A:AnswerIt can, but it is optimized for browser based activities. If most of the homeschooling activities will be in browsers or YouTube, this device will work very well. If you need it to run many other programs, a laptop might be a better option.
A:AnswerNo! this computer would never stand up to the beating of day-to-day college life. Also, being a Chromebook which runs on a Chrome operating system you will find that most software made for the Microsoft or Mac operating systems is not compatible with this computer.
A:AnswerI would recommend taking it to a real computer repair shop. Short of paying them, you can factory reset it yourself (you WILL lose your data, and it will be like the day you bought it) to get rid of any viruses. This is probably safest if you plan on using it with ANY sort of personal information.