Advantages and Disadvantages of using emails

Advantages:

• You can easily compose messages to friends,family and co-workers
• You are able to store messages and files up to 1GB on some web based email servers
• It is usually free
• You are able to send files and attachments with ease

Disadvantages:

• Are at risk to receive viruses
• Emails that you send goes through a number of computers before it reaches the recipients inbox and along the way there is a possibility that an individual could hack into your email and read it
• You are at risk in receiving spam. Once you have received spam, you may have to get a new email account.
• You must have access to the internet