prophase-the first stage of mitosis. mitosis-cell division in which the nucleus divides into nuclei containing the same number of chromosomes. phase of cell division-a stage in meiosis or mitosis.
The Chromebookâs security model means the antivirus industry is facing a new kind of PC more similar to the iPhone than a netbook, argues Perimeter E-Security chief technology officer Andrew Jaquith: a limited device with security inherent in its restrictions .
A Chromebook is a laptop running the Linux-based Chrome OS as its operating system. The devices were originally designed to be used primarily while connected to the Internet, with most applications and data residing in the cloud. The original Chromebook was an example of a thin client. However, since its original release, G Suite (Gmail, Docs, Sheets and Slides) were rewritten to run in offline mode, and Android-based apps are being made available on Chromebooks, which makes the platform more general-purpose than a typical thin client.