Definition of Google Drive
One of the
tools offered by Google to Internet users is Google Drive . This
service, launched in 2012 , allows you to store files on
the Internet , with a free mode and several plans that require
payment. Google Drive emerged as a replacement for Google Docs ,
a tool with similar characteristics.
Google Drive users can
save photos, videos, drawings, text files and many other types of
documents. The free version of the service offers a capacity of up
to 15 gigabytes : those who want to store more files, must hire
a more advanced plan. There are alternatives from $ 1.99 per month (100 GB
space) to $ 299.99 per month (30 TB capacity).
Notably, Google
Drive is a service cloud computing or cloud computing :
users can access their files from any computer (PC), tablet or smartphone
by entering your ID and password. This means that access to
information is not limited to a specific device.
Google Drive ,
on the other hand, facilitates file sharing among many people . The
owner of an account can invite other users to view, download and / or edit
documents, without having to send the files via email or other means.
Let's say
that the guitarist of a rock band records a melody and stores the
audio file in Google Drive . Then you can authorize your
colleagues (the bass player, the drummer and the singer) to download that file
so that they can also work with their composition.
