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GREEN COMPUTING SAVES GREEN
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ABSTRACT:
Overview of the concept of Green Computing and how we can adopt it in our daily life to improve the deteriorating
environmental conditions and how to adapt to sustainable .The understated data gives a basic computing. Green
computing or green IT, refers to environmentally sustainable computing or IT whose goals are to reduce the use of
hazardous materials, maximize energy efficiency during the product's lifetime, and promote the recyclability or
biodegradability of defunct products and factory waste. Green Computing concentrates on energy efficiency,
reducing resource consumption and disposing of electronic waste in a responsible manner. Green computing is the
environmentally responsible use of computers and related resources. Such practices include the implementation of
energy-efficient central processing units (CPUs), servers and peripherals as well as reduced resource consumption
and proper disposal of electronic waste (e-waste). Computers today have become a necessity not only in offices but
also at homes. No doubt, computers have made doing various tasks very easy and efficient; they pose a great
problem which is effecting the environment adversely. As the number of computers is increasing day by day, so is
the amount of electricity consumed by them which in turn is increasing the carbon content in atmosphere. This
problem has been realized by people and measures are being taken which help in minimizing the power usage of
computers. Superficially, this can be called as Green Computing. In a deeper sense, Green Computing is the study
which lays stress on the operation of computers and related peripherals in order to minimize the carbon footprint.
Green computing strategies can help us to build a safe place for us to live in .If each one of us becomes successful in
constructing a healthy environmental balcony for ourselves then trust us we can together make our mother earth a
healthy and a happy place for us to survive here.
INTRODUCTION
When we heard the term green computing the
first thought that came into our mind was “going
green with computers” but the questions that
strike our thoughts the very same moment were
HOW and WHY to “go green”, and in the quest
for finding the answers to our questions we
landed up with the conclusion “GREEN
COMPUTING –GREAT COMPUTING” . This
research work of ours has given us a new
perspective to think in the direction that
technology does not only mean to accomplish
our tasks but also make sure that our technology
is not harming the environment around us.
WHY GREEN COMPUTING
Our so called technically successful world
almost sounds fake .We have great machines
and equipments to accomplish our tasks, great
gadgets with royal looks and features make our
lives more impressive and smooth. Today almost
all streams weather its IT, medicine,
transportation, agriculture uses machines which
indirectly requires large amount of power and
money for its effective functioning. It’s OK we
are happy with ourselves, we are completing all
our work on time everything is working
smoothly and effectively.
PREVIOUS WORKS
When we went into our search work we gave a
flash back to the earlier works undertaken all
over the world in the field of Green IT, and we
discovered that one of the first manifestations of
the green computing movement was the launch
of the Energy Star program back in 1992.
Energy Star served as a kind of voluntary label
awarded to computing products that succeeded
in minimizing the use of energy while
maximizing efficiency.
Energy Star applied to products like computer
monitors, television sets and temperature control
devices like refrigerators, air conditioners, and
similar items. It is becoming progressively more
important for all businesses to act in an
environmentally responsible manner, both to
fulfill their legal and moral obligations, but also
to enhance the brand and to improve corporate
image.
CONCLUSION
Critics have claimed that Green Computing
strategies does not saves money as the set up
cost for eco- friendly electronics is more than
what we save but we personally feel that even if
the set up cost is higher than what we save we
still can aim towards saving our mother earth
using these green computing techniques.
As what can be better than building a healthy
and a safe place to live on.