Background . Spam is often used to describe any sort of unwanted post on a newsgroup or any unwanted email message. Spam is objected to on the basis of slowing down networks and filling up valuable hard disk space. It may also cost the recipient money to receive spam (Bell et al., 2004). Presenting problem definition The project will conduct a study about how spam affects productivity. It intends to find out more about the disadvantages of spam and how it affects the performance and productivity of computer and email users. Real World Target Through the study better understanding of Spam can be made and people can be informed about what it can do. The study can look deeper on how spam affects a person's productivity. The study will then provide how to contradict these effects and what to do when someone using email receives emails unfamiliar to them. Research Question The problem statement that was given in a previous section shows the goal of the study; however, there is still ...