Which of the following is a greenhouse gas?
A. Methane
B. Argon.
C. Nitrogen.
D. Helium.
How can IP Video Conferencing reduce your carbon footprint?
A. It reduces the power consumed during meetings.
B. It reduces the paperwork needed for meetings.
C. It reduces the number of rooms needed for meetings.
D. It reduces the travel needed to attend meetings.
Which of the following types of computing can deliver economic value to a Green IT project?
a) Grid.
b) Matrix.
c) Cloud.
d) Lattice.
A. a and c only.
B. a and b only.
C. b and c only.
D. c and d only.
Which of the following activities would make data centres more energy efficient?
a) Consolidate systems onto a smaller number of servers.
b) Position servers as close together as possible.
c) Ensure hot and cold airflows do not mix.
d) Retire all unused and unnecessary data storage capacity.
A. b and d only.
B. a, c and d only.
C. b, c and d only.
D. a, b, c and d.
Which of the following roles is most likely to be accountable for integrating social and environmental issues into an organisation's business practices?
A. Corporate Social Responsibility Manager.
B. Volunteering and Charities Manager.
C. Human Resources Manager.
D. Business Development Manager.
Your organisation has just appointed a Chief Sustainability Officer. Which of the following could form part
of their role?
a) Reduce the organisation's carbon footprint.
b) Measure environmental performance.
c) Enhance the organisation's reputation.
d) Reduce product development time.
A. a, b and c only.
B. b and d only.
C. b, c and d only.
D. a and d only.
Which of the following describes embodied energy?
A. The total amount of energy involved in manufacture of a product lifecycle.
B. The total amount of energy involved in operating a data centre.
C. The total amount of energy involved in heating an office building.
D. The total amount of energy involved in creating a carbon footprint.
Which of the following BEST describes the payback period of a Green IT programme?
A. The time taken to realise the programme benefits.
B. The time taken to repay the original investment.
C. The time taken to raise the budget for the programme.
D. The time taken to reclaim any budget overruns.
ITU is the U81N agency for information and communication technologies. What does ITU stand for?
A. Information Technology Unit.
B. International Telecommunications Union.
C. Intergovernmental Terminals Upgrade.
D. International Treaties Unlimited.
Which of the following can form part of a definition of Green IT?
a.
Reducing the carbon footprint of IT operations.
b.
Using IT operations to offset emissions elsewhere.
c.
Ensuring the sustainability of resources used by IT.
d.
Using IT to reduce an organisation carbon footprint.
A.
a, b and c.
B.
a, c and d.
C.
b and c.
D.
b, c and d.