Which statement correctly describes CC usage in professional emails?

• A. BCC to keep stakeholders informed.
• B. CC hides recipients.
• C. CC to protect privacy.
• D. CC to keep stakeholders informed; BCC to protect privacy or when sending to many recipients without exposing emails.

Answer: (D)

The main idea is using CC and BCC for appropriate visibility and privacy in email communication. CC is used to keep stakeholders informed; recipients added in CC can see who else received the message, which promotes transparency and helps everyone stay in the loop. BCC hides recipients from one another, which protects privacy and is useful when sending to many people without exposing all email addresses or triggering unnecessary replies.

So, CC for keeping stakeholders informed, and BCC for protecting privacy or when emailing a large group without exposing addresses, covers the correct practice. For example, you might CC a manager on a project update to keep them in the loop, while BCC’ing a large distribution list to prevent exposing all addresses.