Chromebooks run Google's Chrome OS. These machines are designed to be used primarily while connected to the Internet, with most applications and documents living in the cloud. You should find that it starts up more quickly than a PC or laptop because it does not run many processes. Most anything you can do via the internet you can do on a Chromebook
Chromebooks are laptops that utilize the “cloud” for applications and saving work.
Students have Google Drive to save and store all of their work, which can be accessed via any computing device. Chromebooks utilize apps provided by Google (word processing, spreadsheet, and email are some examples that foster collaboration.
The Chromebook needs little, if any, maintenance. It is a completely web-based device so there is no need for downloading or installing. There is less need for technical support.
Virus protection is unnecessary on the Chromebook due to the unique nature of its design.
Chromebooks start immediately when the cover is opened, and have an excellent battery life.
Student work on the Chromebook saves automatically to the Google Cloud.
The Chromebook is essentially a Personal Learning Studio. It can be a science lab, literacy tool, research station, history archive, language lab, art canvas, video editing suite, and library.
Yes. You can use offline-ready apps to keep using a Chromebook when it’s not connected to the Internet.
While you can save files to your Chromebook, the Chromebook has a limited amount of storage. It is best to save your documents directly to Google Drive. The benefit of that is our corporate Google Drive has unlimited storage and you have the ability to access the files from another computer easily
On a full charge, the battery can last up to 12 hours.