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E-MAIL
An Electronic mail or e-mail can be defined as the process of exchanging messages
electronically through a communication network by using computer. Although, an e-mail
is usually associated with the Internet, it is not necessary to have an Internet connection to
send and receive e-mails. Many organisations have e-mail facilities within their own networks,
without having an Internet connection.
Factbot
A hyperlink is simply a part of the web page that is linked to a URL. A hyperlink can appear as text, an
image, or a navigational tool such as a button or an arrow. You can click a hyperlink and jump from
your present location to the URL specified by the hyperlink.
Advantages of an E-Mail
E-mails have various advantages, some of them are:
An e-mail can be sent anytime and from anywhere in the world.
An e-mail can be sent to many people at a time.
An e-mail can be easily forwarded to anyone without typing it again.
Sending an e-mail is fast in comparison to traditional mails.
Music, images or any other computer file can be shared with anyone by using e-mail.
If an e-mail does not reach its destination in the first attempt, the mail server automatically
sends it again.
If an e-mail is not delivered, you receive an e-mail explaining the problem why the e-mail
could not be delivered.
E-Mail Address
You need to have an electronic address to send and receive e-mails. This electronic address is
called e-mail address. The e-mail address is unique for every Internet user. Some examples of
e-mail addresses are as under:
orangeeducation123@gmail.com
info@orangeeducation.in
Although these e-mail addresses have different formats orangeeducation123@gmail.com
depending upon the type of network but always have same Username Domain name
form—a username and a domain name—separated by @
(pronounced as ‘at’) symbol. The portion before the at (@) symbol is called the username and the
later one is called domain name.
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