Google Chrome OS

A Brief Introduction
 Introduction
• Google Chrome OS is an upcoming Linux-
based, open source  Operating system
designed by Google to work exclusively
with web applications Announced on July 7,
2009. Google Chrome OS is aimed at users
who spend most of their time on the Internet.
 Need of Chrome OS
• Unlike the most used OS -Windows OS and
Mac, Chrome will be Open Source.
• The Source code of Chrome OS will be
available to developers in form of Chromium
OS
• Now the future of softwares is in open
source,so google just thought to introduce a
new OS.
 What’s new
• Tabs-Chrome will use multiple tabs instead of
multiple windows similar to Google’s own
browser Google Chrome.
• Made for netbooks
• Cloud computing
(Cloud computing is Internet -based computing,
whereby shared resources, software, and
information are provided to computers and other
devices on demand )
 Features
• Fastest booting OS till the date
• Preferable for Netbooks
• Low Memory hungry
• Data will be stored on Cloud
• Similar with Chrome browser
• Open Source
• 11 undisclosed features of this Google OS.
• It will removes all Falun Gong references from your files.
• Your hard drive will automatically get defragged every month
• Your family photos are accompanied by text ads for skin care and diet plans.
• Invests in, develops, acquires, and abandons your best ideas.
• Will change your desktop icons everyday automatically
• A tax preparation button called “I am feeling lucky” will be on desktop
• 20% of time it will not perform what you want it to do
• Masseuse will come on every monday afternoon automatically
• Will stop all all activities as soon as it smells anything suspicious
• Beta status will be there up to 2038
• Maximum system crashes will happen in initial days
 Comparison with other OSs
• Free to all, so people may like it
• Fully based on cloud computing
• Only for light works
• Fully internet dependent so the system
running Chrome OS will always need wi-fi or
Wired broadband
• More portable than others
 Problems to Face
• Most people prefer paid OS
• Data is less secured in cloud
• Data can be lost in cloud
• Lesser capabilities for gaming ,power hungry
softwares and HD videos
• Needs time to bugs get fixed
 References
• www.google.com
• www.wikipedia.org