1. Email (Electronic Mail) a message sent and received electronically via telecommunication links between computers.

2. HSSC Web Server webmail.hssc.edu.hk

3. Email Address Format f99XXX@hssc.edu.hk User NameHost Name

4. General Features sending & receiving emails attachments address book

5. General Features Compose –creates a new email InBox –keeps all incoming emails SentBox –keeps the backup copy of the sent emails

6. General Email Features Drafts –keeps the draft emails that can be sent later Trash –keeps the deleted emails

7. Basic Info. for sending Email To –the recipient email address Subject –the email subject

8. Basic Info. for sending Email Cc (optional) –carbon copy. A copy of message sent to a recipient other than the main recipient Bcc (optional) –blind carbon copy. A copy of message sent to a recipient that is invisible to the main and carbon copy recipients

9. General Features Attachments –attaches files to the email Address book –organises email addresses into different groups

10. HSSC Web Mail http://webmail.hssc.edu.hk

11. Terms POP3 (Post Office Protocol 3) –a standard used in receiving email. SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) –a standard used in sending email.

12. Email to Fax Format remote-printer.Your_Name/Your_Location @IDDCode_TelNumber.iddd.tpc.int Example remote-printer.Vincent/Rm_802 @85226367159.iddd.tpc.int

13. Search Engine a program that searches for keywords in documents found on the Internet.

14. Popular Search Engines Yahoo! http://www.yahoo.com Alta Vista http://www.altavista.com Infoseek http://www.infoseek.com Lycos http://www.lycos.com

15. Popular Downloads Sites Download.com http://www.download.com TUCOWS NETWORKS http://www.tucows.com

16. File Transfer Protocol (FTP) a standard used for exchanging files between computers on the Internet.