Chrome Os

Christ University, Bangalore

Name: Aatman Kothari

Course: 2nd BCA

Register Number: 1215901

Topic: Google Chrome OS

Guided By: Monisha Singh

Introduction

Google Chrome OS is a Linux-based operating system designed by Google to work exclusively with web applications. Google announced the operating system on July 7, 2009 and made it an open source project, called Chromium OS, in November, 2009.

Unlike Chromium OS, which can be compiled from the downloaded source code, Chrome OS only ships on specific hardware from Google's manufacturing partners.

The user interface takes a minimalist approach, resembling that of the Google Chrome web browser. Since Google Chrome OS is aimed at users who spend most of their computer time on the Web, the only application on the device is a browser incorporating a media player and a file manager.

The launch date for retail hardware featuring Chrome OS slipped after Google first announced the operating system: from an initial forecast date in late 2010 to June 15, 2011, when "Chrome books" from Samsung (and then Acer in July) actually shipped.

Chromium OS

Chromium OS is the open source development version of Google Chrome OS.

Chrome OS's source code was released on November 19, 2009 under the same BSD license as Chromium OS.

User interface

Chromium OS uses the new chrome: //newtab page found in Google Chrome to open web apps. Compared to prior builds, this replaces the applications page. Chromium OS provides a clock, battery indicator and network status indicator. The Ctrl+Alt+/ key combination toggles a keyboard overlay that shows the function of all the shortcut keys used in Chromium, including task and memory managers also found in the Chrome browser, and a command-line interface that accepts common Linux commands.

New window manager and graphics engine

On April 10, 2012, a new build of Chrome OS offered a choice between the original full-screen window interface and...