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Skills #Information Literacy
Identify the given apps available in Google Play Store and write their names. Also write the name of
the country of their origin.
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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 stationary 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.
The name 'Google' was derived from a misspelling of its original planned name, 'GOOGOL',
which means a mathematical term for the number one followed by 100 zeroes.
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