100-140 Question 334
Single answerA user contacts you because they are unable to send emails using their company's email application. After investigating, you find that the issue occurs only when they attempt to attach files larger than 20MB. What is the most likely cause of this issue?
- A
The email application has a file attachment size limit.
- B
The recipient's email server is rejecting large attachments.
- C
The user's internet connection is too slow to upload large files.
- D
The email application is not properly configured to send attachments.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The most likely cause of the issue is that the email application has a file attachment size limit. Many email services impose limits on the size of attachments to prevent bandwidth overload and ensure compatibility with other email servers. To resolve this, the user can use cloud storage services to share large files instead of attaching them directly to an email.
- A. Correct.
Most email applications have file attachment size limits, commonly set to 20MB or less. This is a likely cause of the issue in this scenario.
- B. Incorrect.
While the recipient's email server could reject large attachments, the issue described is specific to the sender's email application, making this less likely.
- C. Incorrect.
A slow internet connection could delay sending emails, but it would not specifically prevent sending emails with large attachments.
- D. Incorrect.
If the email application were misconfigured, the user would likely experience issues with sending all emails, not just emails with large attachments.