INTRODUCTION
This research was galvanized by the sentiment and conviction that green computing knowledge is fundamental to sustaining a green environment.defined green computing as “the study and practice of designing, manufacturing, using and disposing of computers, servers, and associated subsystems, such as monitors, printers, storage devices, and networking and communication systems, efficiently and effectively with minimal or no impact on the environment”
Definition offers a broad framework to understand green computing from four different but equally important perspectives, i.e. the domains of design, manufacture and production, use, and disposal of computing resources. Green computing covers the broad scope of energy-efficient and hazard-free computing; energy-efficient in that it promotes computing activities and use of resources that consume only the necessary amount of electricity and generate the least amount of carbon emission into the atmosphere and hazard-free in that it advocates the use and disposal of computing resources in responsible and non-harmful ways to the user and the environment.
Knowledge is the first step in the adoption process. An individual cannot begin the adoption process without knowing about the idea, the practice or the device to be adopted. Therefore, the importance of knowledge in embracing green computing ideas cannot be overstated. A lack of knowledge in energy-efficient computing has in fact already led to much energy wastage and financial loss around the globe.
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