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GOOGLE APPS
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                                      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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