TY - BOOK AU - Nguemaleu,Raoul-Abelin Choumin and Montheu,Lionel TI - Roadmap to Greener Computing SN - 9780429086441 U1 - 004.0286 PY - 2014/// CY - Boca Raton PB - CRC Press KW - Data processing service centers KW - Energy conservation KW - Computer systems KW - Information technology KW - Environmental aspects KW - Electronic digital computers KW - Power supply KW - Green technology KW - Electronic books KW - lcsh N1 - A Chapman & Hall book; Includes bibliographical references and index; chapter 1. On the way to eco-friendly computer infrastructure : the impact of computer infrastructure lifecycle on the environment and solutions for greener IT -- chapter 2. Green computer science : methodologies, designs, frameworks, and tools that can be used to compute energy efficiently -- chapter 3. Computer aided sustainable design : how designer and CAD applications can reduce damage of products and the environment -- chapter 4. Computing noise pollution -- chapter 5. End-of-life opportunities for computers and computer parts -- chapter 6. Green cloud computing; Also available in print format N2 - A concise and accessible introduction to green computing and green IT, this book addresses how computer science and the computer infrastructure affect the environment and presents the main challenges in making computing more environmentally friendly. The authors review the methodologies, designs, frameworks, and software development tools that can be used in computer science to reduce energy consumption and still compute efficiently. They also focus on Computer Aided Design (CAD) and describe what design engineers and CAD software applications can do to support new streamlined business directions and improve the environment-- UR - http://marc.crcnetbase.com/isbn/9781466506947 ER -