If you want to change your computer for a more compact one that has extensive tools and applications, here we will leave you all the details of the Chrome book.
The Chrome book is an operating system developed by Google, with Chrome as its main user interface. It is specially designed for people who most of the time are working online, or browsing the various social networks.
The platform on which the Chrome book runs its functions from the beginning is Linux, and also the Chrome OS operating system, which is similar to Windows. Currently this equipment is compatible to work with android applications.
This equipment is ideal if you want to use your emails, or simply surf the web. Also if you are a business executive who has to travel constantly, this powerful tool, in addition to being light, has an operating system where you will not need anything else, thus being able to carry out your activities without any type of interruption.
In addition, the Chrome book is a portable computer, fast, secure and a tool that also supports multiple users.
From now on we will be leaving you all the features of the Chrome book, what it is for, and how you should handle this powerful tool, through a detailed instruction. Finally you will find advice to solve problems that may arise.
What do you need
What will you need to know before purchasing a Chrome book?
- Before purchasing a Chrome book you should know some details about this new and portable computer.
- Chrome books come with an 11.6-inch screen, but there are currently 13.14-inch and 15.6-inch versions.
- This laptop is highly sought after as its price is much lower than that of a regular laptop.
- They are fast to start up, since they only take 8 seconds to do so, and this is because it comes with an SSD hard drive and also has a lightweight Chrome OS platform.
- Despite the many applications you can download on the Chrome book, this amazing laptop will always respond quickly.
- If you are one of those who are always working on the computer, you should know that the battery can last up to 6 hours, and in high-level models it can last up to 13 hours.
- It has a high level of security, since Chrome OS comes with a powerful antivirus, anti-malware and it also updates automatically.
- You can organize supervised accounts, to inspect and limit the activity of your children on the networks
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Instructions
Instructions you must follow to learn how to operate a Chrome book. The instructions you should know to learn how to operate a Chrome book are the following:
- If you’re in the office working on another device, your preferences and bookmarks will automatically sync to your Chrome book. This is because this computer works directly with the network, so all your files and applications will be stored in the cloud.
- In the new Chrome book you will have a free 1 GB Google Drive storage, whose duration is 2 years.
- Updating on Chrome books is silent and automatic, and will always be up to date and working properly.
- The Chrome book has a touch screen and with it you can run applications, games, among others, and you can also edit files, create and play music and movies of your choice.
Emails, maps, music, and a host of other online activities work seamlessly with Chrome books. In addition, this equipment works perfectly without an internet connection. - The Acer Chrome book 14 has been certified as MIL-STD-810G, which means that it has passed the durability tests used with US military equipment.
- The Chrome book comes in several models which will adapt to the types of work or activities that you usually do, if for example you need to read and write daily, the Samsung Chrome book 3would be very useful , which has dimensions of 1366 x 768 pixels.
- If your daily activity involves images, videos, and graphics, you’ll need the Chrome book with a full HD 1920 x 1080 pixel display.
- If you are one of those who spend many hours on the computer watching their favorite movies on Netflix, a 14 or 15-inch Chrome book model will serve you well.
- Chrome book RAM is 8GB or 16GB, with the 16GB models being the most expensive.
- The Chrome book generally won’t need a lot of storage since the Chrome OS is very light. The vast majority of these computers come with 32GB of storage.
- These are recommended for young students because of their ease of use.
Tips
Below we will give you some relevant tips so that you can address any problem that may arise with your Chrome book:
- If you are going to configure the search key, you can do it in the settings menu on the keyboard (gear icon)
- To lock the screen of your Chrome book you must press the Control+Shift+L keys, so that no one else will use it, and to unlock it you just have to enter your password at startup.
- When you want to print a document, you will need to do so using a Wi-Fi connected printer. Both the computer and the printer must be on the same wireless network
- These computers have little space on their hard drive, since most of their functions are carried out with the web. If you want to know how much storage you have left, search in chrome: “quota-internals”, there you will know.
- So that no one can enter your email account, use double verification, in this way they will send a message to your mobile to verify if you are the owner of the account, and then they will send you the entry code. This way you can keep all your accounts safer.
- With the Chrome book you can solve your network connection problem just by opening a tab and entering chrome: //diagnostics, press enter and then follow the instructions that the screen gives you, so you can detect the error, and thus solve it.
- If you want to save a page for later viewing offline, you can either save it to the pocket extension, or press Controls to save it to your Chrome book.
- If you want to work offline you can: View, create and edit various documents, spreadsheets, and presentations with the Google drive app. You will also be able to look at and edit photos offline, since this computer has an integrated image editor; you could also use a Store app called pocket with this device.
- In the Google account on Chrome book apart from having direct access to your mail, you can also store applications, extensions and search history.
- If, for example, you decide to open Chrome on another PC, you can also continue working with your data safely and automatically.
- If you want to make a backup of your files on a flash drive, you just have to write, chrome: //imageburner and from there follow the instructions. You will need a 4GB USB flash drive for this.
- If you make the decision to lend your computer to another person, and in turn you do not want them to have access to your data, you have the possibility to create a new account, or you can also format it. To do this you must go to the settings menu and look for the Power Wash option, and thus restore it.
Tanner Abraham
Data Scientist and Software Engineer with a focus on experimental projects in new budding technologies that incorporate machine learning and quantum computing into web applications.
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