Low-Level Software
Superseded by UEFI; Called "Legacy"
What is BIOS?
Advanced RISC Machinee [ARM], x86/x86_64, IA64, Reduced Instruction Set Computer [RISC], RISC-V
What are common CPU Architechtures?
Reduced Security Mode that allows Power-Users or Developers to make unofficial modifications to the ChromeOS Operating System
What is Developer Mode
VT-2 Terminals, Command Prompt, DOS
Cloud-based Linux Distribution running on specific devices
What is ChromeOS?
Networking Device that connects multiple devices to same network
What is a switch
Alternative Chromedevice firmware which is considered a "Level 2 Jailbreak", allows users to install a different OS on their chromedevice
What is Mr. Chromebox's Coreboot Firmware?
also called a WIMP, it's a Graphical User Interface that allows for Windows, Interactions, a Mouse, and Programs
what is a GUI?
Google's Application store, primarily for Android, which allows for users to download, install, and buy applications (or DLCs)
What is the Google Play Store?
The equivalent of Secure Boot on a Chromedevice
What is Verified Boot?
A process that occurs during the startup process that makes sure all critical hardware is properly functioning. Beeps when error occurs, except a single beep indicating "success"
What is the Power-On Self-Test [POST]?
Standard design to grant users the ability to share information across multiple accounts with a third-party application or website
What is Oauth2?
a text-based user interaction interface. NetworkManager uses this via nmtui
What is a Terminal User Interface (TUI)?
Google's Frontend for extensions for Chromium-based web browsers, such as Brave, Chrome, Avast/AVG Secure Browser, and Microsoft Edge
What is Chrome Web Store?
successor to BIOS
What is UEFI?
Random Access Memory, can be DIMM or CAMM
what is RAM?
Allows for a factory reset via USB with a recovery image, can be used to switch to Developer Mode, activated by ESC+Refresh(F3)+Power
What is the Recovery Mode Screen?
The ChromeOS Command Line
What is Crosh/CroSHell?
Also known as multi-factor authentication or two-factor authentication (2fa), provides another way for users to protect their account by requiring a second level of authentication.
What is Second-Factor Authentication?
Depthcharge, Android Bootloader, Coreboot, BIOS, and UEFI are examples of this
What is Firmware?
Read-Only Memory. BIOS is a type of this.
What is ROM?
Features that are designed to assist people with disabilities
What are the Accessibility Features?
a Cross-Platform terminal environment which allows for relatively high-tech scripting
What is Powershell?
A graphical interface that allows users to manage directories and files that are saved to the computer. Examples are explorer.exe, Finder, Thunar, Dolphin, and Files By Google
What is a File Explorer?