Basic Cloud Computing Interview questions on “Cloud Mail Services”.
1. Which of the following transport protocol is used for POP3 and IMAP access in Gmail?
a) TTP
b) TLS
c) HTTP
d) All of the mentioned
Answer: b
Clarification: TLS stands for Transport Layer Security.
2. Point out the wrong statement.
a) Gmail is written to look like an Internet chat utility
b) Gmail tends to perform most of its operations such as archiving on the conversation as a whole
c) When a conversation gets to be 50 messages long, Gmail splits the conversation into a second section
d) All of the mentioned
Answer: c
Clarification: When a conversation gets to be 100 messages long, Gmail splits the conversation into a second section.
3. Which of the following prototypical POP3 Webmail mail retrieval service was established in 1997?
a) Gmail
b) Mail2Web
c) Yahoo Mail
d) All of the mentioned
Answer: b
Clarification: From the Mail2Web interface, you can read messages, reply, and create new messages.
4. Mail2Web also has a mobile email service based on Exchange called __________ Mobile Email.
a) Mail2.com
b) Mail2Web.com
c) MailWeb.com
d) All of the mentioned
Answer: b
Clarification: Mail2Web.com provides online access to any POP3 account.
5. Point out the wrong statement.
a) In Gmail, you cannot construct searches with multiple operators using the Advanced Search feature
b) Google uses an advertiser-driven model to supply its free service to users
c) RSS content can be read in most modern browsers
d) None of the mentioned
Answer: a
Clarification: In its search function, Google uses the keywords from your search and your search history to match sponsors to you.
6. Which of the following is Microsoft’s Webmail offering and with localized versions in 36 languages?
a) AOL Mail
b) Windows Live Hotmail
c) Yahoo Mail
d) None of the mentioned
Answer: b
Clarification: Windows Live Hotmail is one of the central applications in Microsoft Windows Live product portfolio.
7. Which of the following browser is not supported for Hotmail Service?
a) Firefox
b) Safari
c) Chrome
d) All of the mentioned
Answer: b
Clarification: Windows Live Hotmail was created with Ajax technology.
8. Which of the following Hotmail feature has ability to set a spam filter directly with your mouse?
a) 1-Click Filters
b) 2-Click Filters
c) Mail Filers
d) All of the mentioned
Answer: a
Clarification: Hotmail has a strong feature set.
9. Which of the following adds the ability to synchronize messages, contacts, and calendars on any mobile phone that has ActiveSync?
a) Exchange ActiveSync
b) Exchange PassiveSync
c) EmailRackspace
d) All of the mentioned
Answer: a
Clarification: Hotmail also can be viewed in Microsoft Office Outlook using the Outlook Connector or using Windows Live for Windows Mobile phones on that phone’s operating system.
10. Yahoo! added a version of the user interface based on Ajax that looks like a form of _____________
a) Gmail
b) Microsoft Outlook
c) AOL Mail
d) None of the mentioned
Answer: b
Clarification: This Ajax interface is based on the work of Oddpost, which the company acquired in 2004.