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environmental impact (energy use: (in general the larger computer system…

- - - - set minmum and maximum processor state settings (higher settings use more enrgy, lower settings mean processor can handle less work)
      - alter wireless adapter power settings
      - turn hard drive off after period of inactivity (will come on again at a keypress)
- - - - users often have choice between stanby mode (also known as sleep mode) or hibernate.
        
        in stanby mode
        
        RAM continues to be powered
        
        data for software running at the time of stanby is temporarily stored until user resumes work
        
        power to all other components is significantly reduced or turned off completely
        
        if using hiberate
        
        contents of RAM are copied to hard disk
        
        hard disk saves a permament copy
        
        hibernate mode can turn almost all components off or down to a level of very low energy use