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Google is an American multinational technology company which specialises in Internet-related
            products  and services  that  include online  advertising  technologies,  a search engine, cloud
            computing, software and hardware. Google began as a research project in January 1996 by Larry
            Page and Sergey Brin, two Ph.D. students at Stanford University in California.

            Today, Google.com is the most visited website worldwide and it is more than a search engine now.




                      GOOGLE WORKPLACE

            Google has developed a several web-based applications that are collectively known as Google
            Workplace. It was formerly known as Google Apps and later G Suite, which is a collection of tools
            like cloud computing, productivity and collaboration software and apps marketed by Google.




                       HOW ARE GOOGLE APPS HELPFUL?

                No extra cost for hardware and software
                No need to upgrade hardware and software
                Secure and private Users’ collaboration               Google tools for education




                       COMMONLY USED GOOGLE APPS

            Google apps are based on cloud computing. In cloud computing, data is stored and accessed
            over the Internet rather than from the hard drive of our computer. It is the easiest and most
            cost-effective method of using web-based applications and storing data online. To gain access to
            Google services, we must have a Gmail account.

            GMAIL

            Gmail is a free email service provided by Google to create, send, receive, forward, print and delete
            emails. Gmail provides us the facility to store our mails safely on the cloud. It also provides the
            facility of searching specific emails, prioritising our mail, and sending and receiving mails faster.


            GOOGLE DRIVE
            Google Drive is an online storage tool provided by Google. We can save our files to the Drive and
            access them anywhere, anytime.

            We can upgrade the storage capacity by paying for a subscription plan suiting our requirements.
            We can upload documents, photos, videos, and organise them into folders and sub folders. We
            can access our stored data from any smartphone, tablet or computer.

            What can you store in Google Drive?

            Google Drive can store all types of files such as photos, videos, PDFs, Microsoft Office files and
            many more. You can also save email attachments sent to you through Gmail directly to the
            Google Drive.


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