Question

a)examine five basic features of an e mail

Answer 1

Some of the basic features of an Email are as follows:

1) Attachment: One can attach Word Documents, Powerpoint presentation, Images or Audio/Video files alongwith the message that is to be sent. This is one of the most useful feature of email.

2) Address Book: The address book stores information about the people with whom you communicate regularly by sending emails. Using address book enables us not to memorize the email addresses of other people.

3) Automatic replies: You can set an automatic reply to a mail received from a particular set of people. With the help of this feature you won't have to type the mail repeatedly and the mail will be automatically sent as a reply to the sender.

4) Auto-Forward of messages: You can auto-forward/redirect a message received from a particular sender to the designated receipent as required.

5) Using signatures: A signature can be added at the end of an email which will include the details of the sender so that the receiver would know about the sender. A signature basically includes Name, Phone number, Designation, etc.

6) Notification if a mail cannot be delivered: Sometimes when you send a mail and if the mentioned email address is incorrect or if it doesn't exist, you will receive a notification that the message cannot be delivered alongwith the reason.