What is a brief description of an email?

Answer 1

E-mail is an electronic messages or letter which is sent from one person to another via a computer.

It is a facility through which a person can communicate with any one in any part of the world through internet.

Answer 2

Ans: The fulform of e-mail is Electronic Mail.

It is a system for sending and receiving messages electronically over a computer network, as between personal computers. A message or messages sent or received by such a system.

Email is used as a means of communication between 1 or more parties. It is often more efficient than traditional mail which has a longer transit between the sender and the receiver(s).

There is many advantages and some disadvantages of e-mail.

Advantages of email are

1. email is effective in providing quick answers to yes and no, type questions.

2. Email is effective in finding the right person in an organisation or company to answer your question.

3. Email is good to make appointments for busy people.

4. Email can distribute information quickly to many people for the time it takes to email one person.

And so on…

The disadvantages are;

1. Email can become time consuming for answering complicated questions and misunderstandings can arise because cultural differences in the interpretation of certain words. The telephone, is much better for providing detailed answers or if you feel that the question is not absolutely clear.

2. Email can compromise the security of an organisation because sensitive information can be easily distributed accidently or deliberately. Email should be entrusted to well trained and trusted staff members.

3. Email can become impersonal or misunderstood.