The Impact of Innovation · Impacts of Computing

Environmental Sustainability

Assessing the ecological footprint of digital hardware and the energy consumption of data centers.

Key Questions

  1. 1What happens to your old devices after they are thrown away?
  2. 2How can software design reduce the energy consumption of hardware?
  3. 3Is the convenience of the cloud worth its environmental cost?

ACARA Content Descriptions

AC9TDE8K01
Year: Year 8
Subject: Technologies
Unit: The Impact of Innovation
Period: Impacts of Computing

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