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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 as 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 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 the apps, you must
have registered with the Google. Let’s learn about some of the popular Google apps.
Gmail
Google mail or Gmail is one of the best and free mailing apps accessible through a
web browser over the Internet. You are already familiar with the process of creating
a Gmail account. Your Gmail account is used to access other apps of Google.
Google Drive
Google Drive is a cloud-based storage service. The synchronisation feature allows you to
download and upload files into the remote server. With Google Drive, multiple users can
access a single file at the same time, at different locations and from different devices.
You can safely store your files on Google Drive. There are no file type restrictions. So, the files can be
in any format such as Word document, Excel workbook, PowerPoint presentation and PDF. All the data
in Google Drive is encrypted, you have to grant permission to others to access, edit, or view your files.
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