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3 Google apps
Your Aim
to learn about:
Google Apps of Google
An app is a short form for an application which is made of programs or codes. It is designed
for the users of mobiles or computers to perform a specific function/task. You must have heard
people say, Mobile Apps. These apps run on Smartphones/Tablets. The term App was first
coined by Apple when they created an App Store in 2008. Since then this word App has been
used for numerous programs. Mobile Apps are more cost effective than desktop applications.
You can install as many free apps you want if you have enough space in your mobile to operate
them. Some apps need an unlimited Internet accessibility. There are Web Apps also available
which run on the computer systems or mobiles through browser interface. In this chapter, we will
learn about Google and its different apps.
GOOGLE
Google is a US-based software organisation founded
in 1998 by Sergey Brin and Larry Page. It is popularly
known as a search engine. In the year 2015, Sergey Brin
and Larry Page opened a new company named Alphabet
Incorporation which took over Google and became the
parent company of other Google Subsidiaries. In December 2019, Sundar Pichai became the
CEO of Alphabet incorporation. To open Google, type www.google.com in the address bar of a
browser. You can search anything on Google.
Few tips for using Google search engine are:
Keep the search words simple like stationery shop near me or how will be the weather
today.
Unable to type! You can use the microphone icon to speak the search words. You do not
have to worry about the spelling mistakes.
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