Class 12: What is Google Drive?

Google Drive is a file storage service created by Google. It synchronizes your files into one place. Google Drive allows you to save within the cloud, share with other users, edit documents, spreadsheets and presentations with collaboration. You can store and access your files in Google drive anywhere, on any device. Google Drive allows you to back up your files on the go or on your hard drive. Anything you do on Google drive is automatically saved because it is a stand alone server.

Google Drive gives you access to free web based applications such as documents, spread sheets, presentations, etc. You are able to share these documents with other users that you are connected with on Google plus. You can invite other users to edit or view these files in your google drive. Google has also created a chat feature that allows you to chat with your peers on google while collaborating over a document, spreadsheet or presentation. This makes google drive easy to use and a "one stop" place that all of your files are stored. 

Google Documents is much like Microsoft Word making them competitors. Google Docs is very easy to use and straight forward. It allows you to add a link, photo, and all other standard tools in a document. Google Drive allows you to access all of your documents in one spot, making it more favorable over Microsoft word in my opinion. It is more easily accessible, for example you can access it on your phone and print directly from it where as with Microsoft Word, you need to have the application on a computer.

Google Spreadsheets and presentations are other applications that are available with Google Drive. They are much like the spreadsheet and Slideshow of Microsoft Word. These applications are very easy to use and are saved automatically in your drive. The online collaboration of google spreadsheets and presentations allows you to edit and share with other users. This makes working on a project, or business work, or just sharing a document in general that much easier and accessible.