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7 Google Apps
Your Aim
to learn about:
Google Apps of Google
An app, short for "application," refers to software designed to perform specific tasks. Developers
create apps for devices like smartphones, tablets, or computers. You must have heard people
say, Mobile Apps. These apps run on Smartphones/Tablets. The term "app" gained more
popularity when Apple launched its 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 as you want if you have enough space on your mobile to operate
them. Some apps need Internet accessibility. In this chapter, we will learn about Google and its
different apps.
GOOGLE
Google is a US-based multinational technology organisation
founded in 1998 by Sergey Brin and Larry Page. It is popularly
known for its 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 Inc.
A few tips for using Google search engine are:
Keep the search words simple like a stationary shop near me or how the weather will be 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.
APPS OF GOOGLE
Google provides several apps free of cost for your computer as well as mobile. Some of them are
Gmail, Maps, Google Drive, Google Web Store, YouTube and Google Meet. To use all the apps, you
must have registered with the Google. Let’s learn about some of the popular Google apps.
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