Email Basics
This is what you use to send and receive electronic messages.
What is an email?
A fake email designed to trick you into sharing personal information.
What is a phishing email?
You should never share your password with this person.
Who is anyone?
Always do this before opening an email attachment.
What is checking the sender?
Regularly do this to emails you no longer need.
What is delete them?
This section of an email contains the recipient’s email address.
What is the “to” field?
These emails often create a sense of urgency, like claiming you’ve won a prize.
What are scam emails?
A strong password should include letters, numbers, and these.
What are special characters?
Clicking on a suspicious link can infect your device with this.
What is malware?
This setting helps filter unwanted or junk emails.
What is spam filter?
This part of the email briefly describes the message’s content.
What is the subject line?
You should never share this personal number over email.
What is your Social Security Number?
This type of software can help you manage and store passwords securely.
What is a password manager?
Attachments with these file extensions should be avoided unless trusted.
What are .exe or .zip files?
Avoid using this type of network when accessing sensitive information.
What is public Wi-Fi?
These types of messages are automatically sent and are often used for promotions.
What are newsletters?
If an email asks for sensitive information, you should first do this.
What is verify the sender?
This type of password is harder to guess than your pet’s name.
What is a randomly generated password?
This is a method to scan email attachments for safety.
What is use antivirus software?
Before clicking on links or opening attachments, verify this about the sender.
What is their identity?
This is the folder's name where unread or new emails typically appear.
What is the inbox?
This is the term for pretending to be someone you trust in an email.
What is email spoofing?
Changing your password frequently can help protect against this.
What is unauthorized access?
Hovering over a link in an email shows this.
What is the URL?
You should always log out of this after checking your email on a shared computer.
What is your email account?