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Features that are designed to assist people with disabilities.
Accessibility feature
Microprocessor architecture that is primarily used in mobile devices to help improve the performance of the CPU.
Advanced RISC machine
The process when a subject must verify their identity.
Authentication
A software interface between the operating system and the firmware. Succeeded by UEFI.
BIOS
Google’s web store where users can download or purchase games, applications, themes, or extensions.
Chrome Web store
The settings menu can be accessed by clicking the gear of the status tray at the bottom-right-hand corner of the screen.
Remote physical storage device(s) made available over the network.
Cloud Storage
The ability to interact with a computer strictly through text.
Command Line Interface
A Windows-specific interpreter that allows users to perform advanced administrative tasks.
Command Prompt
A tool that is unique to Chrome OS, which is a shell environment that can be accessed by pressing CTRL + ALT + T.
Crosh
The method used to reverse the effects of an encrypted file.
Decrypt
One of three different channels available to Chrome users that allows more functionality with Chrome OS.
Developer mode
The process used to identify an anomaly or phenomenon.
Diagnostics
An embedded system is something that is independent and doesn’t need any external resources in order to operate.
Embed
Translates data into a type of code (encoding) that only allows authorized sources to decipher the code into readable text with the use of a security key.
Encryption
A graphical interface that allows users to manage directories and files that are saved to the computer.
File manager
A security method used to block unauthorized access to a system or network.
Firewall
A piece of software that is written to read-only memory and is designed to provide intermediary functionality between the hardware and the software of a computing device.
Firmware
A free email application available to users who sign up for a Google account.
Gmail
Google’s web-based word processor application.
Google docs
Google’s cloud-based storage application to store and access files online.
Google drive
Google’s web-based notepad application.
Google keep
Google’s online web store where users can download applications, movies, music, books, and shop for Google products.
Google play
Google’s web-based spreadsheet application.
Google sheets
A Linux-based tool for managing firewall rules.
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