Basic Computer: Email Basics MCQ — 14 Practice Questions with Answers

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Forward and Reply are different email actions. Reply sends a response back to the sender, while Forward is used to send a message that you have received to another person. In forwarding, the email client normally prepares a new outgoing message and includes the original message content, often allowing the user to add comments or new recipients. Thus the assertion is true. The reason is also true and explains the mechanism behind the assertion. Therefore, both A and R are true, and R correctly explains A.

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Spam is the folder where unwanted or suspicious messages are commonly filtered, so I matches 3. The Sent folder stores messages that have already been sent, so II matches 4. Drafts stores messages that have been started but not yet sent, so III matches 1. Reply All is an action that replies to the sender and other recipients in the conversation, so IV matches 2. Combining these gives I-3, II-4, III-1, IV-2.

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SMTP stands for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol and is commonly used to send outgoing e-mail from a client or server towards another mail server. POP3 and IMAP are different protocols used to receive or access incoming messages from a mailbox. Thus, both the assertion and the reason state correct facts. However, the reason explains receiving mail, not why SMTP sends outgoing mail. Therefore, the right assertion-reason choice is that both are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.

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Bcc means blind carbon copy. It is used when a sender wants to send the same e-mail to additional recipients without showing their addresses to the other recipients. The stem clearly says that several people must receive the message, but they should not see one another's addresses. To and Cc are visible address fields in normal use, while Subject is not an address field. Hence, Bcc is the suitable choice.

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An attachment is a file sent along with an e-mail, such as a document, picture, spreadsheet, or audio file. Many services restrict attachment size, and a paperclip icon commonly marks attached files. The incorrect statement is the one claiming that attachments cannot carry malware. In fact, suspicious attachments are a common source of viruses and other harmful software, so users should open them only when the sender and purpose are trusted.