Chrome OS is an ambitious project developed by the Google INC company. which consists of the company's first operating system, based on the Google Chrome browser, is an operating system under the Free Software environment, which constitutes an interesting study and development system for anyone who wishes to build an application under this system. The project has the help of Linux as a basic system and if you try it you will find some similar feature. The program, announced in July 2009, also included the participation of large technology companies such as Samsung and Acer to carry out a test terminal that they called “ Chromebook“It is a laptop that integrates the operating system and has the peculiarity that even its keyboard is adapted exclusively for the use of the operating system.
After two long years of construction and evaluation of developed applications, two “Chromebooks” come to light on the market, oriented to the objective of the system. The Chrome OS is basically an operating system integrated with the Google Chrome browser, this fusion implies that browsing this software implies the maximum connection with the web and its relationship with the applications installed on it. On June 15, 2011, Chromebooks are released for sale to the public, with prices ranging from $ 349 to $ 499 USD.
Chrome OS was designed with the promise of being totally different from other operating systems, its main user characteristics include the insertion of lower panels in which applications and web pages are shown in a minimalist, simple and practical way for access, the Indicators are located at the top right, they show connectivity, battery life, time, date and others. The tabs also stand out, these can be minimized or fixed as the case may be in order to organize the interface and work, navigate or have fun in a more comfortable way.