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Email. Computer Technology Timpview High School. E-mail. Email is inexpensive and easy to use and track Spam – emails sent in bulk to many people’s email accounts; like junk mail
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Email Computer Technology Timpview High School
E-mail • Email is inexpensive and easy to use and track • Spam – emails sent in bulk to many people’s email accounts; like junk mail • Phishing – a form of Internet fraud that aims to steal valuable information such as credit cards, social security numbers, user IDs and passwordshttp://www.microsoft.com/protect/yourself/phishing/identify.mspx
Viruses • A virus is a program intentionally designed to cause annoyance or damage to computer hardware or software • Ways to protect your computer: • Turn on firewall • Keep anti-virus software up-to-date • Be cautious about opening email attachments • Avoid spyware
Netiquette • Treat people with the same respect and integrity you would during a face-to-face encounter • Do not use offensive language, avoid extreme emotion or opinions, avoid insulting or hostile comments http://info.org.il/irrelevant/may02-smilepop-soapbox4.swf
Email Message Carbon Copy Your Name Blind Copy Email address to send to Always include and make it informative • DO use proper grammar, punctuation, capitalization, etc. • DO keep it short and to the point. • DO NOT use all capital letters. • DO NOT send to people you don’t know. • REMEMBER e-mail is NOT private!
Emoticons An icon that represents an emotion; A series of typed characters that creates a facial expression. ; ) :-( :o) 8-(