Computer Science ICT SSS2 THIRD Term

WEEK 6

ELECTRONIC MAIL (E-MAIL) SERVICES I

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Electronic Mail Services

DEFINITION OF ELECTRONIC MAIL

 Electronic mail, most commonly abbreviated as email or e-mail, is a method of exchanging digital messages from one source (author) to many destinations (recipients) through the Internet.

ELECTRONIC MAIL SERVICES

Electronic mail services allow users to utilize one or more of the following services:

1. Send/Receive emails: This is one of the major services rendered by email. The user is able to send files in the form of messages, pictures, movies, software and so on.
2. Chat: E-mail provides its users with services such as Yahoo Messenger, Google Talk, MSN Messenger and so on. With the email address, the users are able to access the chat services to add friends in order to chat with them