Review for NA19c: Email Details 
(Answers are at the end of the document.)

1.	What does the acronym MIME mean?


2.	Briefly describe what MIME is used for.


3.	In the context of electronic mail, what does the acronym POP mean?


4.	Briefly describe what POP is used for in electronic mail.


5.	What does the acronym SMTP mean?


6.	Briefly define what SMTP is used for.


7.	Briefly explain how email travels over the Internet.

























ANSWERS
1.	What does the acronym MIME mean?
	Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions

2.	Briefly describe what MIME is used for.
	MIME is used to attach graphical images,  audio, and other binary 
	files to an email message, and to identify the proper plugin or 
	helper application for a browser. 	[NA19cB2s]

3.	In the context of electronic mail, what does the acronym POP mean?
	Post Office Protocol

4.	Briefly describe what POP is used for in electronic mail.
	POP is an Internet protocol that is used to 
	pick up email from a server.

5.	What does the acronym SMTP mean?
	Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

6.	Briefly define what SMTP is used for.
	SMTP is an 	Internet standard for transferring email between computers. 

7.	Briefly explain how email travels over the Internet.
	Email travels over the Internet as streams of packets using the 
	TCP/IP protocol.  Each email packet includes the address of its 
	desination and travels from one machine to another until it 
	reaches its destination.