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Lab: Email Communication MCQs — Computer Science

17 multiple-choice questions on Lab: Email Communication from Computer Science, each with the correct answer and, where available, a teacher's explanation. Read through them to revise the chapter, then practise the same questions one by one to test yourself.

1. 2-Step Verification makes an email account more secure by:

  1. asking for a second code besides the password
  2. allowing anyone to log in
  3. deleting old emails
  4. removing the password

Answer: A) asking for a second code besides the password

Explanation: Something you know + something you have.

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2. Emails you have sent are stored in the:

  1. Trash only
  2. Drafts folder
  3. Spam folder
  4. Sent folder

Answer: D) Sent folder

Explanation: Sent keeps a copy of outgoing mail.

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3. Deleted emails in Gmail go to:

  1. Spam immediately forever
  2. Drafts
  3. Trash (Bin) and are removed permanently after 30 days
  4. Sent

Answer: C) Trash (Bin) and are removed permanently after 30 days

Explanation: You can restore them within 30 days.

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4. In the email address ali@gmail.com, "gmail.com" is the:

  1. user name
  2. domain name of the mail server
  3. protocol
  4. password

Answer: B) domain name of the mail server

Explanation: The part after @ is the domain.

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5. BCC is used when:

  1. you want everybody to see all addresses
  2. you want to delete an email
  3. you want to print an email
  4. you want to hide recipients' addresses from each other

Answer: D) you want to hide recipients' addresses from each other

Explanation: Blind carbon copy.

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6. Why should you sign out of email on a lab computer?

  1. To send emails faster
  2. To delete all emails
  3. To increase Internet speed
  4. So that the next user cannot access your account

Answer: D) So that the next user cannot access your account

Explanation: Staying signed in exposes your account.

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7. Which symbol separates the user name and domain in an email address?

  1. @
  2. &
  3. /

Answer: A) @

Explanation: user@domain.

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8. Unsent emails that are saved for later are found in:

  1. Spam
  2. Inbox
  3. Drafts
  4. Sent

Answer: C) Drafts

Explanation: Drafts store incomplete messages.

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9. "Reply all" sends your reply to:

  1. only Bcc recipients
  2. only the sender
  3. the sender and all other recipients
  4. nobody

Answer: C) the sender and all other recipients

Explanation: Everyone in To and Cc receives it.

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10. Which option sends a received email (with its attachments) to a new person?

  1. Reply all
  2. Reply
  3. Forward
  4. Archive

Answer: C) Forward

Explanation: Forward includes attachments.

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11. The icon used to attach a file in Gmail is a:

  1. trash can
  2. pencil
  3. paper clip
  4. star

Answer: C) paper clip

Explanation: Click the paper clip to attach files.

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12. A recovery phone number or email is added to:

  1. help reset the password if you forget it
  2. change the domain
  3. send spam
  4. increase storage

Answer: A) help reset the password if you forget it

Explanation: It verifies your identity for recovery.

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13. CC in email stands for:

  1. Central Copy
  2. Copy Content
  3. Carbon Copy
  4. Computer Copy

Answer: C) Carbon Copy

Explanation: CC recipients receive a copy visible to all.

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14. Writing an email in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS is considered:

  1. required by Gmail
  2. shouting and impolite
  3. very professional
  4. more secure

Answer: B) shouting and impolite

Explanation: Netiquette discourages all caps.

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15. The protocol used for sending email is:

  1. HTTP
  2. DNS
  3. SMTP
  4. FTP

Answer: C) SMTP

Explanation: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol.

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16. The maximum attachment size in Gmail is:

  1. 100 KB
  2. 1 MB
  3. 5 GB
  4. 25 MB

Answer: D) 25 MB

Explanation: Larger files are sent as Drive links.

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17. The subject of a forwarded email usually begins with:

  1. Cc:
  2. Re:
  3. Bcc:
  4. Fwd:

Answer: D) Fwd:

Explanation: Replies start with Re:.

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