SS2 Third Term Computer Studies Lesson Note – Electronic Mail Services

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WEEK 9                                                                                

TOPIC:  ELECTRONIC MAIL (E-mail) SERVICES

CONTENT: 

• Definition of Electronic mail
• E-mail Services
• Steps involved in creating e-mail account
• Steps involved in opening mail box

Sub-Topic 1:  DEFINITION OF ELECTRONIC MAIL

Electronic mail, commonly known as e-mail first entered substantial use in the 1960s and by the mid-1970s had taken the form now recognized as email. It is a method of exchanging digital or electronic messages across the internet or other computer networks; an internet service which enables us to send and receive messages through the internet. However, before you make use of the e-mail service, one needs to be connected to the internet. Email servers accept, forward, deliver, and store messages. Neither the users nor their computers are required to be online simultaneously; they need to connect only briefly, typically to a mail server or a webmail interface, or for as long as it takes to send or receive messages.

E-MAIL SERVICES

Electronic mail services are tasks that can be performed with an e-mail account. Such tasks include;

• Sending / Receiving email
• Chatting

Note:  E-mail Service Providers (ESP) are organizations which provide e-mail servers to send, receive, and store email for other organizations and / or end users. Examples includes Yahoo! Mail, Hotmail, Gmail, etc.

STEPS INVOLVED IN CREATING EMAIL ACCOUNTS (PRACTICAL)

To create a free account with Yahoo mail, follow the steps below:

1. Click on Internet Explorer
2. When it opens, type www.yahoo.com
3. On the Yahoo web page, click on Sign Up
4. Fill in your personal data.

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