INTRODUCTION
TO GOOGLE
DRIVE
GOOGLE DRIVE
A product of GOOGLE brand which
officially released on April 24, 2012.
Google started to work on this
project on 2006
Website: https://drive.google.com/
WHAT IS NEED OF GOOGLE DRIVE?
To overcome the limitations of file
format for sharing and storing
them on other Google product like
Google document, YouTube and
Picasa.
To provide online backup services
WHAT IS GOOGLE DRIVE
Google Drive is an online back
up services, where you can
create, share, collaborate, and
keep all of your stuff.
It employs the concept of
cloud computing for file
storage and access.
WHAT IS GOOGLE DRIVE
You can upload and access all
of your files, including videos,
photos, Google Docs, PDFs
and beyond.
It supports almost 20 formats
of filies.
WHAT IS CLOUD COMPUTING?
Cloud Computing is a technology that uses the
internet and central remote servers to maintain
data and applications.
Cloud computing allows consumers and businesses
to use applications without installation and access
their personal files at any computer with internet
access.
This technology allows for much more efficient
computing by centralizing storage, memory,
processing and bandwidth.
VERSIONS OF GOOGLE DRIVE
Free: which gives up to 5GB data
storage
Premium: This gives from 25GB
to 16TB online data storage on
monthly rental (2.49USD/month)
HOW TO USE GOOGLE DRIVE
There are two way to
use Google Drive:
1.Online version
2.Drive client software
ONLINE VERSION
Online version of
Google drive is
quite similar to
Google
Documents, which
requires only sign-
in to access your
account.
DRIVE CLIENT SOFTWARE
Which need to be installed in your system
to share and store stuff online
Devices which support Google Drive
client software are: PCs running
Windows XP, Windows Vista and
Windows 7, or Mac OS X Lion(10.7) and
Snow Leopard (10.6)
DRIVE CLIENT SOFTWARE
On Android smart phones and tablets with
Eclair and newer OSes (Android 2.1+)
On iPhones and iPads, iOS 3.0+. (7)
DRIVE CLIENT SOFTWARE
Drive Client Software process in 3 steps:
Downloading and installation
Sign-up or Sign-in your account
Drag and drop (storing and sharing) of
data
DRIVE CLIENT SOFTWARE
DOWNLOADING AND INSTALLATION OF
GOOGLE DRIVE SOFTWARE
https://drive.google.com/
DRIVE CLIENT SOFTWARE
Sign-up or Sign-in your account
After installation has been completed,
a new window of Google drive has
been appear, which request you to
sign up or sign in your Google drive
account
DRIVE CLIENT SOFTWARE
Drag and Drop (storing and sharing) of
data
After sign-in, a new folder named as
Google drive has been created in your
parent directory, where you can drag
and drop your stuff to store and share
online.
ADVANTAGES OF GOOGLE DRIVE:
Live changes: users can create
documents, spreadsheets, presentations
etc. and can edit the same over internet.
Anytime accessibility: Files and
documents stored in the data centers of
Google can be accessed by a user while
sitting in any part of the world, by simply
logging into their Google drive account.
ADVANTAGES OF GOOGLE DRIVE:
Device independency: There is no
specific platform defined for using the
file uploaded on Google's drive. Any
device, which is connected to network,
can be used to access the file stored on
drive.
ADVANTAGES OF GOOGLE DRIVE:
Go back in time: Google Drive tracks
every change you make, so when you hit
the save button, a new revision is saved.
You can look back as far as 30 days
automatically, or choose a revision to
save forever.
ADVANTAGES OF GOOGLE DRIVE:
Send large files: Now you don't need to
attach big files with your emails. You can
send/share files from your Google Drive
and recipients will be able to access the
same version of the file
ADVANTAGES OF GOOGLE DRIVE:
Social Integration: The photos and videos
you store in Google Drive are directly
available on your Google Plus account. All
it takes is one click to share them within
your circles.
ADVANTAGES OF GOOGLE DRIVE:
Control your files: You can share files
with specific people, give them editing or
viewing privileges to files the way you
want.
DISADVANTAGES OF GOOGLE
DRIVE:
Limited File Formats: it supports 15 file
formats
Security Issue: In a cloud environment,
many data security issues are arises and
due to which it is considered unsuitable
for use by governments or commercial
DISADVANTAGES OF GOOGLE
DRIVE:
Security Issue: In a cloud environment,
many data security issues are arises and
due to which it is considered unsuitable
for use by governments or commercial
organizations.
DISADVANTAGES OF GOOGLE
DRIVE:
Internet Dependency: Internet based service
means full dependency on internet to access
the data. As data is stored remotely so some
connection is required to access the data. In
case of a scenario where the internet isn't
functioning access to your data in such
situation becomes impossible
CONCLUSION
Google drive provides an easy solution for
online back-up of data to the users.
Especially, in emergency situations like
hard drive crash or data corruption, Google
drive provides great help to the users
because of the availability of all time data
back-up for the users.
THANK YOU
