InformationDesign-Assignment#8

Network Keyterm - 5

**E-mail**
Short for electronic mail, e-mail or email is text messages that may contain files, images or other types of attachments sent through a network to a specified individual or group of individuals. E-mail was developed in 1972 by Ray Tomlinson and by 1996 more electronic mail was being sent than postal mail. Below isE-mail
Short for electronic mail, e-mail or email is text messages that may contain files, images or other types of attachments sent through a network to a specified individual or group of individuals. E-mail was developed in 1972 by Ray Tomlinson and by 1996 more electronic mail was being sent than postal mail. Below is an example and breakdown of an Internet e-mail address. an example and breakdown of an Internet e-mail address.

Source: http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/e/email.htm

**Echo**
Term often used to describe when data is sent to a computer or other network device and that information is automatically sent back to help verify the information is received. Echo can be a command used with operating systems and/or network devices, or can be a function of a device.

• Additional information about batch files including the echo command can be found on our batch file help page.

Source: http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/e/echo.htm

**Error rate**
The degree of errors encountered during data transmission over a communications or network connection. The higher the error rate the less reliable the connection or data transfer will be.

Source: http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/e/errorate.htm

**Exchange**
1. Microsoft Exchange or Microsoft Exchange server is a software program released by Microsoft that enables administrators to easily maintain and control communications such as e-mail.
The official Microsoft Exchange Page can be found here.
2. The process of changing one thing for another thing.

Source: http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/e/exchange.htm

**Extranet**
Similar to a corporate Intranet, an Extranet is a local network that is also accessible to specific outside users and/or businesses; however, it is still not accessible to the general public. Although a user may have access to an extranet, the extranet may only display information that he or she is privileged to see and/or only allow access to specific sections of the extranet.

Source: http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/e/extranet.htm