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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.

            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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                             Encryption is the process of encoding a message or file so that it can only be
                             accessed by authorized people. This keeps your data safe.


            You can access your Google Drive files or documents from your smartphone, tablet, or computer.
            In simple terms, Google Drive provides you a cloud storage space on Google servers that allows
            you to store your media files and documents and access them with any device with an active
            Internet connection.

            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. You do not have to move
            them manually. Google drive also has the option to see the preview of the
            attachment files without downloading them in browser itself. You can easily
            preview Microsoft documents, Adobe files, image files, audio files and video         Files on Google
            files before downloading.                                                                 Drive

            How much can you store in Google Drive

            Google gives you 15 GB of free cloud storage just when you sign up for the first time. You can
            upgrade it to more space if needed by paying some amount. This free space is shared between
            your mails, photos, data on your drive, etc. on all your Google apps. You should never sync



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