BTEC 2012

Unit 1 The Online World

Name: liamfuller

Lesson 8 Email
(Student Book B Pg 8 - 10)

Starter What is email short for?

Electronic mail
1. Explain the store and forward system.
This is when and email is stored and saved to send later to a different location
2. Explain the different fields highlighted in the picture below.

1.
2.
3.

1: who youre sending the email to

2:
Carbon copy is for informing some one about an email thats not directed to the person who your
sending to.
3:
Blind carbon copy it is informing someone about and email with out the person receiving the email fist
knowing that you have informed them.
3. List five positive and negative aspects of using email.
Positive:

Negative:

It doesnt cost
It is instant
You can talk to people over the world if
you know the email.

You need a internet connection to

access it.

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Unit 1 The Online World

Name: liamfuller

4. Explain the following email protocols used.

Acronym

Protocol

Description

Simple mail transfer protocol

Sends messages from one server to another

SMTP

Post office protocol

It leaves a message in your mailbox

POP3

Internet message access protocol

IMAP

It leaves a mail message on a server so you can view

The message on any computer or device.

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Unit 1 The Online World

Name: liamfuller

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

Plenary
a.
b.

What does BCC stand for and how does it work?

Who invented email?
a. Blind carbon copy it is informing someone about and email with out the person receiving
the email fist knowing that you have informed them
b. VA Shiva Ayyadurai
c.

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