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
- 1What happens to your old devices after they are thrown away?
- 2How can software design reduce the energy consumption of hardware?
- 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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