Name: Period # Computers/ICT Gmail/Google Docs

Name:
Period #
Computers/ICT
Gmail/Google Docs
Click on the link http://www.gcflearnfree.org/googledriveanddocs to complete this worksheet. You will
navigate through the website to answer the following questions by clicking 1 through 7.
Introduction
1. _________ is a free service from Google that allows you to store files from your
computer ______ and access them anywhere using the _________.
Why Use Google Drive?
2. Google offers _________ free storage space.
3. What does the drive eliminate? ______________________________
What is Google Docs?
4. Google Docs is a free, web-based application that lets you _________, _________, and ________documents, or
docs.
Describe the following documents you can create and share with Google Docs:
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Documents:
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Spreadsheets:
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Presentations:
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Forms:
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Drawings:
Why Use Google Docs?
10-13, Google Docs three sharing settings are
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2
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14. What kinds of files would you keep on your Google Drive?
15. Can you think of any files you'd like to sync across multiple devices?
16. Think of a few situations when you might need to collaborate on a file with others.
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Google Drive Interface
17. Google Drive may be empty right now, but as you begin to ______ and _________files, you will need to
know how to view, manage, and organize them in the interface.
Drive for Mobile Devices
18. Available for both _____and _______ the Google Drive app allows you to ______, ______ and ________ files to
Google Drive using your mobile device.
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now lets learn how to manage google docs
Complete the Assignment, Upload to Google Doc Google Folder, Ask to print and then hand in hard copy