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Google is an American multinational technology company that 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 number of 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 emails safely on the cloud. It also provides the
                  facility of searching specific emails, prioritising our email, and sending and receiving emails 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 subfolders. 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 Google
                  Drive.



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