Chromebook For Dummies, 2nd Edition

Chapter 3

Sur veying the Chrome Browser

IN THIS CHAPTER

Taking an in-depth look at the Chrome web browser

Creating and managing bookmarks

Dealing with your browser history

In late 2008, after a brief beta run, Google released the first consumer-ready version of its Chrome web browser. Google’s goal was to create an alternative to popular existing web browsers such as Internet Explorer, Safari, and Firefox. The application was launched globally in 43 languages, and Chrome quickly gained about 1 percent of the web-browser market.

Chrome’s stripped-down approach, and its speed and extensibility, proved to be popular with a wide range of users, from dabblers to the technologically savvy. It was quickly developed for other operating systems like MacOS, Linux, as well as mobile platforms Android and iOS. Today, Chrome accounts for over 60 percent of all web browsing on the Internet.

At their core, web browsers are nothing more than vehicles for surfing the web. In this chapter, you take an in-depth look at the Chrome browser for Chromebook. Learn how to create and manage your bookmarks, manage your browser history, and surf without leaving a record in your browser history. Finally, in ...