SEMINAR SYNOPSIS ON

GREEN COMPUTING


CSE
SUBMITTED TO SUBMITTED BY
ASHISH KALIA ARUN KUMAR
ASST. PROFESSOR LCO11368
CSE DEPT. CSE 7
TH
SEM


INTRODUCTION
Green computing or green IT, refers to environmentally sustainable computing
or IT. Dr. San Murugesan a Senior Consultant defines the field of green
computing as "the study and practice of designing, manufacturing, using, and
disposing of computers, servers, and associated subsystemssuch as monitors,
printers, storage devices, and networking and communications
systemsefficiently and effectively with minimal or no impact on the
environment." As 21st century belongs to computers, gizmos and electronic
items, energy issues will get a serious ring in the coming days, as the public
debate on carbon emissions, global warming and climate change gets hotter.
The average PC wastes about half the energy provided to it, according to the
Climate Savers Computing Initiative, an industry group dedicated to reducing
greenhouse-gas emissions The goals of green computing are similar to green
chemistry; 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. Research continues into key areas such
as making the use of computers as energy-efficient as possible, and designing
algorithms and systems for efficiency-related computer technologies.

Why Green Computing is needed?
IT Executives are at last coming under increasing pressure to deliver a Green IT
or Green Computing Strategy. Executive boards are finally recognizing there
can be a genuine competitive advantage in adopting green issues and signing up
to a low carbon emissions footprint. Having a Green IT Strategy can directly
affect the view of the organizations customers. Customers will clearly continue
to evaluate suppliers based on product/service offerings and their costs,
however, if all else is equal, then choosing a supplier with a low carbon policy
can be a key differentiator. Most people do want to support green issues and
adopting suppliers with low-carbon strategies helps buyers to feel good about
their decisions. JIET Page 3
Green Computing
Green IT also brings with it direct cost benefits for the organization, making it
an easier sell to the more sceptical boards of directors. With a Green
Computing or IT Strategy we can reduce equipment, power, air-conditioning,
and support costs. This applies throughout the enterprise not just in data-
centers or our server rooms but desktop computers as well.
Core Objectives of Green Computing Strategies
Minimizing energy consumption
Purchasing green energy
Reducing the paper and other consumables used
Minimizing equipment disposal requirements
Reducing travel requirements for employees/customers

Approaches to Green Computing
Virtualization: Computer virtualization is the process of running two or more
logical computer systems on one set of physical hardware. With virtualization, a
system administrator could combine several physical systems into virtual machines on
one single, powerful system
Power Management: Lower power consumption also means lower heat
dissipation, which increases system stability, and less energy use, which saves money
and reduces the impact on the environment.
Power Supply: Power supplies in most computers (PSUs for short) aren't designed
for energy efficiency. In fact, most computers drain more power than they need during
normal operation, leading to higher electrical bills and a more dire environmental
impact. The 80 Plus program is a voluntary certification system for power-supply
manufacturers. If a PSU meets the certification, it will use only the power it needs at
a given Load i.e. it won't use more power than it needs. Various initiatives are
underway to improve the efficiency of computer power supplies.
Storage: There are three routes available, all of which vary in cost, performance, and
Capacity.
The most conventional route is the 3.5" desktop hard drive. For laying focus on
reduced power consumption reduced RAM low power idle mode with fixed rotation
speed have come in scene. Its advantage is highest possible capacity plus the best
performance.
The second option is to use a 2.5" laptop hard drive. These consume less power than
larger disks as a result of their smaller platters, smaller motors, and firmware




Conclusion
So far, consumers haven't cared about ecological impact when buying computers,
they've cared only about speed and price. But as Moore's Law marches on and
computers commoditize, consumers will become pickier about being green. Devices
use less and less power while renewable energy gets more and more portable and
effective. New green materials are developed every year, and many toxic ones are
already being replaced by them.So green computing is a mindset that asks how we can
satisfy the growing demand for network computing without putting such pressure on
the environment. There is an alternative way to design a processor and a system such
that we don't increase demands on the environment, but still provide an increased
amount of processing capability to customers to satisfy their business need