Glossary of Terms

G Suite

A set of web applications provided by Google. These web applications include Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Drive and Google+.

Google Docs

An online word processor within Google Drive that lets you create and format text documents and collaborate with other people in real time.

Google Drive

A file storage and synchronization service created and managed by Google. It allows users to store documents in the cloud, share files, and edit documents with collaborators.

My Drive

By default My Drive contains everything you own. You can create or upload files in My Drive and it will only be accessible by you unless they choose to share it eg. a document or folder.

My Drive includes:

• Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides that you've created
  • Files you have uploaded
  • Folders that you've created or uploaded
  • Any shared file/folder that you've added to My Drive from Shared with me

Shared Folder

What we knew as our Shared Drives or Shared Areas are now Shared Folders in Google Drive. We can create new folders in My Drive and share them with other people on Google.

Shared with me

Contains the files and folders that other people have shared with you, beginning with the most recent.