Green Computing: A New Vision to Computer Technology
Abstract
The usage of computer in day to day affairs is a basic need of everyone. No individual or organization can work without computer in the present era. However, extravagant practice of involving computer technology demands certain degree of responsibility on the part of user to avoid or minimize associated harmful impacts that are badly affecting environment.
Information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure accounts for seemingly significant electricity usage and considered accountable for greenhouse gases (GHGs) globally. The overwhelming and improper usage of ICT is leading to continual increase in carbon foot printing and GHGs. Green computing is emerging as a prompting solution to this crisis. Foremost measure in this regard is to develop computing technology that cut down usage of power input thus may leads to significant reduction in CO 2 emission. Various propose d measures taken in this regard can be considered as effective approach to protect our environment from the hazardous material and its effects specially computers and related devices. We also highlighted computing related distresses, possible steps for its minimization through Green computing. The article also covers prospective measures ought to be taken to reduce the associated harmful impacts on our environment thereby protect planet from any future disaster.
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Introduction
Green use of resources in computing and IT/IS infrastructure emphasises in reducing environmental hazards without compromising economic viability and system performance. In general, “green technology” implicates broad spectrum of subject that mainly deals with alternative energy-generation and electricity consumption. It also uses eco-friendly, recyclable materials for implementing sustainable digital services. Green technology in fact is a misnomer and has less correlation with usage of plants based material as such. In fact, it entails green infrastructure (energy-efficient buildings, intelligent cooling systems, renewable power sources), green hardware (multicore computing systems, energy efficient server design and solidstate storage and green software and applications) in parallel to computational science algorithms to run modern energy efficient multi-core clusters, intelligent load distribution and CPU switch-off etc.
Conclusion
Keeping into consideration computer related environment hazards such as usage of electricity, excess CO 2 production leading to global warming. It is recommended that we should avoid over usage of computers. We should also opt for measures that may facilitates less energy consumption as well as CO 2 emission thereby may help in minimising environment hazards. It is recommended to imply green computing that may help to avoid:
1. Excess electric power consumption
2. Less CO 2 emission
3. Less in crease in environment temperature