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2. Contents
• What is OS?
• Popular Operating Systems
• Chrome OS
• References
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3. What is OS?
• Program designed to run
other programs
• Main Roles :
Program Execution
IO Management
Processor Management
File Management
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4. Popular Operating Systems
• Windows
• Ubuntu
• Macintosh
• Linux
• Red Hat
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5. Chrome OS:
» History
» Introduction
» Interface
» Architecture
» Features
» Advantages
» Limitations
» References
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6. History
• Google announced Chrome OS on July 7th,2009, describing it as
an operating system in which both applications and user data
reside in the cloud.
• On November 19, 2009, Google released Chrome OS's source
code as the Chromium OS project.
• By February 2010, Google switched its development Linux
distribution for Chrome from Ubuntu to Gentoo Linux.
• In April 2012, Google made the first update to Chrome OS's
user interface since the operating system had launched.
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7. Introduction
• Google Chrome Operating System is a new invention by search
engine giant Google.
• Google Chrome Operating System is an open source , light
weight Operating System. That will initially targeted at net
books .
• It works based on Linux Kernel.
• Google Chrome OS is being created for people who spend most
of their time on web.
• A Google account is required to access the Google Chrome OS
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8. Interface
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9. Architecture
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10. Features:
» Speed
» Cloud Storage
» Security
» Updates
» Applications
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11. Speed
Traditional OS Google Chrome OS
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7 Seconds of Boot time
3 Seconds of Log in time
Boot processes

12. Cloud Storage
• All your applications, documents, and settings data are
stored safely in the cloud. So even if you lose your
computer, you can just log into another Chrome
notebook and get right back to work.
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13. Security
• Applications have permission
same as user
• Can communicate with each
other easily
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• Web application have limited
permission
• They are treated as untrusted
apps and run in Encapsulated
environment
Traditional OS Chrome OS

14. Updates
• Every time you turn it on, it upgrades itself with the
latest features and fixes.
Applications
• Through Google Chrome Web Store we can get
millions of applications to run on this operating
system
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15. Web Store
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16. More Features
• Chrome OS is hardware dependent currently supports x86
and ARM architecture
• Supports external Memory Devices Ex. SD Card
• Developer mode is included with a switch mode button
• Developer mode allows developer to install their own builds
of Chrome OS
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17. Advantages
• Free, Open Source : Lots of opportunity for developers
• Low hardware cost
• Light weight OS
• User friendly
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18. Limitations
• Hardware specific.
• No physical data storage.
• Virtual Private Network(VPN) software can not be used for
secured data transfer.
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19. References
• http://www.chromium.org/developers/design-documents/:
Chromium Developments site
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JyFbF7QFlY : Google Chrome OS
Open Source Project Announcement
• http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_stats.asp
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20. Thank you!
A Presentation by
Vishnu
Vardhan
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21. Questions?
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