SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER 6
(ELECTRONIC MAIL)
Multiple choice:-
1. SMTP is a simple:
a. TCP Protocol
b. IP Protocol
c. TCP/IP Protocol
d. None of the above
2. A simple protocol used for fetching
e-mail from a mailbox is:
a. POP3
b. POP2
c. IMAP
d. None of the above
3. A popular application of computer
networking is the world wide
web of Newsgroup called:
a. News
b. Gateways
c. Netnews
d. (a) and (b) above
4. E-mail address is made up:
a. Single parts
b. Two parts
c. Three parts
d. None of the above
5. The program supplied by VSNL (Videsh
Sanchar Nigam Limited)
When you ask for Internet connection
for e-mail is:
a. ISP
b. Pine
c. HotDog
d. None of the above
6. SMTP stands for:
a. Server Mail Transfer Protocol
b. Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
c. Small Mail Transmission Protocol
d. Short Mail Transmission Protocol
7. The e-mail component of Internet
Explorer is called:
a. Messenger Mailbox
b. Message box
c. Outlook Express
d. None of the above
8. Messenger Mailbox is present in:
a. Internet Explorer
b. Netscape Communicator
c. Both a and b
d. None of the above
9. A convenient place to store contact
information for quick
retrieval is:
a. Message box
b. Address box
c. Address book
d. None of the above
10. Which of the following statements is not
correct for digital
signature?
a. It is a mechanism for
authentication
b. It is the scanned image of
one’s signature
c. It is created by encrypting
information
d. It cannot be duplicated
11. Which of the following is not a protocol
for e-mail?
a. SMTP
b. POP
c. IMAP
d. UDP
12. Which one of the following is a valid
e-mail address?
b. sales@enquiries.guilds.co.uk
c. @sales.enquiries@guilds.co.uk
d. sales.enquiries.guilds.co.uk
State whether the following
statements are True or False:-
1. In SMTP, the message can
be of any length.
2. A protocol used for
fetching e-mail from a mailbox is POP1.
3. UUCP is UNIX-to-UNIX File
Copy Protocol.
4. All incoming e-mail
messages are to be stored in the Outbox folder.
5. The e-mail component of
Internet Explorer is called “Outlook Express”.
6. Netscape Messenger is the
e-mail client packaged with Netscape Communicator 4.0.
7. Mail-header is offset from
mail body by a line of asterisks.
8. Recipient’s log in name
must form a part of his e-mail address.
9. E-mail messages are
usually addressed and delivered to only one or two people.
10.
The two main file formats for images on the Web are GIF and
TIFF.
11.
SMTP is associated with electronic mail.
12.
E-mail is limited to text-based messages.
13.
The two parts of e-mail address are separated by the @symbol.
Match the following:-
1. ASCII a.
MPEG4
2. Remote Mail Box b. POP3
3. VSNL c.
Pine
4. UUCP
d. Send box moves the
message a folder named
5. Inbox e. SMTP
6. Bounced mail f.
Mail addressing system
7. X.400 g. Flooding an e-mail account/
server
8. Elm h. Returned to sender
9. Mail bombing i. Access e-mail without downl-
oading
10.
IMAP j. Trojan Horse
11.
A security attack in k. UNIX-to-UNIX File Copy
which someone
inside protocol
a company is
tricked
into running a
compu-
ter program
that sends
information
from the
person’s
computer to
the Outsider.
12.
Interactive video l. Electronic mail
Fill in the blanks:-
a.
Routing g.
A listserv
b.
Secure
h. Inbox
c.
Internet
i. Outlook Express
d.
Spam j.
Address book
e.
VSNL
k. POP3
f.
BCC
1. In any good communication
system, the message should be safe and_________. It should reach to the person
for whom it is meant.
2. PCs connected
with_________ can also be used for education, entertainment, etc.
3. Unsolicited commercial
e-mail is called__________.
4. __________delivers
communications from a large group of people right to your mailbox.
5. The e-mail component of
Internet Explorer is called_________.
6. The process of directing a
message to the recipient’s host is called__________.
7. To read incoming mail,
choose__________.
8. __________is called Blind
Carbon Copy.
9. A simple protocol used for
fetching e-mail from a remote mailbox is ________.
10.
Messenger allows you to store e-mail address in its________.
Descriptive Type Questions:-
1. What is an e-mail? What is
a “mail box”?
2. Write short notes on the
following two protocols used for e-mail:
a. UUCP
b. SMTP
3. What was the need for
MIME? What are the five different headers specified in MIME?
4. What is the role of DNS in
the transfer of e-mail? Give a brief procedure of delivering e-mail on the
Internet.
5. Define the following
terms:
a. List server
b. E-mail
6. What is mail header? What
does it contain?
7. What is Outlook Express?
What are its uses?
8. What do you mean by e-mail
address? Explain with an example.
9. Describe how e-mail is
stored and transmitted by POP and SMTP servers.
10.
Give an overview of SMTP. Discuss its drawbacks. Discuss the
enhancements available in MIME to overcome these drawbacks.
11.
What is MIME? How does it help in sending binary data via
e-mail message?
12.
Discuss the need for MIME? What are the five different
headers specified in MIME?
13.
Describe the differences and similarities between an URL and
an e-mail address.
14.
How does an e-mail address look like? What are the protocols
used for sending/receiving e-mail?
15.
Write short notes on the following:
a. E-mail encryption
b. Address look
c. Signature file
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