BTEC 2012

Unit 1 The Online World

Name: Aodan Bayford

Lesson 8 Email
Starter What is email short for?
Email is short for electronic mail
1. Explain the store and forward system.
It is a transmission method by which a computer receives a message then it temporarily stores it
2. Explain the different fields highlighted in the picture below.

1.
2.
3.

1:
Are the main recipients of the email which It will be sent to
2:
Email addresses listed here will receive a copy of the email that you sent to the people listed in the To: field
3:
This is the blind carbon copy which is the same as the CC but the only difference is that Everyone listed under the
CC field will see everyones email address that are listed under the To and CC field but will not see the addresses
listed in the BCC field
3. List five positive and negative aspects of using email.
Positive:

Negative:

1: that the speed of the delivery is fast to

how you send it to
2: that it cost is not additional charge for
the user
3:is that Instant delivery globally Lack of
interactivity Can deliver to many users
4:that you can attach files with the email
you are sending
5:that many providers allow remote
access

1: that there is a likely chance of hacking

2: you need the use of internet to send
an email
3: that some people such as
advertisement might spam your email
account
4: A chance of a virus
5: there is no Emotion or mixed
messages

BTEC 2012
Unit 1 The Online World

Name: Aodan Bayford

4. Explain the following email protocols used.

Acronym

Protocol

Description

The SMTP or Simple mail transfer

SMTP systems send mail over the Internet uses SMTP to

send messages from one server to another

Post Office
Protocol 3

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

Connection.

Internet Message
Access Protocol

This is the other popular email retrieval protocol. Normally

users work on the emails as they reside on the email server using
IMAP

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.

6:Explain how you would add an attachment to an email message. Use bullet points rather than writing
a sentence / paragraph.
To add an attachment I would:
1)
2)
3)
4)

Select the person I would send the message to

Create a message for the person
in the message window in the Message tab I would click attach file
Browse for the file and then click the file I want to attach and then click Insert and send
it to the person

BTEC 2012
Unit 1 The Online World

Name: Aodan Bayford

Plenary
a. What does BCC stand for and how does it work?
b. Who invented email?

A. The word BCC stand for blind copy carbon which means that the person sending is sending a
copy of the email to an individual who is not identified in the message

B. The person that created email is called Shiva Ayyadurai who is 50-year-old
United States-based bio-scientist