Introduction An email account is a digital mail box. It is essentially an electronic mail (e-mail). Your email is your digital identifier that you can use to send and receive electronic messages. An email account usually consists of : A username or email address such as my.email@example.com Password: This is a secret word combination used to authenticate your account and grant you access to it. Email inbox: This is where all your received emails are stored and accessed from. Email Client or web interface: An application that enables you to compose, send, receive and manage your emails. Email accounts have become important in our digital age as we use it for various things such as: Communication with family and friends Newsletters and subscriptions Online shopping and digital transactions I am sure you must have come across a website asking for your email address to enable you receive notifications, or you need to sign up for something online and one of the ...