 Hello everyone, this is Amit Dhan of AmitDhan.com. Today I will have another episode of Chromebook tips and tricks video And I'll talk about what is a Chromebook video. I do have a long version of what is a Chromebook video and if you'd like to Go beyond today's short version of Chromebook video You can check that out which I'll provide a link in the description box below and Today I'll go over briefly what is a Chromebook and this is going to be about 10 minutes or below 10 minutes, but if you'd like to go beyond that then definitely can check out the other video Link in the description So let's start with what is the Chromebook and I do have my index cards here to explain you better so the first thing I'd like to talk about is that Chromebook is actually an alternate laptop which doesn't run on Windows operating system or Apple Apple's Mac operating system So that's the main difference that you know Chromebook runs on Google's own Chrome OS operating system and That gives some advantages and disadvantages To Chromebook which I'll talk about shortly. So this is Our Chromebook is a laptop, but you know, it's a different type of laptop. It's comparatively newer version of laptop, but it's not as old as like Microsoft Windows or Apple Mac OS laptop So there's certain things it can do and there's certain things it cannot do which I'll you know go over briefly as well So think you can think of it a very big version of your Android phone But you know, you cannot make calls Or you cannot do certain things but definitely you can do most of the things your phone can do We can you know install apps and you know download apps and play with the apps you can Download or install from Google Play. So that's basic, you know, that's the basics about Chromebook So now let me just go over some of the advantages of Chromebook, which will give you some more idea about, you know Chromebook thing is that Chromebook is very cheap because it is running on Google's operating system It's a lot cheaper than Microsoft or Apple's computers or laptops So for example, you can grab a Chromebook from 200 to 300 dollars But you know, that's not possible if you are trying to get a Windows or Apple's laptop and Chromebook is a very lightweight laptop Because of you know, its feature It's not as heavy as Windows or Apple's laptop and then it has a very first fast startup So basically like, you know, it takes about a couple of seconds or three seconds to start a Chromebook Because of the way it's made and that the performance is very fast as well You know, it's not it doesn't lag or it doesn't take long to start or turn off like Windows and Another very good feature of Chromebook and is that it is more secured than Windows laptop or Apple laptop. I'll just touch base on security a little bit later And then Chromebook has no annoying updates. Everything is done in the background So you don't have to like, you know, wait like Windows computers And the computer is not going to freeze or, you know, leave you in the middle of working like Windows And then the battery life is definitely longer because Chromebook can run You know, five hours to ten hours on battery and then you can have all the Android app Which you see on your phone or most of them you can run on your Chromebooks because Chromebooks are to run Google apps as well So these are the basic advantages of Chromebook. So now Let's talk about some disadvantages of Chromebook So the very thing which gives advantages to Chromebook actually is also gives disadvantages to Chromebook And that that is that, you know, because this is not run by Windows operating system You cannot install any Windows software or application So what it means that, you know, you're not going to have Windows Word doc or any video editing software which you would like, you know, use On your Windows computer. So that's one of the main disadvantages But you can easily bypass, you know, that disadvantages by Installing some alternate software from Google Play and even there was you can have, you know, Google Sorry Windows Word doc on your Chromebook I do have separate videos on that which you'll find in my Chromebook playlist So but in general you cannot run Software or application that takes lots of resources that like, you know, video editing or photo editing software and In general, you cannot have like, you know Word doc installed on your Chromebook but You can always use like, you know, alternate apps from Google Play to edit video or edit photo But that's not going to be exactly same as your, you know Working on them on your Windows laptop And another disadvantage is that it has limited storage. So Chromebook doesn't need that much storage power due to its, you know, features So you're not gonna, you're not gonna need like, you know, lots of storage like 80 gig or 150 gig like Windows Computer and then another disadvantage is that if you're working from home Then you're not gonna be able to run your companies or businesses Work from home Software's on Chromebook to work from home, but you can definitely, you know Have remote access on your Chromebook and you can bypass that which on which I have another video I don't in my you can find that in my Google Chromebook playlist. So these are the main disadvantages of Chromebook Now I'm going to touch base a little bit about security But if you'd like to know beyond what I'm talking about today, then definitely check out the other longer version of Chromebook video Where I discuss more details about security so One of the main or one of the main major reasons Chromebook is so popular because of security feature and That's the number one is that Chromebook is almost a virus proof It may not be 100% virus proof but the virus section or that part is taken care of by Google and You don't need to run any antivirus or fire all or anything on Chromebook because it doesn't need any Everything is done or taken care by Google. So that's a very good feature So whenever you're using a Chromebook, you can, you know, work on it already free You can use it already free because you know, you don't have to worry about security or you know being stolen or being hacked or any of those because everything is done in the background by Google and Another security feature the reason Chromebook cannot be hacked or cannot be you know Security breached because there's a Thing called sandbox and verified boot. So sandbox is basically each application or each browser or each tab Google keeps it separated and whenever there's a problem or someone tried to you know hack it Then that gets like you know closed and the virus or the hacker cannot spread on to other parts of Chromebook and even if somehow they get access to that they do then there is a thing called Verified boot boot what it does that, you know, once you reboot your Chromebook or restart your Chromebook It just always compares with the previous good version of Chromebook or Chrome OS and then it just you know ignores or did it's everything if there is a like, you know Breach or any problem with the previous version. So that way you can stay safe and secure with your Chromebook and Then the updates are automated You don't have to worry ever about your updates. Everything is going to happen in the background It's not and like annoying updates love like Windows. So that's a very good feature and This feature is another reason why lots of people like Chromebook because window up windows updates are very annoying And you know, they keep bothering you when you're working or when you're trying to start your computer and then Chromebooks are encrypted What it does that, you know If you lose your Chromebook or if someone get access to your Chromebook They cannot go inside your data or they cannot break into your Chromebook Your information is safe in your Chromebook which window does not provide Windows computers does not provide for free but when you have a Chromebook it comes with encryption and then, you know It gives you a piece of mind that Unlike Windows computers or laptops if someone gets hold of your Chromebook They cannot just, you know, take out information or your data from your Chromebook So that's another feature which you know makes Chromebook unique and a better option than Windows So that's the very basics about Chromebooks So like I mentioned before that, you know, this is an operating system Which is called ChromeOS, which is very similar like the Chrome browser you have been used to But it's just like, you know, specialized for Chromebook to run Chromebook And think of Chromebook as a bigger tablet or laptop powered by ChromeOS And you can do the same thing like your phone on Chromebook Except making the phone call or, you know, doing text messaging But also you can do that if you just, you know, install appropriate apps You can even like, you know, make phone calls or do text messaging from your Chromebook But unlike the phone, you cannot just do the network calling Or, you know, calling via your phone network provider with your Chromebooks Except that it has lots of similarities with your phone or Android tablet So that's the basics about Chromebook If you're not happy with what I've mentioned about Chromebook So definitely go and check out the longer version of my Chromebook explanation And the link will be in the description box below Thank you for watching this video Forget about subscribing to this channel Forget about liking this video There will be more videos coming up So I'll see you shortly Thank you