Electronic Mail

Another popular business use of computers is electronic mail. Electronic mail (E - Mail) is a system for sending and receiving written messages through computers. If you want to send a message to co-workers, for instance, you would just type in the message, indicate who is supposed to receive it, and signal the computer to send it. The computer saves the message in a special file. When your co-workers sign on, they can retrieve the written note, read it on the screen and dispose of it as they wish—either by printing it on paper, sorting it electronically, forwarding it to other people, answering it by another E - Mail memo, or just ejecting it altogether.