage

Email helps to send and to receive digital

messages over the internet. Gmail is a
platform to send emails. It is an email
service provider or an email client.
 Conclusion

Basically, an Email is a digital message. Gmail is a

popular email service provider with over billion
active users. The difference between Email and
Gmail is that Email is a method of exchanging
digital messages over a communication network
such as internet while Gmail is email service
provider by Google.
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