Module 1.1
Task 5 - Email


A.M.D.G.


Electronic Mail, or email, has made a huge impact upon the way that people all over the world communicate. It allows users to send messages very quickly to one of the many millions of other users in every country in the world.

Just like a real letter, when you send an email you must use the address of the person you are sending the mail to. A standard email address will look like the following:

user_name@domain_name

For example

eddie@hotmail.com

Eddie is the user and hotmail.com is the domain i.e. the internet computer that Eddie uses.


  • Start your email program
  • Send an email to one classmate
  • Send an email to someone outwith the college

Answer the following questions in your jotter.

1. Name the email program you use.

2. Describe two advantages of using email for communication.

3. Describe a disadvantage of using email.


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