| Description |
1 online resource (241 pages) : illustrations, photographs |
| Contents |
Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Chapter 1: On the Way to Eco-Friendly Computer Infrastructure : The Impact of Computer Infrastructure Lifecycle on the Environment and Solutions for Greener IT; Chapter 2: Green Computer Science : Methodologies, Designs, Frameworks, and Tools That Can Be Used to Compute Energy Efficiently; Chapter 3: Computer Aided Sustainable Design : How Designer and CAD Applications Can Reduce Damage of Products and the Environment; Chapter 4: Computing Noise Pollution; Chapter 5: End-of-Life Opportunities for Computers and Computer Parts |
| Summary |
"A concise and accessible introduction to green computing and green IT, this book addresses how computer science and the computer infrastructure affect the environment and presents the main challenges in making computing more environmentally friendly. The authors review the methodologies, designs, frameworks, and software development tools that can be used in computer science to reduce energy consumption and still compute efficiently. They also focus on Computer Aided Design (CAD) and describe what design engineers and CAD software applications can do to support new streamlined business directions and improve the environment"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Data processing service centers -- Energy conservation.
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Computer systems -- Energy conservation
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Information technology -- Environmental aspects
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Electronic digital computers -- Power supply
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Green technology.
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COMPUTERS -- Computer Engineering.
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MATHEMATICS -- General.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Environmental -- General.
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Data processing service centers -- Energy conservation
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Electronic digital computers -- Power supply
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Green technology
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Information technology -- Environmental aspects
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Montheu, Lionel, author.
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| ISBN |
9781466506947 |
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1466506946 |
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