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Advantages of an E-Mail

                 E-mails have various advantages, some of them are:
                                                                                          Tech Fact
                    An e-mail can be sent anytime and from anywhere
                   in the world.                                                While working on e-mails outside
                                                                                  the organization, you need to
                    An e-mail can be sent to many people at a time.               be connected to the Internet.
                    An e-mail can be easily forwarded to anyone without             In absence of the Internet
                   typing it again.                                              connection, you cannot send or
                                                                                         receive e-mails.
                    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


                 Although these e-mail addresses have different formats depending upon the type of network
                 but always have same form—a username and a domain name—separated by @ (pronounced
                 as ‘at’) symbol. The portion before the at (@) symbol is called      orangeeducation123@gmail.com
                 the username and the later one is called domain name.
                                                                                            Username      Domain name
                 The username is unique to every individual sending or receiving
                 e-mails. The domain name is common to all the individuals using a particular server or network
                 for sending or receiving e-mails.

                      Creating an E-mail Account

                 There are various websites that give e-mail service free of cost. Some of the very popular
                 are Gmail, Yahoo, Rediffmail, Hotmail, etc. You can create your e-mail account with any of
                 these service providers. The most common general purpose and free e-mail service provider
                 is Gmail. You can open account with any of the other service providers also. The basic steps
                 involved in creating an e-mail account are:

                 Step 1:   In the address bar of the browser, type the URL, www.gmail.com and then press Enter

                         key. The home page of Gmail opens.



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