You are configuring an e-mail client to connect to your e-mail account. Which of following is required to set up the e-mail account?

Question

Options

• AAn HTTP address
• BAn FTP address
• CADNSserveraddress
• DAPOP3 address

• A
  3% (1)
• B
  3% (1)
• D
  94% (30)

Explanation

POP3 (Post Office Protocol 3) is the standard protocol used to retrieve emails from a mail server, and its server address is a required field when configuring an email client - without it, the client has no way to locate and download your messages. HTTP (A) is a web browsing protocol, not an email protocol, so it plays no role in email client setup. FTP (B) is a file transfer protocol used for uploading/downloading files to servers, entirely unrelated to email retrieval. A DNS server address (C) is a network infrastructure setting configured at the OS or router level, not something you enter directly into an email client.

Memory tip: Think "POP3 = Pick up your mail" - POP3 is literally the protocol for picking up (retrieving) email from a server, making it the essential address for any email client setup.

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