P. Understanding Chrome, Chromebooks, and Cloud Computing

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In this chapter, you get an introduction to web-based computing with Google’s Chrome OS running on Chromebook and Chromebox computers.

→ What Is a Chromebook?

→ What Is a Chromebox?

→ What Is Google Chrome OS?

→ What Is Cloud Computing?

→ Should You Buy a Chromebook?

→ Which Chromebook Should You Buy?

A Chromebook is a new breed of ultra-portable netbook computer—kind of like a tablet PC but with a keyboard. They’re lightweight and have very long battery life, and with one you can do all your computing from wherever you have an Internet connection.

Chromebooks run the Google Chrome operating ...

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