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Environmental impact (You can alter the settings on the monitor to save…

- - - - RAM continues to be powered
      - data for software running at the time of standby is temporarily stored until user resumes work
      - power to all other components is significantly reduced or turned off completely.
    - - contents of RAM are copied to the hard disk
      - hard disk saves a permanent copy
      - hibernate mode can turn almost all components off or down to a level of very low energy use
    - - A lot of the time its more beneficial to the computer to use standby or hibernate in the place of shutting the whole system down
      - And so this means standby or hibernate are more beneficial options for users, but only when they intend to use the system again after a brief period of time.
      - This is because powering the system up after a shutdown causes a large spike of power in the components.
      - Usually its better to lower the number of times the components get a surge in power