Google Docs

Google Docs

Google Docs is a free application created by the popular website Google. This website allows for a group of people to have the ability to edit a document. And save it on the website. Google Docs is an improved update of Yahoo Briefcase. If I was working on a document in school and did not have time to finish it I can upload it on Google Docs and then go home recover the document from the website.

It is a combination of word processing, spreadsheets, and presentations. It may not feature everything that Microsoft Word contains but its effectiveness is great. A great benefit to this communication device is that it can be accessed by any computer and by many different people at once.

In a business, Google Docs is used through hospitality, professional services, technology, publishing, etc. Rather than using email services, Google Docs has provided a quicker and easier way to work with documents. Google Docs also contains a secure access control in which allows the document to be private or public. Google Docs has very wide-ranged formats for the documents which also creates a beneficial situation due to the fact that some people prefer PC's over Macs or vice versa. It is not such a great way to get important news across to a wide range of people or to provide a source of entertainment. It focuses on the use of documents in business, everyday life, education, etc.

However, there are some flaws within Google Docs. The security is at a very wide range. Considering the fact that documents are able to be shared allows many people to view that particular document. All in all Google Docs is viewed as an effective program especially in the business world. It acts as a social network in which people communicate and get work done.


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http://docs.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=143780