Chapter 2 summary
In Module 2 I learned about the function and mechanics behind electronic mail (email), and antivirus software. I am not very familiar with email. I had my first email about 5 years ago, but I never had much use for it. The first two times I ever sent an email I accidentally replied to my own. When I was trying to come up with my own personal email address, I decided to use part of my name and the other part is some of my old license plate number. My primary email address is bry1242@yahoo.com which I mostly look at on my iPhone.
Email messages contain a message header, message body, and a signature. According to module 2, the signature can include your name, phone number, and address. I never considered putting such a signature at the end of an email, but I suppose it is a more formal way to send messages. Formal messages showcase good etiquette. This would be useful when emailing a potential employer. I have never applied for a job through email yet. I did not know the user can send the same message to multiple recipients by separating them with a comma. Courtesy copy (Cc) and blind courtesy copy (Bcc) are features I would likely never use. It was helpful that the module put a list of acronyms and their meanings when sending an email. Some of them I did not know such as EOD which stands for “end of the day”.
Managing my contacts is very easy because I do not have any. Up to this point I have not sent many emails. Reading about antivirus software, I wish there was a link to a website for a free antivirus, but I think it would not work very well. Concerning unsolicited commercial email (UCE), or junk mail, that is a problem I have with my yahoo email account. I often simply do not open and delete all messages that appear suspicious or come from unknown senders. Using Google drive to collaborate on documents and spreadsheets seems like it will be very useful in the future. After reading this module I believe that I understand how to send and receive emails. Maybe I will not be replying to my own emails anymore.