You are monitoring energy usage in the Data Centre. What is the role of thermal profiling?
A. To identify hot spots and overcooling.
B. To identify which servers are performing efficiently.
C. To identify the timing of energy consumption peaks.
D. To identify which applications require the most energy.
Which of the following uses Greenhouse Gas conversion factors to work out CO2 emissions?
A. The ROCI Matrix.
B. The Emissions Reduction Flowchart.
C. The Carbon Footprint Calculator.
D. The Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool.
Which of the following is a benefit of adopting green IT within an organisation?
A. Creating a culture of team-based working.
B. Promoting a culture of maximum productivity.
C. Establishing a culture of total innovation.
D. Developing a culture of social responsibility.
Which of these is not an example of a Carbon Offsetting scheme?
A. Supplying new solar cookers in Indonesia.
B. Providing new for old car tyres in the United Kingdom.
C. Generating hydropower without dams in Fiji.
D. Making electricity from landfill in South Africa.
What is the benefit of creating virtual servers?
A. To increase the number of PCs connected to the server.
B. To reduce the power needed to run the server.
C. To permit the server to power down when not in use.
D. To allow better use of the server capacity.To allow better use of the server? capacity.
Which of the following is not part of a Green Printer Strategy?
A. Set printers for double-sided printing.
B. Use recycled paper and cartridges.
C. Switch printers off when not printing.
D. Replace standalone printers with networked printers.
What is the best slogan for a Green IT strategy?
A. Plan, Prepare, Proceed.
B. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.
C. Less servers, Less paper, Less PCs.
D. People, Product, Premises.
Which of the following is amongst the five marketing actions an organisation should take when greening their brand?
a.
Be accountable.
b.
Be transparent.
c.
Be credible.
d.
Be an enabler.
A.
a, and d.
B.
a and b.
C.
b, c and d.
D.
a, b, c and d.
In which units are the results of a Carbon Footprint Calculation displayed?
A. Tonnes.
B. Kilowatts.
C. Dollars.
D. Litres.
You are developing a Green IT Action Plan that specifies many initiatives. What criteria should you use to select initiatives that can deliver Quick Wins?
A. Low urgency, High impact.
B. High urgency, Low impact.
C. High urgency, High impact.
D. Low urgency, Low impact.
How can adopting Green IT principles benefit an organisation reputation?
A. It demonstrates the organisation competitiveness to government.It demonstrates the organisation? competitiveness to government.
B. It demonstrates the organisation aspirations to customers.It demonstrates the organisation? aspirations to customers.
C. It demonstrates the organisation buying needs to suppliers.It demonstrates the organisation? buying needs to suppliers.
D. It demonstrates the organisation commitment to charity.It demonstrates the organisation? commitment to charity.
Which of the following is a role of Asset and Configuration Management within Green IT?
A. To identify where new data centres can be located.
B. To identify where old computer parts can be recycled.
C. To identify where computer equipment can be re-used.
D. To identify where existing servers can be moved.
How can you ensure all stakeholders are informed about the process of your Green IT programme?
A. Develop a Risk Management Strategy.
B. Create a Communications Plan.
C. Produce a Stakeholder Competency Assessment.
D. Maintain a Stakeholder Map.
Which of the following is one of the three market-based mechanisms created by the Kyoto Protocol?
A. Carbon credit initiative.
B. Emissions trading.
C. Footprint reduction fund.
D. Carbon neutral implementation
What action can you take to reduce the power consumption of your data centre?
A. Shut down servers out of business hours.
B. Replace small servers with larger ones.
C. Reallocate under-used servers to run active services.
D. Upgrade servers to always run the latest software.