Email Protocols Quiz

Which of the following are examples of email clients?

• Microsoft Outlook

• Yahoo Mail

• Mozilla Thunderbird

• Gmail

What does SMTP stand for?

• Simple Message Transfer Protocol

• Standard Mail Transfer Protocol

• Secure Mail Transfer Protocol

• Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

Which of the following is a function of SMTP?

• Facilitates outgoing email transmission

• Stores emails on the server

• Acknowledges successful message transmission

• Removes emails from the server after retrieval

What is the primary difference between POP3 and IMAP?

• POP3 downloads and deletes emails from the server

• IMAP stores emails on the server and synchronizes across devices

• POP3 allows access from multiple devices simultaneously

• IMAP removes emails from the server after download

What does IMAP enable that POP3 does not?

• Access from multiple devices

• Permanent deletion of emails from the server

• Offline access to emails

• Email storage on the local device only

Which of the following describes the function of IMAP?

• Synchronizes emails across devices

• Removes emails from the server after reading

• Caches emails for viewing without downloading

• Requires a constant internet connection to access emails

What is the purpose of SMTP in cross-domain email communication?

• Facilitates internal delivery within the same domain

• Stores the email until it is retrieved

• Encrypts emails during transmission

• Relays email through multiple servers if necessary

Which protocols are typically used when configuring an email client?

• FTP for file transfer

• HTTP for retrieving emails

• POP3 or IMAP for incoming emails

• SMTP for outgoing emails

What is a characteristic of POP3?

• Emails are downloaded to the local device

• Emails remain on the server after retrieval

• It allows access to emails from any device

• It synchronizes changes across devices

Which of the following statements accurately describe the functions of SMTP, POP3, and IMAP protocols?

• SMTP transmits outgoing emails between servers.

• POP3 keeps emails stored on the server for multiple device access.

• IMAP synchronises emails across multiple devices.

• POP3 downloads emails and typically removes them from the server.