Electronic mail is one of the most popular & powerful communication tools on the Internet. It is an efficient and effective means of network communication. Email allows you to communicate with people across the globe via electronic media. An Email address identifies a person and the computer for purposes of exchanging electronic mail messages.
Eg. sinorita@hotmail.com.us
Sinorita : User name
hotmail : Domain name
.com : Domain name that is commercial
.us : Country Specific
Address Book
An address book is a place where you can store information about the people with whom you correspond.
Signature
The signature can be anything that will be appended to the message.
Inbox
It is element of email which collects all incoming mails.
Outbox
It is element of email which collects all outgoing mails, if it is created and sent in offline.
Trash
All deleted mail from mailbox will be sent to trash box.
CC (courtesy copy/carbon copy)
If the same letter is to be sent to more than one person then the address can be given in CC (Carbon copy)
BCC (Blank carbon copy)
It is similar to CC but the address of other receivers will not be shows to the receiver.
Junk mail
It is the unwanted mail, like subscription, advertisement etc.
Send mail
Ability to send email messages to Internet addresses
Receive mail
Ability to receive mail addressed to your email account
Reply
Respond to message that you have receive
Forward
Send a message you receive on to another recipient
Save
Ability to save messages you have received
Print
Ability to print messages you have received
Attachment
Sends actual documents created with other programs along with (or attached to) your email.
Bounced
If a message has a invalid e-mail address it will be marked undeliverable and will bounce back to your e-mail address (the sender).
Netiquette
It is essential for all users on the Internet to recognize that they are responsible for their own individual actions while using the net. Netiquette is simply the use of common courtesy and polite behavior while using the net. Some basic rules of email netiquette are.
Emoticons
The convention to express feeling or a joke in symbolic from by user in e-mail and Internet are called emoticons.
Smiling :-)
Winking ;-)
Frowning :-(
Surprised :-o
User is asleep I -
Laughing :-D
Free Mail Account
The many sites on the internet offer free email account with varying services. Some of them are yahoo.com, hotmail.com etc.
Mirror
Many larger sites get so much traffic that they have a hard time handling all of the requests. The administrator of the site makes arrangements with another site to mirror the same information. This is called mirror site which reduces the bandwidth across the entire internet. Mirroring makes the information more accessible to users of the Internet. Mirroring also allows for a backup of information. in case the server crashes, is down for maintenance or problem exists anywhere along the path of the information.
IP Address
IP (Internet Protocol) Address is a unique set of four numbers (0-255) that is always in the form of 255.255.255.255. Each computer hooked up to the internet has to have these numbers so that the requested information has a place to be delivered.
Domain Name
A domain name is the computers name that is registered on the internet. The domain name is a unique name that identifies a device on We o internet. Domain names always have 2 or more parts separated by dots-the first part is the specific machine and sub-network and the part on the right is the server and type of server. This is a registered name in the internet. Eg. www.yahoo.com
Domain name server
There is a program called a Domain Name server (DNS) that runs on your ISP's computer. Each IP address on the network should have a DNS entry. This is basically a database that associates a name (DNS entry) to an IP address.
Ping
It is a utility that is used to varify the existence of a host or network gateway: It refers to a command which sends out an ICMP ECH)_REQUEST packet to any network addressable host.
Ping is typically used in troubleshooting networks. By pinging different parts of the network it is possible to isolate the trouble spot/spots.
Listsery
A listsery is a small program that automatically sends the same message to all of the names (Bulk Mailing) on a specific mailing list. This mailing list is created by people signing up or subscribing to the service because they are interested in a certain topic.
Signature file
A signature file is a personalized-customizable-text files that is automatically appended to your e-mail messages that you send.
Home Page (Index Page)
It is a starting page of a website which consists of different types of files (text, graphics, sound, video, etc.) that contain information and probably links to other resources to the internet.
Portal
A portal is a starting point that offers quick links to other places on the internet.
ICQ
ICQ is an Internet tool (program that runs in the background) that tells you when someone on "your list" is online. It allow you to communicate with them in serval different ways. You can chat, send instant message that pop up on their screen, send URL's, send E-mail, and even transfer files.
Packet
The data as a whole is broken down into smaller parts before it is sent across the internet. These small blocks of information are called packet. Transmission is more efficient by sending these smaller blocks of information and verifying that they each arrive. It takes less time to re-send one small block of information that didn't show up or got mixed up in route than re-sending the entire set of data. Packet contains router information, header information, TCP/IP information and data.
MIMI
The MIMIE, the Multi-purpose Internet Mail Extensions, is a freely available specification that offers a way to interchange text in languages with different character sets, and multimedia e-mail among many different computer systems that use Internet mail standards.
Filter
Filtering e-mail refers to a set of rules that watch for specific patterns or key words in certain parts of an e-mail message and then take a specific action to each e-mail that matches a specific filter rule.
Spam
The Spam is unsolicited e-mail or junk e-mail sent lots of places lots of times.
Bookmarks
The Bookmarks are shortcuts to sites that you have marked for quick access.
Cookie
The cookies contain information that is sent from a web server to a web browser. That information is stored on your hard drive. Some web sites record information that you have entered while at their site and send out cookies (text files) that are stored on your computer.
CGI
The Common Gateway Interface scripts are programs that run on the servers. The programs can very in their complexity and design. CGI scripts are one way to maintain statistics on everything that happens on your web site.
Plug-in
A plug-in is a link to an external application that handles embedded information in a web page. Quick time is a plug-in that allows embedding movies into a web page.
Hyperlinks
The hypertext on the WWW (World Wide Web) which quickly allow you to link one documents or site to another. It’s like having footnotes, annotations and an index of all on the pages.
Eg. sinorita@hotmail.com.us
Sinorita : User name
hotmail : Domain name
.com : Domain name that is commercial
.us : Country Specific
Address Book
An address book is a place where you can store information about the people with whom you correspond.
Signature
The signature can be anything that will be appended to the message.
Inbox
It is element of email which collects all incoming mails.
Outbox
It is element of email which collects all outgoing mails, if it is created and sent in offline.
Trash
All deleted mail from mailbox will be sent to trash box.
CC (courtesy copy/carbon copy)
If the same letter is to be sent to more than one person then the address can be given in CC (Carbon copy)
BCC (Blank carbon copy)
It is similar to CC but the address of other receivers will not be shows to the receiver.
Junk mail
It is the unwanted mail, like subscription, advertisement etc.
Send mail
Ability to send email messages to Internet addresses
Receive mail
Ability to receive mail addressed to your email account
Reply
Respond to message that you have receive
Forward
Send a message you receive on to another recipient
Save
Ability to save messages you have received
Ability to print messages you have received
Attachment
Sends actual documents created with other programs along with (or attached to) your email.
Bounced
If a message has a invalid e-mail address it will be marked undeliverable and will bounce back to your e-mail address (the sender).
Netiquette
It is essential for all users on the Internet to recognize that they are responsible for their own individual actions while using the net. Netiquette is simply the use of common courtesy and polite behavior while using the net. Some basic rules of email netiquette are.
Emoticons
The convention to express feeling or a joke in symbolic from by user in e-mail and Internet are called emoticons.
Smiling :-)
Winking ;-)
Frowning :-(
Surprised :-o
User is asleep I -
Laughing :-D
Free Mail Account
The many sites on the internet offer free email account with varying services. Some of them are yahoo.com, hotmail.com etc.
Mirror
Many larger sites get so much traffic that they have a hard time handling all of the requests. The administrator of the site makes arrangements with another site to mirror the same information. This is called mirror site which reduces the bandwidth across the entire internet. Mirroring makes the information more accessible to users of the Internet. Mirroring also allows for a backup of information. in case the server crashes, is down for maintenance or problem exists anywhere along the path of the information.
IP Address
IP (Internet Protocol) Address is a unique set of four numbers (0-255) that is always in the form of 255.255.255.255. Each computer hooked up to the internet has to have these numbers so that the requested information has a place to be delivered.
Domain Name
A domain name is the computers name that is registered on the internet. The domain name is a unique name that identifies a device on We o internet. Domain names always have 2 or more parts separated by dots-the first part is the specific machine and sub-network and the part on the right is the server and type of server. This is a registered name in the internet. Eg. www.yahoo.com
Domain name server
There is a program called a Domain Name server (DNS) that runs on your ISP's computer. Each IP address on the network should have a DNS entry. This is basically a database that associates a name (DNS entry) to an IP address.
Ping
It is a utility that is used to varify the existence of a host or network gateway: It refers to a command which sends out an ICMP ECH)_REQUEST packet to any network addressable host.
Ping is typically used in troubleshooting networks. By pinging different parts of the network it is possible to isolate the trouble spot/spots.
Listsery
A listsery is a small program that automatically sends the same message to all of the names (Bulk Mailing) on a specific mailing list. This mailing list is created by people signing up or subscribing to the service because they are interested in a certain topic.
Signature file
A signature file is a personalized-customizable-text files that is automatically appended to your e-mail messages that you send.
Home Page (Index Page)
It is a starting page of a website which consists of different types of files (text, graphics, sound, video, etc.) that contain information and probably links to other resources to the internet.
Portal
A portal is a starting point that offers quick links to other places on the internet.
ICQ
ICQ is an Internet tool (program that runs in the background) that tells you when someone on "your list" is online. It allow you to communicate with them in serval different ways. You can chat, send instant message that pop up on their screen, send URL's, send E-mail, and even transfer files.
Packet
The data as a whole is broken down into smaller parts before it is sent across the internet. These small blocks of information are called packet. Transmission is more efficient by sending these smaller blocks of information and verifying that they each arrive. It takes less time to re-send one small block of information that didn't show up or got mixed up in route than re-sending the entire set of data. Packet contains router information, header information, TCP/IP information and data.
MIMI
The MIMIE, the Multi-purpose Internet Mail Extensions, is a freely available specification that offers a way to interchange text in languages with different character sets, and multimedia e-mail among many different computer systems that use Internet mail standards.
Filter
Filtering e-mail refers to a set of rules that watch for specific patterns or key words in certain parts of an e-mail message and then take a specific action to each e-mail that matches a specific filter rule.
Spam
The Spam is unsolicited e-mail or junk e-mail sent lots of places lots of times.
Bookmarks
The Bookmarks are shortcuts to sites that you have marked for quick access.
Cookie
The cookies contain information that is sent from a web server to a web browser. That information is stored on your hard drive. Some web sites record information that you have entered while at their site and send out cookies (text files) that are stored on your computer.
CGI
The Common Gateway Interface scripts are programs that run on the servers. The programs can very in their complexity and design. CGI scripts are one way to maintain statistics on everything that happens on your web site.
Plug-in
A plug-in is a link to an external application that handles embedded information in a web page. Quick time is a plug-in that allows embedding movies into a web page.
Hyperlinks
The hypertext on the WWW (World Wide Web) which quickly allow you to link one documents or site to another. It’s like having footnotes, annotations and an index of all on the pages.
