Reading Test 2: (5 points each)                                                 Name: Jennifer Rudd

 

 

  1. Copy the file and enter you name and all answers in bold and italic. Do not underline. Print a copy. For online class, send it through WebCT mail as an attachment.

 

  1. The header of an email contains three items, which is name address of recipient, name and address of anyone who is being copied and the subject of the message.
  2. The author doesn’t think that email is similar to regular letter, he thinks that email

is more like a postcard, due to the degree of privacy.

  1. We can send documents, photos, sound and video files, because of the new

Internet protocol named Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension or MIME.

  1. What is the difference between encoding and encrypting an email?

Encoding changes files to text and then back to their original form.  The file with the attachments will automatically be detected, decoded and will either open it or prompt the recipient to save the file to disk. Adds no Security. Encrypting is a way of coding information in an e-mail so that only the person or persons that have the right type of decoding software can unscramble the message.

  1. The author mentioned a way to cut and paste text using short-cut keys, instead of drag and drop. Which are the keys to press in order to paste?

Simultaneously press the Control key and the V key.

  1. Name one of the websites mentioned in the articles that you could find an e-mail address of a person knowing only the first and last name.

Yahoo Pages.

  1. How did the author define email?

Electronic message sent from one computer to another.

  1. The author claimed that one advantage of email over regular mail is that you can retrieve your email from anywhere.
  2. Every e-mail address has a domain name. For the following e-mail address yourname@valdosta.edu, write the domain name.

Valdosta.edu

  1. The author mentioned eight simple practices to avoid being overwhelmed by        e-mails. Name any three.
    1. Develop a routine.
    2. Scan new messages and delete spam immediately.
    3. Set up your email software for rapid review.
  2. Name a file extension for documents attached to email. .jpg, mentioned in the articles of “Harness E-mail”.
  3. What is the name of the web mail you are using for this class? WebCT
  4. What is the mail server name in VSU? Valdosta.edu
  5. When you receive an attachment from an unknown address, why is it not advisable to open the attachment?  Because they can conceal viruses and other malicious programs designed to destroy your data or cause computer chaos.
  6. When you receive an attachment with an extension of pdf, such as test2.pdf, what program will open this file? Acrobat Reader
  7. Which website did the author recommend to get the latest anti-spam software?

download.com

  1. Why shouldn’t we request to remove our name from a spammer’s list?  You may get even more junk mail because the spammers will know that it is a correct email address.
  2. The path of least resistance in handling spam is to delete them.
  3. How did junk e-mail become known as SPAM? 

Use of the term "spam" was adopted as a result of the Monty Python skit in which our SPAM meat product was featured. In this skit, a group of Vikings sang a chorus of "spam, spam, spam . . . " in an increasing crescendo, drowning out other conversation. Hence, the analogy applied because UCE was drowning out normal discourse on the Internet.