COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

Detailed explanation-1: -Definition(s): Electronic junk mail or the abuse of electronic messaging systems to indiscriminately send unsolicited bulk messages.

Detailed explanation-2: -Unsolicited email, called spam, ranks among the greatest problems of electronic communication. It represents up to 50 percent of all email communication. Spam is any form of unrequested communication sent in bulk (Unsolicited Bulk Email, or UBE).

Detailed explanation-3: -Spam is any unsolicited communication sent in bulk. Usually sent via email, spam is also distributed through text messages (SMS), social media, or phone calls. Spam messages often come in the form of harmless (though annoying) promotional emails. But sometimes spam is a fraudulent or malicious scam.

Detailed explanation-4: -Email SPAM, also referred to as junk email or simply SPAM, is unsolicited messages sent in bulk by email, also known as “spamming.” The name comes from a Monty Python sketch, (watch it, below!) where the name of the canned pork product, SPAM, is annoying and unavoidable. Just like SPAM email.

Detailed explanation-5: -Spamming is referred to as the use of messaging to contact multiple unsolicited recipients. It can be used for the purpose of advertising something, or even just sending the same unsolicited message to someone over and over again.