What is the full form of GOOGLE?

Introduction

Global Organization of Oriented Group Language of Earth (Google) is a well-known name for search engines and various other services.

We Hardly think it has any full form, But Google's name was taken from the word “Googol” which means One followed by 100’s of zeros i.e. 1100. The Word “GOOGLE” stands for “Global Organization of Oriented Group Language of Earth”.

• Google Inc. was founded by “Larry Page and Sergey Brin” in 1998 for spreading valuable information to everyone in the world.

• The purpose of Google is to promote the use of one global language so that people can communicate in one language.

• Its headquarter is situated in California.

• Google earns from running advertisements on its page.

Google Products and Services

Google Corporation has launched various Android applications and other services. Some of these services are discussed below;

• Google launched the email service “Gmail” in 2004.

• In 2005 it launched Google Maps and Google Earth. Google Maps helps us a lot in navigation and finding routes.

• Google Corporation also launched various other services like Google Videos, and other Search tools in 2006, and various Android services in 2007.

• Google Chrome was launched on “2 September 2008”.

• Other services given by Google corporation are google drive and Photos in which you can store your data photographs on the cloud and can fetch them anytime.

• With the Launch of “Google Meet” on March 2017, you can schedule official meetings from anywhere in the world.

• “Google Docs” allows you to work online and offline and can easily share it with your colleagues.

• Other services Google gives are Google Calendar, Google Finance, Google Play books, Google News, Youtube, Ad Manager, Blogger, Google Assistant, etc.

Corporate Structure of Google

Google's organizational structure is flat and supportive and it embraces informal communication among organizational units.

• The Google organization is based on a “Matrix or cross-functional organization structure”. It embraces the communication in his employees and social and cultural alignment.

• In a Matrix structure, an employee of different skills is grouped to work on a particular project for the best results. This group is supervised by a senior manager.

• “Matrix structure has three characteristics, Function-based, product-based, and Flatness”.

• In “Function based structure” the functional side of the company like sales, marketing and finance are grouped into separate departments.

• In a “product-based structure” the employees of product development are grouped in one group.

• In “Flatness”, the employees can communicate with higher authority like managers of different levels and areas.

• Google motivates employees to share knowledge, ideas, and innovation and boosts communication.

• It also works on the training and development of various learning programs for its employees.

Social and Environmental Initiatives by Google

Google is one of the top five tech companies it always works on the sustainability of the environment. It is involved in various social and environmental programs.

• In 2007, Google become the first carbon-neutral company and maintained it till 2019.

• Google has opened 21 data centres and cloud centres on four continents to help local communities with environmental and cultural programs, job formation, and economic development of the area.

• It has sold 9.9 million old electric units in the secondary market to employ other institutes.

• It has opened a healthy and sustainable workplace for its employees.

• Google has initiated a “net-zero sustainability program” to become carbon negative by 2040.

• In 2018 it tied up with the “California Academy of Science” to design an online tool named “Your Plan Your Planet” for reducing food, water and energy waste and enhancing the life of user products.

Conclusion

Google is one of the top tech companies in the world it was started to organise global information and make it handy for users. It has launched various services and products for users like “Google doc., Google Drive, Google Finance, G board, Google Earth, Map, Drawing, Calender, Google Wallet, TV, Games, and books, etc”. It always works for the economic development of people and supports sustainability and cultural programs. It is keeping itself involved in carbon neutral and carbon negative programs.

FAQs

Q1. Explain the brief history of Google.

Ans. “In 1996, Larry Page and Sergey Brin started Google as a research project during their PhD program”. Earlier they named it “BackRub” which was later named “Google”. In 1997 they registered the Google corporation and established it in 1998. In 2000 it become the default search Engine for Yahoo! Replacing Inktomi. Later it developed various apps and services for users from time to time and become a large tech company.

Q2. What is Google Classroom?

Ans. Google Classroom is a free educational service platform for schools and universities launched in 2014. It gives a platform to teachers to enrol students in digital classes and give access to assignments, and instructions to students. A teacher can attach Google Doc files, and presentations in the app and students can submit their assignments by their accounts.

Q3. When Google launched its Android Operating system?

Ans. Google started the Android operating system in 2005 by acquiring Android Inc. and after two it founded the Open Handset alliance with telephone companies like Intel Corporation, Motorola, Texas Incorporated, LG, T-Mobile etc to promote “Android OS”. It launched its first open-source OS in 2008 on T-mobile which was based on Linux.