Google Chrome

The Google Chrome browser confidently occupies the top line of the rating of browsers for computers with the operating system Windows. Despite the fact that Google Chrome appeared much later than its main competitors, users like it.
People love the browser won not by chance, because the best developers from Google worked on creation of this free browser. Google Chrome was not developed from scratch, the browser was used as the basis for open source Chromium. The result was a simple, fast and "light" browser, which made "ease" the standard for all browsers for Windows.

Google Chrome system requirements

System requirements are the system parameters for stable and correct operation of the software recommended by the developer. This include both the necessary hardware configuration (CPU, RAM, Memory) and the requirements for the operating system installed on the computer. If you are not sure whether your computer meets the requirements of the program, it’s easiest to download the file and try to run it. Usually developers try to make programs that runs on most computers.

Operation system Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10
Geveloper google.com/chrome/
Hard disk 350 MB
RAM 512 MB
CPU Intel Pentium 4 (500 MHz or higher)
Language English
License Free

How to download Google Chrome?

Download the latest version of Google Chrome is recommended only from the official site. Programs not downloaded from official sites do not guarantee stable operation and availability of updates. The manufacturer is responsible for the security of the program downloaded from the official site only.

Interface Google Chrome

This is how Google Chrome looks like.

Description of Google Chrome

Google Chrome is often praised for being smart and fast, has open source code and its own tab manager - a sort of "Windows task manager". Scold this browser mainly for the fact that it is gluttonous with respect to RAM. Despite the fact that with each update, developers report on optimizing the consumption of RAM, Google Chrome remains one of the most demanding to the amount of RAM programs. It means that Google Chrome is the leader in consuming memory among everyday programs, after games and specialized professional programs, of course. This is especially noticeable when there are more than 20 tabs open in the browser, and even in several windows.In other words, the speed of the browser is achieved through the consumption of large amounts of RAM. And the more tabs are open, the less free memory remains for other applications. What to do with all this? Do not abuse open tabs. And periodically reboot or shut down the computer. You hardly need more than 10 open tabs in the browser. Updating the browser quite often, at least once a month. Updates are downloaded in the background, no action is required from the user. When the update is downloaded, an arrow will appear in the upper right corner in order to install the update, it's enough to close and open the browser again. Thus, users do not need to think about where to download the latest version of Google Chrome. This arrow will appear in place of the "menu" button, but does not change the functionality of the button, If you have a Google account, go to the "Update Google Chrome". Extensions are another powerful feature of the browser from Google. It's not hard to guess that extensions can extend the basic capabilities of the browser. Most often, users use extensions for screenshots, music and video downloads, translations, social networks. There are also a lot of professional tools for designers, webmasters and programmers. Google cares about users security. Well, at least it tries. And this is not enough. For example, Google Chrome blocks pop-ups. In 90% of cases, this saves users from obtrusive advertising. But sometimes this can cause confusion when the pop-up window is conceived as part of the interface, and Google blocks this window. Google Chrome can prohibit a site from visiting if it contains malicious software (viruses) or the site is located in the databases of sites used by scammers. This will not save users from all Internet villains, but reduces the likelihood of getting on the hook of the hacker. More recently, sites that use the unprotected http protocol are marked as unprotected. It is a question of that if you fill out forms on such sites, your data can be intercepted. From the interception protected sites that use the secure protocol https. One can not help recalling another important possibility of a free browser Google Chrome: the online translator of pages. When you go to a site in a different language, the browser recognizes it and suggests to translate the whole site. Including not only text, but also buttons, menus and pop-up elements.

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