Email Defintions

Question 1

Email

Answer 1

A system for sending and receiving messages electronically over a computer network

Question 2

A distribution list

Answer 2

A collection of email addresses that allow you to email multiple people at one time about a specific topic

Question 3

Cc (carbon copy)

Answer 3

Email another email recipient to share the same email without having to repeat the email or as a record that we have sent an email to someone. All the recipients know that this email has been sent to this recipient

Question 4

Bcc (blind carbon copy)

Answer 4

this will send an email to someone else without disclosing their email address and the other recipients don’t know that the email has been sent to this recipient.

Question 5

Attachment

Answer 5

An email attachment is a computer file sent within an email message. This may be an image, document or video etc.

Question 6

Subject

Answer 6

A brief description given by the sender of what the email involves

Question 7

To

Answer 7

The address where an email is being sent to