Sunday, June 20, 2010



Reference Tools provided by Google:

1)    Time: To see the time in a particular city, type “time” and name of the city.

2)    Unit Conversion: To convert between different units of measurement such as height, weight, volume, et cetera.

3)    Definition: To see a definition of a word or phrase, first type define, then space, and then the word or phrase. Definition for the entire phrase would be provided in case you put a phrase as a query.

4)    Spell Checker: Google has an inbuilt spell checker which checks whether the query you have typed uses the most common spelling of a given word, and ask you ‘Did you mean: (Correct Word).

5)    Currency Conversion: The inbuilt currency converter tool of Google helps you with currency conversion.

6)    Calculator: Simply enter your calculation into the Google Search Box, and the built-in calculator will give you the answer.
E.g.: 22+4-(4*6)/3, 22+(4-4)*6/3, et cetera.

Calculator Operators
Meaning
Type
+
addition
-
subtraction
*
multiplication
/
division
% of
percentage of
^
raise to a power
sqrt
square root

Note: Google follows the Order of Operations, i.e., BODMAS, when doing a calculation. Thus put your query right to get the right results. Click on the link provided below to know more about BODMAS.
[BODMAS: Bracket, Order, Divide, Multiply, Add, Subtract]

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