16-12-2010, 01:44 PM
Google Chrome OS is a forthcoming Linux-based operating system designed by Google to work exclusively with web applications and based on the open source Chromium OS project. The Chromium OS can only be compiled from source by anyone and it won't be available for download for running and installing. Moreover, it will only be compatible with the hardware manufactured by the Google's manufacturing partners. Apparently a browser incorporating media player will be the only application as the OS is aimed at the users who spend most of their time in the internet. The user interface takes a minimalist approach. as with all the google products and resembling the Google Chrome browser. The OS is expected to launch by mid-2011.
User interface
using minimal screen space by combining applications and standard Web pages into a single tab strip is the main aim of the interface design in this OS. educed window management scheme operable only in the full screen mode is an attraction. The offline modes, background processing, and notifications provided by the HTML5 will be leveraged.
Architecture
A three tier architecture consisting of the firmware, browser and window manager is proposed by Google and also system-level software and userland services.
Hardware support
The Google chrome OS will run on will run on hardware incorporating an x86 or ARM-based processor. The solid-state drives are the drives primarily supported by the OS for speed and reliability issues but hard disk drives will also be supported. It is expected to consume one-sixtieth as much drive space as Windows 7.
For more details see:
http://en.wikipediawiki/Google_Chrome_OS
[attachment=7388]
a seminar report is also available at:
http://studentbank.in/report-google-chrome-os