Definition: Telecommunication means communication at a distance (tele means “at a distance”). Modern telecommunication is usually timely and employs electronic devices.
Definition: E-mail (electronic mail) is the exchange of computer-stored messages by telecommunication[1]. It can be thought of as the electronic version of traditional mail.
In Class Demonstration: Setting up an Email account with google
Teacher demonstrates the sending of email:
- From person to person (including reply)
- From person to people (including reply)
- Including an attachment. (reply class discussion)
Email Attachments
An email attachment is a digital file that is added to an email message for delivery to the recipient.e.g. a picture, audio file , program file etc
Email address format
Each user has a unique email address specified by their username at the mail server in the following format:
username@server.topLevelDomain
e.g. JimBob@yahoo.com
Parts of an E-mail
Internet email messages consist of two major sections:
- the message header. The header is structured into fields such as From, To, CC, Subject, Date, and other information about the email.
- message body, collectively known as content.
The message header must include at least the following fields:
From:
The email address of the originator of the message. This field is sometimes formatted to include a first name and last name, or other alternative formats
Date:
The geographical local time and date when the message was sent. This field is almost exclusively generated by the email service provider (e.g Gmail, Hotmail etc)
To:
The email address(es) OF the messages’ main recipient(s).
Cc:
Carbon Copy. Recipients in this field receive a copy of the email between the sender in From: and the main recipients in To:. The recipients can see all recipients in the and To: and Cc: fields.
This term originated from the use of traditional carbon paper to produce copies of hand written pages.
Bcc:
Short for Blind Carbon Copy. Recipients in this field receive a copy of the email between the sender in From: and the main recipients in To: as well as Cc:. The main difference here is that recipients in the To: and Cc: fields WILL NOT see any recipients specified in Bcc:
Subject:
A brief summary of the topic of the message. Certain abbreviations are commonly used in the subject, including “RE:” (concerning) and “FW:” (forwarded message).
A forwarded message is a copy of an email sent to a recipient at a later time than the original email.
Updates:
2023 Jan 7th
-Added section for email address format.
[1] https://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/e-mail-electronic-mail-or-email
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