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 Objectives
 Describe Google Chrome
 Describe the process to download and install Google Chrome
 Explain the process of opening a new page and a new window in
Google Chrome
 List and describe the different Google products

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 Introducing Google Chrome
 Google Chrome:
 Latest generation Web browser developed by Google Inc.
 Its popularity is mainly due to the simplicity of the interface and the speed
of displaying Web pages
 One of its most impressive features is that it has Google search built into
the Address bar

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 Features of Google Chrome [1-2]
Category Feature Description
Interface Tabbed Enables a user to visit multiple Web pages simultaneously. Each page can
Browsin be opened in its own tab.
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Built-in Automatically detects if a Web site is not in user’s preferred language and offers
Translatio to translate them.
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New Tab When users open a new tab, their favourite Web sites are displayed on the new
Page tab page for quick access. Users need not type the address of their favourite
Web sites every time they visit them.
Themes Users can personalize the look of their Chrome browser by installing their
favourite themes. Chrome provides an online gallery with a large variety of
themes on the Chrome Web Store.
Security Sandboxing Sandboxing is a term used to describe how Chrome makes Web browsing
more secure. It treats each Web page opened in a new tab as a separate
process. Each process is said to be executed in a ‘Sandbox'. Due to this, if one
Web page gets stuck or freezes during processing, it can be closed separately
without affecting Web pages in any other tabs. Also, the sandbox prevents a
Web page from
installing any malicious software on the user’s computer. The sandbox
also prevents a Web site from stealing user’s personal data.
Safe Prompts the users with a warning, if they visit a Web site which is suspected
Browsin of malicious content.
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Auto-updates Regularly checks for security updates and installs without
action required by the user.
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Category Feature Description

Privacy Incognito Mode When users browse the Web in Incognito Mode, the history of their visited
Web site is not recorded by Chrome. This is useful in a multi-user
environment when users do not want other users to see their
browsing history.
Clearing Browsing Chrome provides options for deleting different types of user data
Data recorded by the browser, including their browsing history, saved
passwords, and saved form data.
Additional Apps Chrome allows a user to install small application (called ‘Apps’) for
Functionalit providing extended functionality, such as games, news feeds, and stock
y quotes.
Chrome provides a large collection of free apps on the Chrome Web Store.
Extensions Extensions are used to add more features to the browser, such as
currency conversion and session management. Chrome provides
thousands of free extensions on the Chrome Web Store.

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 Opening a Page in a New Tab
 Google Chrome provides the tabbed browsing feature that enables a user
to visit multiple Web pages simultaneously.

 When a link on the Web page is clicked, the linked page is displayed in
the window over the page on which link was displayed.

 There may be situations where users might be required to view both

the
pages simultaneously.

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 Opening a Page in a New Window
 Users can view a Web page in a new tab as well as in a new window.

 When users have opened several tabs in the current window, they may
want to open an important Web page in a new window to focus only on
that page.

 Following are the two ways to open a Web page in a new tab:
 Open a new window and access a Web page
 Open a linked page in a new window

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 Google Chrome Options [1-2]

Option Usage
Sign In User can sign in to the Google account and personalize the browser settings.
On Startup Sets startup behaviour of Google Chrome.
Appearance Sets Chrome browser overall view and themes setup.
Search Sets default search engine which should be used by Chrome browser.
Users User can add or remove users who can use the Chrome browser.
Default Browser Google Chrome if selected as default browser makes it as system’s
default Web browser.
Privacy Sets options for handling JavaScripts, images, and cookies.
Passwords & Stores or deletes as options are selected, Web sites passwords and
forms forms settings.
Web content Settings like fonts and zooming is controlled.
Network Setting up network/proxy access options.
Languages Google Chrome browser also allows language selection with this option.

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 Google Chrome Options [2-2]

Option Usage
Downloads This option is used to specify the location of downloaded files.
HTTPS / SSL Manages sites certificates settings.
Google Cloud Print Allows users to print the Web document on any printer which is
connected to cloud service.
System Controls Chrome’s HW acceleration and running on background
behaviour.
Reset Browser Setting User can use this option to reset all Google Chrome browser’s
settings back to factory mode.

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Introducing Google Products [1-2]

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 Introducing Google Products [2-2]
Product Description
Blogger A free online blogging platform, which lets users share their stories and
ideas with the world.
Gmail A Web-based e-mail service provided by Google, which makes e-mail easy and
intuitive to use.
Picasa An Internet-based desktop, which enables a user to edit and share photos
from their computers.
Google+ A social networking site which lets users group their friends, share
thoughts, links, photos, and videos with friends.
YouTube An online video-sharing Web site, which lets users watch, upload, and
share videos from all over the world.

Books An online library which provides limited previews or full-text versions of

large number of books on varied topics in a format readable on the Web.
Maps An online map service which enables a user to view maps to a great level
of detail. It also provides directions to move between two places.
News An online news service that lets users search through thousands of news stories
from all around the world.

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 Searching Books [1-2]
 Google Books is an online library that allows a user to search from a
collection of millions of books.

 It provides a limited preview of several books and also provides full text
of some of the books.

 Registered Google users can save their favourite books in their personal
library through the My Library feature on Google Books.

 It also gives direct links to buy these books on online bookstores like
Amazon
and Barnes and Noble.

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 Searching Books [2-2]

The elements in the preview page of a book

are:
Element Description
1 Zoom in Zoom out
2 Full Screen View
3 Index
4 Navigation Controls
5 Link and Feedback
6 Links to buy the book on online book stores

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 Searching Maps
 Google Maps:
 Is an online map service that allows a user to view detailed maps from their
Web browser.
 Enables users to search information about local businesses and rate them
for
review.
 Also enables registered Google users to create their customized personal
maps.

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 Searching News
 Google News is a news aggregator which collects and presents articles
from different news Websites.
 It also provides localized editions for more than 40 countries and in
19 different languages.

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 Searching Images and Videos and Using Google Drive
 Searching Images:
Google Images is a feature which can help you out for searching jpg, jpeg,
or almost any type of images which are there on whole Internet.

 Searching Videos using Google YouTube:

Google YouTube is a built in add-on tool that can help you out for
searching
videos for any subject.

 Using Google Drive:

Google Drive is a cloud storage service which lets you store your files
online. An advantage of this service is that users can:
 Access everywhere
 Store files safely
 Collaborate with Google Docs
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 Summary [1-2]
 A search engine accepts a search query from the user and searches the
World Wide Web for Web pages that match the query.

 The Page Rank algorithm ranks a Web page taking into consideration the
importance of a Web page, and not just how many times the search
query appears on it.

 Google Chrome is the latest generation Web browser developed by

Google and is popular for its simplicity, speed, and security.

 Sandboxing is a feature of Google Chrome in which every Web page

opened in
a new tab is treated as a separate process.

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 Summary [2-2]
 Users can personalize the look of their Google Chrome browser with the
help of themes and add more functionality to their Chrome browser
through apps and extensions.

 Google Books is an online library which provides limited previews or full-text

versions of large number of books on varied topics in a format readable on
the Web.

 Google Maps is an online map service that allows a user to view detailed
maps from their Web browser and also provides driving directions
between two places.

 Google News is a news aggregator which collects and presents articles

from different news Web sites.

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