2.3 Electronic Mail and Other Applications

Question 1

____________ (or email) was one of the earliest applications on the Internet and is still among the most heavily used today

Answer 1

Electronic mail

Question 2

With email, users create and send messages to one user, several users, or all users on a ____________

Answer 2

distribution list

Question 3

The ____________________ is the most commonly used email standard simply because it is the email standard used on the Internet

Answer 3

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)

Question 4

SMTP email is usually implemented as a ________________________, but not always

Answer 4

two-tier thick client-server application

Question 5

With a ________________________, each client computer runs an application layer software package called a mail user agent, which is usually more commonly called an email client

Answer 5

two-tier thick client-server architecture

Question 6

The user sends the SMTP packet to a mail server that runs a special application layer software package called a ____________, which is more commonly called mail server software

Answer 6

mail transfer agent

Question 7

1. IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol)
2. LAN
3. POP (Post Office Protocol)

Answer 7

How SMTP works

Question 8

Two commonly used standards for communication between email client and mail server

Answer 8

1. IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol)
2. POP (Post Office Protocol)

Question 9

The email message must be copied to the client computer’s hard disk and deleted from the mail server

Answer 9

Post Office Protocol (POP)

Question 10

Email messages can remain stored on the mail server after they are read

Answer 10

Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP)

Question 11

The ___________________________ uses a Web server and Web browser to provide access to your email. With this architecture, you do not need an email client on your client computer

Answer 11

three-tier thin client-server architecture

Question 12

This type of mail is sometimes called Web-based email and is provided by a variety of companies (Gmail, Yahoo, MSN, etc)

Answer 12

three-tier thin client-server architecture

Question 13

1. HTTP
2. IMAP
3. LAN
4. POP
5. SMTP

Answer 13

How three-tier thin client-server architecture works

Question 14

Enables users to log in to servers (or other clients)

Answer 14

Telnet

Question 15

With _______________, you can exchange real-time typed messages or chat with your friends (ex: Google Talk and AOL Instant Messenger)

Answer 15

instant messaging

Question 16

Provides real-time transmission of video and audio signals to enable people in two or more locations to have a meeting

Answer 16

Videoconferencing

Question 17

______________ is a special type of one-directional videoconferencing in which content is sent from the server to the user

Answer 17

Webcasting

Question 18

At present, there are no standards for _______________ technologies, but the products by RealNetworks.com are the de facto standards

Answer 18

Webcast