Reading Test 2: (5 points each)                                                 Name: Todd Alderman

 

  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 and address of the recipient, the 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 SMTP, short for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol.

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

Encoding files adds no security.

Encryption is a  way of coding the information in a file or e-mail message so that if it is intercepted by a third party as it travels over a network it cannot be read. 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 Control and V.

  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! People Search

  1. How did the author define email?

In its simplest form, e-mail is an 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 location.
  2. Every e-mail address has a domain name. For the following e-mail address yourname@valdosta.edu, write the domain name.

valdosta

  1. The author mentioned eight simple practices to avoid being overwhelmed by        e-mails. Name any three.
    1. Establish separate business and personal accounts.
    2. Develop a routine.
    3. Set up your e-mail software for rapid review.
  2. Name a file extension for documents attached to email. .doc , mentioned in the articles of “Harness E-mail”.
  3. What is the name of the web mail you are using for this class?

yahoo

  1. What is the mail server name in VSU? Valdosta.edu
  2. 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.

  1. When you receive an attachment with an extension of pdf, such as test2.pdf, what program will open this file? Acrobat Reader
  2. 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?

Because this tells the spammer that you read your mail and that your address is valid. The result may be that you get even more junk mail.

  1. The path of least resistance in handling spam is to highlight the offending message and delete it.
  2. 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.

 

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