Chromebooks and Chrome OS

Chromebox

A desktop with Chrome OS preinstalled.

Chromebook

A laptop with Chrome OS preinstalled.

Intranet

A private internetwork.

Notification area

A shortcut with a bell icon that expands to a bar to hold the shortcuts of apps and services with notices for you.

Chromebit

A stick PC that plugs into the HDMI that runs Chrome OS.

Cloud

A term that encompasses all the services offered over the Internet and on intranets.

Internetwork

A worldwide network of networks.

Can View

Allows a person the right to only view a file.

Can Comment

Allows a person to add comments, but not to change a file with edits.

Collaboration Services

Allows two or more people to work together on documents and entire projects over the cloud.

Android App

An app that runs on an Android phone.

Private Cloud

An intranet that is owned or managed for the benefit of a single organization and offers a variety of cloud services to members or employees.

Google Drive

An online storage system for keeping your files, photos, videos, or anything you need to store in a location you can access from your computer, smartphone, or tablet.

Cloud Storage

Cloud-based data storage.

Public Cloud

Describes the hosting of a variety of free and/or fee-based services over the Internet available to anyone who enrolls in the service.

High Quality option

Gives you free unlimited storage for photos and videos. This will compress photos and videos and they will also be compressed when synced to the original device that uploaded them.

Can Edit

Grants the permission to edit a file.

Browser Extension

Not an app, but an add-on that adds features to the Chrome browser.

Status Tray

On the far left of the shelf. When clicked, displays a pop-up message box that gives you the current status of network connections, battery life, who is signed in and more.

Original Format

Option for files saved in Google Photos, they count against your limit and are saved without compression.

RAW Format

Preferred by professional photographers and many hobbyists. It saves all the unprocessed data for an image and creates very large files.

Web App

Runs from a website within the Chrome browser and its not installed into the operating system.

Over the Phone (OTP)

Term for voice and text message options.

Files app

The Chrome OS file management system that is your main tool for working with files, whether they are local to your OS device or in the cloud.

Shelf

The area at the bottom of the screen that displays the shortcuts and features.

Launcher

The circle in the bottom left of the screen and scrolls up instead of down.

Cloud Computing

The use of cloud services