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title: Domains And Emails Knowledge Assessment
description: We serve thousand of email users and host hundreds of domains 1. Talk to me about your understanding of what DNS is. 2. Talk me through the elements you need to be aware of when transferring a domain from one…
url: "https://vmgexcellence.co.za/docs/domains-and-emails-knowledge-assessment/"
updated: "2025-10-30"
category: ASSESSMENT TOPICS AND QUESTIONS
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# Domains And Emails Knowledge Assessment

We serve thousand of email users and host hundreds of domains

1. Talk to me about your understanding of what DNS is.
2. Talk me through the elements you need to be aware of when transferring a domain from one hosting provider to VMG?
3. What DNS settings need to take place if the website is on one server and emails are on another?
4. What is the co.za registrar?
5. What is SSL
6. What effect did POPIA have on the ease of managing domains regarding finding out who the registrant of a domain is?
7. What happens to a customers’ emails if they move their domain over to a new hosting provider?
8. How can you ensure that a client’s emails will not be lost if they migrate their domain and email hosting to VMG?
9. Does VMG want this business?
10. What is the annual domain renewal fee with VMG?
11. What is DKIM, and why is it important?
12. Where will you go to add the DKIM record for e-mail
13. What is the difference between a POP account and an IMAP account?
14. Name the incoming and outgoing port numbers used when setting up a POP email account with SSL.
15. Name the incoming and outgoing port numbers used when setting up a POP email account without authentication.
16. Name the incoming and outgoing port numbers used when setting up an IMAP email account with SSL.
17. Name the incoming and outgoing port numbers used when setting up an IMAP email account without authentication.
18. Name the preferred application we use for email management.
19. Name an alternative free mail application for email management.
20. Name the data file type names for POP and for IMAP.
21. Why is it important to export IMAP emails before deleting an account?
22. What is the default directory for Outlook data files?