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ChromeOS System Administrator's Guide

You're reading from   ChromeOS System Administrator's Guide Implement, manage, and optimize ChromeOS features effectively

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Product type Paperback
Published in Feb 2023
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781803241050
Length 262 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Dr. Willie Sanders, Jr. Dr. Willie Sanders, Jr.
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Table of Contents (16) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Part 1:Working with ChromeOS
2. Chapter 1: ChromeOS Basics FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 2: Getting Connected 4. Chapter 3: Exploring Google Apps 5. Part 2:Security and Troubleshooting
6. Chapter 4: ChromeOS Security 7. Chapter 5: Recovering from Disasters 8. Chapter 6: Troubleshooting 101 9. Part 3:Advanced Administration
10. Chapter 7: The Linux Development Environment 11. Chapter 8: Working with the Chrome Shell (Crosh) 12. Chapter 9: Google Workspace Admin Console 13. Chapter 10: Centralized Administration of OUs, Users, Groups, and Devices 14. Index 15. Other Books You May Enjoy

Accessing Chrome browser-based apps

In the early days of Google’s cloud apps, when Google Workspace was still called G Suite, Google users relied primarily on the use of Chrome apps. A Chrome app differs from the Google apps we’ve been discussing thus far because of how it is deployed and accessed. Chrome apps, as the name implies, rely on the Chrome web browser in order to function. Chrome apps are essentially add-ons to Google Chrome, which allow additional features and functionality to be incorporated into the web browser.

A few good examples of Chrome apps are the Kindle Cloud Reader and Chrome Remote Desktop. Although these apps function like standalone applications because they are partially installed on your computer or mobile device, they, in fact, require the Chrome web browser to be installed on the system as well in order to run. No Chrome browser, no Chrome app. It’s as simple as that. Google apps, on the other hand, are fully web-hosted services...

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