Computer Applications II

Email Vocabulary

Email 1:
Email Protocols
(4 Definitions) / 1. / Email / Stands for Electronic Mail.
2. / POP / Type of email access that allows stored messages on a server to be downloaded to a client program. Stands for Post Office Protocol.
3. / SMTP / The standard protocol for sending email over a network. Stands for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol.
4. / Username / A unique name that identifies your account to an ISP.
Email 2:
Send and Receive
(14 Definitions) / 1. / Address Book / A storage place for email addresses and other contact information.
2. / Ascii Art / Pictures and designs made by creatively displaying standard ASCII characters.
3. / Attachment / An additional file linked to and sent with a message.
4. / BCC / An address box for sending additional copies to undisclosed recipients. Stands for Blind Carbon Copy.
5. / Body / Part of an email that contains the actual message.
6. / CC / An address box for sending additional copies to visible recipients. Stands for Carbon Copy.
7. / Emoticon / An ASCII character illustration of an emotional state that usually resembles a face. Stands for Emotion Icon. Same as Smiley. Examples: :) ;-] :(
8. / Forward / To send a message that was received to new recipients.
9. / Header / Part of an email message that contains the addresses, priority status, routing information, and subject.
10. / Netiquette / Behavioral rules and guidelines to be followed in all online communications. Stands for Network Etiquette.
11. / Reply / To send a response to a message that was received.
12. / Signature / An optional part at the end of an email message that can contain closing remarks and contact information.
13. / Subject / Part of an email message containing a short description of its content.
14. / To / A box for addressing messages to people.