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Do and Learn

Type your assignment in Word and save it on your desktop. Now upload your assignment on Google
Drive and share it with your friends.
Steps to be Followed
• Create your account in Gmail.
• Go to the Google App Launcher and select the Drive icon.
• Click on the My Drive drop-down arrow and select the Upload fi les option from the displayed list.
• Select the fi le to be uploaded from the Open dialog box.
• Click on the Open button.
• Right-click on the fi le after it is uploaded.
• Select the Share option and enter the e-mail id addresses of your friends. Click on the Send button.

Tech Terms

Cloud: A set of hardware, networks, storage, interfaces and services present at a remote location
Cloud Computing: A technology that uses the Internet to maintain data and is device independent
Google Drive: A free online storage service provided by Google that allows the users to store fi les on the
cloud

Quick Recall

• Cloud computing aims to provide easy access of resources.
• There are four types of clouds available: public cloud, private cloud, community cloud and
hybrid cloud.
• Cost savings, reliability, free storage and accessibility are some advantages of cloud computing.

• Google Drive off ers 15 GB of free online storage.
• You can share fi les and folders with others without attaching them using Google Drive.

A. Fill in the blanks.
1. Cloud refers to ________________________________________________.

2. A __________________ cloud is maintained to be used by a single organisation.
3. Google Drive is a free online storage service provided by __________________.

4. Google Drive off ers __________________ of free online storage.
5. There are two ways of sharing fi les and folders on Google Drive: ________________ and

________________.

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