Green Computing ((4 Credits))

Catalog description

This study explores new initiatives in the federal/state governments and business organizations to make the IT industry environmentally friendly. Compliance requirements and rules for capping or exchanging "carbon credits" for controlling emissions and waste increase as laws and regulations change. Customers increasingly prefer to do business with "greener" companies related to electrical use, cooling systems, server virtualization, cloud computing, utility computing, and IT waste management. Assumptions about surrounding courses: Students should have taken basic IT courses to provide understanding of computer system components.