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Email Basics
Learn basic email terms and concepts
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| emoticons | letters, numbers and symbols used to create "faces" to show emotion |
| spam | junk email |
| computer virus | a software program created to disrupt computer operations spread through computers often spread through email or web sites |
| electronic messages sent through a computer network | |
| netiquette | good etiquette or manners using the internet or being online |
| Information you should never share online. | name, address, phone number, family names, age, passwords and much more |
| What should you do if you are asked to give personal information? | Leave the web site, tell an adult, never give this information out |
| How should be other people be treated online? | The Golden Rule-treat others as you would want to be treated. |
| Important to remember before you send an email | If you don't want someone else to read it, don't send it. If you wouldn't say it to someone's face, don't send it. |
| Important password ideas | Never share it with friends, change it if someone knows it, use letters and numbers, not obvious |
| Typing in all caps is... | shouting and considered rude. |
| @ | at |
| email messages appear in | Inbox |
| first part of an email address | user name |
| CC in an email message | Carbon Copy-that email address receives the email |
| What appears on the subject line when you reply to a message? | re: |
| send a document with an email message | attach it |
| email address example | username@email.com john@gmail.com |
| Can an email be sent to more than one person? | Yes, you can add several email addresses to one message. |
| items that can be attached to an email | pictures, documents, sound clips, movie clips |
| Should you spell check your message? | Yes, it shows good manners. |
| Important to remember before sending a photo in an email | Check file size (not too big), have permission to send the photo, not inappropriate |
| Should you add a subject on the subject line? | Yes, it is good manners. |
| What should you do after reading an email? | Delete it, reply, file |