What does the Electronic Products Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) do?
A. It aligns company policies to national legislation with regards to environmental waste reduction.
B. It rates IT products based on their compliance with the IEEE 1680 standard.
C. It submits a plan for replacing old computers with more efficient computers.
You want to buy equipment made from materials that are easy to recycle. Is aluminum easy to recycle?
A. Yes
B. No
The paper manufacturer you buy paper from works with The Forest Stewardship Council.What does this mean?
A. The paper aligns with responsible forest use.
B. The paper is only made of new fiber from trees.
C. 50% of the paper's content is recycled.
D. 100% of the paper's content is recycled.
What does the operational cost of a printer include?
A. Electrical consumption, ink consumption and service levels
B. Electrical consumption, paper consumption and ink consumption
C. Paper consumption and ink consumption
An external Green IT consultant has analyzed your company and recommends replacing the PC's with thin clients. Which advantage does the use of thin clients over PC's contribute the most to an organization's green IT goals?
A. Cost efficiency
B. Low power consumption
C. Workstation mobility
You are a member of the team in charge of introducing Green IT into your company. Your first action will be to introduce practices that can easily be applied to reduce computers' power consumption. Which practice would be the most effective?
A. Put monitors off at night.
B. Turn down the brightness of the display.
C. Use one power strip for all your chargers.
Your department has been asked to reduce the use of paper and ink. What is one of the easiest ways to do so?
A. Introduce the concept of the paperless office
B. Printing two-sided documents
C. Switch paper suppliers
You want to buy equipment made of materials that are easy to recycle. What is a key indicator of which materials recycle easily?
A. The biodegradability
B. The lifetime
C. The price on the scrap market
Which puts IT in an excellent position to contribute to a sustainable world?
A. IT is not a big consumer of electricity.
B. IT does not create a lot of waste.
C. IT can help other industries to work more efficiently.
Which of the following statements is true?
A. Avoid using screen savers for long periods because they don't reduce energy use and may keep the computer awake when it would otherwise doze off
B. Use screen savers for long inactive periods because they reduce the energy use and put the computer in a sleeping mode
C. Alternative A is true
D. Alternative B is true