Google Chrome OS is an open source operating system created by Google designed to work exclusively with web applications. Announced on July 7, 2009, Google Chrome OS is set to have a publicly available stable release during the second half of 2010. The operating system is based on Linux; it supports a graphical user interface similar to Google’s Chrome web browser, and is targeted for hardware specifically designed for the OS. The operating system’s user interface will take a minimalist approach much like the company’s Chrome web browser. The Chrome browser will be the only application residing on the device. Hence Google Chrome OS is aimed at users who spend most of their computer time on the Internet.At a November 19, 2009 news conference, Sundar Pichai, the Google vice president overseeing Chrome, demonstrated an early version of the operating system, which included a desktop that closely resembled the Chrome browser, but with tabs for frequently used Web-based applications. The netbook running the operating system booted up in seven seconds, a time Google is working to improve. Pichai said that Google is not designing Google Chrome OS, at least initially, to run on a user’s primary computer. On the same day, Google released Google Chrome OS’s source code under open source licensing as Chromium OS
Google Chrome OS 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 HTML 5’s offline modes, background processing, and notifications. Designers propose using search and pinned tabs as a way to quickly locate and access applications
Google Chrome Os Architecture:
Google announced that Google Chrome OS will feature a novel security architecture. According to Google’s announcement, the company will be “going back to the basics and completely redesigning the underlying security architecture of the OS so that users don’t have to deal with viruses, malware and security updates”
Google Chrome OS Hardware:
Google Chrome OS will only run on specifically designed hardware. In particular, it requires an x86 or ARM processor and a flash storage. The operating system is intended to be run only on solid state drives, which provide faster boot-up times, rather than on hard disk drives, which offer larger storage capacity but comparatively lower performance. Lower capacity solid state drives can better accommodate Google Chrome OS because the operating system on a disk is 60 times smaller than Windows 7.
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