The Chromebook runs Google’s Chrome OS a brand new type of operating system designed to interface with the internet and the cloud.
Chrome OS is different from other operating systems like Microsoft Windows or Apple OS X in the sense that it doesn’t care much about storing files on the laptop itself or running programs from the hard drive. Instead the focus is on storing data in the cloud and on browser extensions. The benefits of this approach are that large hard drives are not needed nor is high processing power, everything is done and stored on large computers at Google’s headquarters and then sent to you when you need it.
The Chrome OS is basically a web browser. When you buy a Chromebook you’re buying a web browsing machine. Microsoft Windows and Apple OS X programs will not run on the Chromebook.
Answer please. How do I connect my Acer Chromebook 11 to my Epson XP-235 printer. I do have wi-fi, but have no success.
The article is true with a twist. ChromeOS is not just a web browser. It’s more than that. It’s perfectly possible to store information locally in ChromeOS and install software locally as well. There is software available in the Chrome Web Store that runs offline, i.e. is installed on the Chromebook and not in the cloud. I use several myself with total success. ChromeOS itself is based on Gentoo Linux and running ChromeOS in developer mode reveals the heritage since it’s possible to run commands just as in any Linux based distribution. There is a Chrome based terminal available in the standard ChromeOS as well, though very limited. Chromebooks are in many cases also possible to run “full” Linux as well using for example GalliumOS and MrChromeBox firmware. I run that on five Chromebooks at home. Easy to convert and easy to revert to ChromeOS again if desired.