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CGS 1555: Spring Term 2005
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CGS 1555 Tutorial Three: E-Mail Basics

Tutorial 3 Quiz Masters:

Marcelle Bessman ( [Text Input]

John Taylor (jtaylor@hccfl.edu) [Consultant]


Multiple Choice [One Answer Only]

Question 1

________ is a protocol that specifies how to encode nontext data, such as graphics and sound, so they can travel over the Internet.

a) IMAP
b) SMTP
c) MIME
d) POP

Question 2

You can send a message to several people by typing a ________ between their individual e-mail addresses.

a) colon
b) plus sign
c) comma
d) Any of the above

Question 3

If an e-mail's ________ line is blank, the recipient might not read the associated message immediately.

a) subject
b) sender
c) address
d) recipient

Question 4

You can use the optional ________ header line to send mail to people who should be aware of the e-mail message but who are not the message's main addresses.

a) carbon copy
b) blind carbon copy
c) sender
d) Either A or B

Question 5

Recipients on an e-mail's _______ list are unaware of blind carbon copy recipients of that e-mail.

a) To
b) Cc
c) Bcc
d) All of the above

Question 6

A(n) ________ contains the information you would otherwise routinely type at the end of your e-mail messages.

a) IP address
b) complimentary close file
c) signature file
d) protocol

Question 7

A(n)________ signature typically contains the sender's name, title, company name, company address, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail address.

a) informal
b) formal
c) managerial
d) administrative

Question 8

With most e-mail client programs, a(n) ________ representing an attached file accompanies the file.

a) icon
b) symbol
c) signature file
d) protocol

Question 9

Wit most e-mail client programs, you can _______

a) detach an attached file
b) examine an attached file.
c) save an attached file.
d) All of the above

Question 10

A(n) _______ is encoded so that it can be carried safely over the Internet, to 'tag along' with the message.

a) subject line
b) attachment
c) secret message
d) signature file

Question 11

The number 192.55.87.1 is an example of a(n) ________ address.

a) Host
b) Internet Protocol
c) Client
d) PPP

Question 12

To route an e-mail message to an individual whose mail is stored on a particular computer, you must identify that person by _______

a) his or her account name.
b) the computer on which his or her mail is stored.
c) his or her e-mail cliend.
d) Both A and B.

Question 13

The username and computer name of an e-mail address are separated by a(n)_______.

a) +
b) *
c) @
d) &

Question 14

The _______ specifies the computer to which the mail is to be delivered on the Internet.

a) host name
b) username
c) host name suffix
d) PPP connection

Question 15

The _______ host name suffix indicates that a computer belongs to an educational institution.

a) edu
b) sch
c) lib
d) unv

Question 16

If you have an Internet service provider with a(n)_______ connection, then you can choose from a large selection of e-mail client programs that run on your PC and periodically check the mail server for incoming mail.

a) PPP
b) SLIP
c) ISP
d) Either A or B

Question 17

A(n) _________ terminal is a computer that passes all your keystrokes to another computer to which you are connected and that does not attempt to do anything else during the e-mail session.

a) e-mail
b) ISP
c) dumb
d) smart

Question 18

_______ is a free e-mail program that you can access from any Web browser.

a) Yahoo!Mail
b) ExciteMail
c) HotMail
d) All of the above

Question 19

________ is a proprietary e-mail program that was one of the earliest free e-mail services.

a) Netscape Navigator
b) Microsoft Mail
c) HotMail
d) Juno

Question 20

________ is a popular e-mail client operating in the Windows environment.

a) Netscape Messenger
b) Microsoft Outlook Express
c) Eudora
d) All of the above

Question 21

________ is a simple system that accepts and displays only plain-text e-mail messages.

a) Mosaic
b) Pine
c) Lynx
d) Eudora

Question 22

Many ISPs support ________, in which the mail server receives mail and stores it until you use your mail client software to request the mail server to deliver mail to your computer.

a) POP
b) SMTP
c) PC-MAIL
d) Either A or B

Question 23

With POP or SMTP mail, when the user wants to receive or to send mail, the client program must notify the _______ server to deliver the mail or accept outgoing mail.

a) POP
b) SMTP
c) mail
d) destination

Question 24

Once a client program delivers your mail to your PC, the server may ______ its copy of the e-mail message.

a) delete
b) mark as delivered
c) mark as read
d) Any of the above

Question 25

The Print command usually appears on the _______ menu in a GUI program, or there is a Print button on the toolbar.

a) Print
b) Output
c) File
d) Control

Question 26

If your e-mail client does not allow the use of _______, you can sort the messages manually by reading them and filing them in the appropriate folder.

a) sorters
b) filters
c) file managers
d) inboxes

Question 27

Each line of a quoted message is usually preceded by a _________.

a) ?
b) +
c) <
d) >

Question 28

You can use a(n) ________ to save e-mail addreses and easy-to-remember nicknames for those addresses.

a) address book
b) roster
c) directory
d) mailing list

Question 29

A(n) ________ is a single nickmname that represents more than one individual e-mail address in your personal address book.

a) distribution list
b) address list
c) client list
d) host list

Question 30

You can assign a unique _______ to each entry in an address book so it is easier to refer to e-mail addresses when you need them.

a) username
b) host name
c) IP address
d) nickname


True/False Questions

Question 31

It is possible to send anonymous e-mail.

a) The statement above is TRUE.
b) The statement above is FALSE.


Question 32

The subject line of an e-mail is optional and relatively unimportant.

a) The statement above is TRUE.
b) The statement above is FALSE.


Question 33

An e-mail can contain only plain-text messages; more complex documents can not be sent via e-mail.

a) The statement above is TRUE.
b) The statement above is FALSE.


Question 34

An e-mail signature usually contains only the sender's name.

a) The statement above is TRUE.
b) The statement above is FALSE.


Question 35

The files attached to an e-mail can be delivered to more than one recipient at the same time.

a) The statement above is TRUE.
b) The statement above is FALSE.


Question 36

You can attach more than one file to an e-mail message.

a) The statement above is TRUE.
b) The statement above is FALSE.


Question 37

E-mail programs differ in how they handle and display attachments.

b) The statement above is TRUE.
a) The statement above is FALSE.


Question 38

A full e-mail address consists of your username, followed by an @ sign, followed by the host name.

a) The statement above is TRUE.
b) The statement above is FALSE.


Question 39

When typing e-mail addresses, the usage of upper-and lowercase letters does not matter.

a) The statement above is TRUE.
b) The statement above is FALSE.


Question 40

You can use any e-mail program to send mail to people with different e-mail clients.

a) The statement above is TRUE.
b) The statement above is FALSE.


Fill-in-the-Blank


Fill in the Blank with the word(s) that best fits the definition:

(hint: use vocabulary from the checkboxes below)

Question 41. (three words)is a standard, extensively used protocol that is part of the Internet suite of recognized protocols that handles incoming messages.


Question 42. The protocol known as (four words) handles outbound mail and decides which paths you e-mail message will take on the Internet.


Question 43. In an e-mail message, the message header contains all the information about the message, and the message contains the actual message.


Question 44. You can send a message by typing your name and other information at the end of the message for each message you send, or you can create a file.


Question 45. To send a more complex document (instead of a plain-text message) with an e-mail, you send it along as a(n) .


Question 46. A(n)is approximately 1000 characters (actually 1024 characters); e-mail programs ofter use it as the unit in which to measure the sizes of attached files.


Question 47. A(n) (two words) is another term for an e-mail account name.


Question 48. A message can be or temporarily held with other messages, and sent when you either exit the program or check to see if you received any new mail.


Question 49. Some e-mail programs let you use a(n) to move incoming mail into one or several mailboxes or folders automatically based on the content of the message.


Question 50. When you a message to another recipient, a copy of the original message is sent to the new recipient you specify, without notifying the original sender.




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Please add a comment below


The 'Muddy Water' Issues that I need help on are as follows:




I need class review on the following vocabulary words from this chapter:

hypertext transfer protocol(http) file transfer protocol(FTP) simple mail transfer protocol(SMTP) Hypertext Markup Language(HTML) signature file

Post Office Protocol(POP) mail server Multipurpose Internet Mail Extentions(MIME) protocols attachment

kilobyte Internet Protocol Address(IP Address) nickname user name dumb terminal


queued filter reply forward address book


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