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An example of an email address is –

info@gangaramprakashan.com

Username Domain name

It is the name selected by the user at the time of creation of the email account.
Username The username can have alphabet, digits, and some special characters ( ! # $ % & ’ *
+ - / = ? ^ _ ` { | } ~ ). The username should not contain any spaces in it.

It is pronounced as ‘at’. It is used to separate the username from the domain name in
The symbol @
an email address.
Domain Name It is the address of the email service provider’s website or mail server.

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A mail server is a computer that manages your email account and stores all email messages related to
your email address.

CREATING AN EMAIL ACCOUNT

Let us learn to create an email account on Gmail, one of the most popular free email service providers
on the Internet.
To create an email account on Gmail:
1. Open a web browser and type the URL ‘www.gmail.com’ in the Address Bar.

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The home page of Gmail opens. It provides you options to log in if you already have an account or
to sign up for a new free account.

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2. Click the Create account button. 3
A pop-up menu opens.

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