Page 115 - iPlus_Ver_2.0_class_6
P. 115
Advantages of E-Mail
E-mail has 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.
Info Byte
You must have an Internet connection to send and receive e-mails.
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 each e-mail user. Some examples of
e-mail addresses are as under:
orangeeducation123@gmail.com info@orangeeducation.in
Although these e-mail addresses have different formats depending upon the type of network,
they always have the same form – a user
name and a domain name – separated by @
(pronounced as ‘at’) symbol. The portion before orangeeducation123@gmail.com
the at (@) symbol is called the user name and
the later one is called the domain name. User name Domain name
The first person to send an e-mail across a
network was Ray Tomlinson. He used the “@”
sign to separate the names of the user and the domain name.
The username is unique to every individual sending or receiving e-mails. The domain name is
common to all individuals using a particular server or network for sending or receiving e-mails.
#Digital Literacy
Let’s CatCh Up
Write any two features of an e-mail.
______________________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________
113
E-mail—An Introduction

