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Google’s Chrome OS
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ABSTRACT
Desktop-based operating systems have been a core component to computers for the last few centuries yet Google’s Chrome OS claims to eliminate the desktop all together. Some feel that this approach is inline with the uptrend in cloud computing and a natural progression for the operating system while others argue that this approach will only benefit the less technical computer user who only relies on their computer for menial web related task. This document intends to look at the reason why Google's Chrome OS may not be the be-all and end-all in the ever-competitive operating system space.Like most operating systems upon launch of the Chrome OS it is presented with a login screen. Unlike typical operating systems Chrome OS requires a Gmail account.Gmail account is used for the username and your emails password doubles as the operating system password. After login and launch you are given a full screen window, which closely resembles that of the Google Chrome web-browser. Also included is a list of shortcuts to Google related services and a few other web applications.
Introduction
Many people easily lose patience with PCs that are slow to start up and prone to crashing, vulnerable to virus attacks and constantly in need of fiddly updates. Hoping to turn that irritation to its advantage, Google is developing an operating system — the underlying software that handles the most basic functions of a computer.
With the software, Google is mounting a blunt challenge to the dominance of Microsoft, whose Windows operating system runs about 95 percent of PCs. Google promises that its Chrome operating system, which will be available on computers in the second half of next year, will put an emphasis on speed, simplicity and security.
Google faces enormous hurdles. Computing giants like I.B.M. and Sun Microsystems have spent years trying to dethrone Microsoft, with little to show for it.
But if it gains traction, Google's plan could undermine not only Windows but also Microsoft's other multibillion-dollar franchise, Office. Google is trying to put the Web browser at the center of people's digital lives, relegating complicated operating systems like Windows to a secondary role.
Google Chrome OS - a Revolution in OS
A few days ago, in the official Google blog Google announced that Google Chrome OS will be the new Google operating system. Google Chrome OS will be an "extension" of Chrome, and will be directed mainly to PC.
In Google Chrome OS web will have great importance
Google Chrome is an OS extension of Chrome, Google's browser. This means that Google Chrome is an operating system on which the Web is of great importance. Hence the word "Chrome" appears in the name of the operating system of Google. In fact, Google Chrome OS uses the "cloud computing", i.e. you can access your information wherever you are, because the data is not on the computer where you install the operating system, as happens now, but is housed on a server. So you can access it from anywhere in the world, if you have internet. The idea for Google Chrome OS is a fairly risky bet, because to have Internet around a territory, you need to be covered with 3G, WiMAX, or any other signal to transmit internet. However, when you go to Google Chrome OS, there are charges of 3G (WiMAX does not look very advanced). So "cheap" may very well play trick to Google.
Google's operating system will use a Linux kernel
Google Chrome OS will also consider a distribution of Linux, which is based on kernel / kernel of Linux. On this Linux kernel, it will run the windows and web applications from Google Chrome OS. Since Google Chrome an OS kernel using Linux, your video should be released to the public, so everyone who wants can have access to it. Also, Google Chrome OS must also be free, something that surely will encourage many people to use Google's operating system.
Design goals and direction
User interface
Design goals for Google Chrome OS's user interface include using minimal screen space by combining applications and standard Web pages into a single tab strip, rather than separating the two. Designers are considering a reduced window management scheme that would operate only in full-screen mode. Secondary tasks would be handled with "panels": floating windows that dock to the bottom of the screen for tasks like chat and music players. Split screens are also under consideration for viewing two pieces of content side-by-side. Google Chrome OS will follow the Chrome browser's practice of leveraging HTML5's offline modes, background processing, and notifications. Designers propose using search and pinned tabs as a way to quickly locate and access applications.