Explanation

• Email stands for Electronic Mail.
• It is a method of sending and receiving digital messages through the internet.
• The term electronic mail has been used with its modern meaning since 1975.
• The shorter form E-mail became common around 1979.

Additional information:

Parts of a valid email address:

1. Email Prefix
2. Email Domain

Address: example@mail.com

1. example = Email Prefix
2. mail.com = Email Domain

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Explanation

• An IP address (like 192.168.1.1) consists of four numbers, each ranging from 0 to 255.
• Each of these numbers is called an octet because it contains 8 bits.

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Explanation

• HTTP stands for Hypertext Transfer Protocol.
• It is a protocol for fetching resources such as HTML documents.
• It provides secure communication over a computer network.
•  It can also be used to fetch parts of documents to update Web pages on demand.
• https://www.google.com is called the URL.

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Explanation

• The standard other name for junk email is Spam.
• Junk email is unwanted and unsolicited email sent in bulk.
• It is commonly used for ads, scams, or fake promotions.

Additional information:

• Spoof means pretending to be another sender (email spoofing).
• Spam filters are used in email services to automatically block junk mail.

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Explanation

• .com is a Top-Level Domain (TLD) used mainly for commercial websites.
• It is part of the Domain Name System (DNS).
• Examples include .org, .net, .edu, and .gov.

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