Cloud Computing Questions and Answers – Cloud Mail Services – 1

This set of Cloud Computing Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on “Cloud Mail Services – 1”.

1. Which of the following application allows you to collect subscriptions and view them all in one site?
a) newsreader
b) wordreader
c) aggreader
d) all of the mentioned
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Answer: a
Explanation: The iGoogle customization site is based on RSS and Atom news feeds.

2. Point out the correct statement.
a) Many Webmail services are free, and the rest are generally modestly priced
b) Webmail may be differentiated from hosted email by its access through a Web browser
c) The current generation of Webmail services implements user interfaces based on Ajax
d) All of the mentioned
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Answer: d
Explanation: These services also sometimes use POP3 and IMAP, which allows them to be used to feed email into traditional email clients like Outlook and Thunderbird.

3. Browser based hosted mail is the prototypical ________ as a Service application.
a) Software
b) Platform
c) Infrastructure
d) All of the mentioned
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Answer: a
Explanation: Webmail is differentiated from hosted email primarily by the use of browser-based client access.

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4. Which was the first free hosted Webmail service to the user?
a) Hotmail
b) Yahoo mail
c) Google mail
d) All of the mentioned
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Answer: a
Explanation: Microsoft acquired HotMail a year later and rebranded it as MSN Hotmail.

5. Point out the wrong statement.
a) Most of the webmail services use spam and virus detection to eliminate unwanted mail
b) Syndication services are a method for publishing content from Websites
c) RSS content cannot be read in most modern browsers
d) None of the mentioned
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Answer: c
Explanation: When you subscribe to an RSS feed, you create a bookmark or favorite that is updated automatically as new content appears.

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6. Which of the following is not a Webmail Service?
a) AOL Mail
b) Windows Live Mail
c) Yahoo Mail
d) None of the mentioned
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Answer: d
Explanation: A hit can be measured relatively accurately by looking at the DNS server logs at key points in the Internet backbone.

7. Which of the following Webmail service doesn’t have POP3 support?
a) AOL Mail
b) ExciteIAC Search & Media
c) BlueTieBlueTie
d) All of the mentioned
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Answer: b
Explanation: BlueTieBlueTie has both IMAP and POP3 support.

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8. Which of the following Webmail service do not have free subscription and service?
a) LycosDuam
b) Mail.com
c) AOL Mail
d) All of the mentioned
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Answer: a
Explanation: LycosDuam provides 5GB storage space to users.

9. Which of the following Webmail service does not support both POP3 and IMAP?
a) Yahoo! Mail
b) ThinkPost.net
c) EmailRackspace
d) All of the mentioned
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Answer: a
Explanation: Yahoo Mail supports POP3 only.

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10. Google Mail service became available first in beta in _______ from Google Labs.
a) 2004
b) 2007
c) 2008
d) None of the mentioned
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Answer: a
Explanation: In July 2009 Google announced that Gmail and the Google apps were released products.

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