MIS C954
sustainable, or green, MIS - ANS-Describes the production, management, use, and
disposal of technology in a way that minimizes damage to the environment.
corporate social responsibility - ANS-Companies' acknowledged responsibility to
society.
clean computing - ANS-Refers to the environmentally responsible use, manufacture,
and disposal of technology products and computer equipment.
green personal computer (green PC) - ANS-Built using environment-friendly materials
and designed to save energy.
Ewaste - ANS-Refers to discarded, obsolete, or broken electronic devices.
sustainable MIS disposal - ANS-Refers to the safe disposal of MIS assets at the end of
their life cycle.
energy consumption - ANS-The amount of energy consumed by business processes
and systems.
carbon emission - ANS-Includes the carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide in the
atmosphere, produced by business processes and systems.
grid computing - ANS-A collection of computers, often geographically dispersed, that
are coordinated to solve a common problem.
smart grid - ANS-Delivers electricity using two-way digital technology.
Virtualization - ANS-The creation of a virtual (rather than actual) version of computing
resources, such as an operating system, a server, a storage device, or network
resources.
storage virtualization - ANS-Combines multiple network storage devices so they appear
to be a single storage device.
network virtualization - ANS-Combines networks by splitting the available bandwidth
into independent channels that can be assigned in real time to a specific device.
sustainable, or green, MIS - ANS-Describes the production, management, use, and
disposal of technology in a way that minimizes damage to the environment.
corporate social responsibility - ANS-Companies' acknowledged responsibility to
society.
clean computing - ANS-Refers to the environmentally responsible use, manufacture,
and disposal of technology products and computer equipment.
green personal computer (green PC) - ANS-Built using environment-friendly materials
and designed to save energy.
Ewaste - ANS-Refers to discarded, obsolete, or broken electronic devices.
sustainable MIS disposal - ANS-Refers to the safe disposal of MIS assets at the end of
their life cycle.
energy consumption - ANS-The amount of energy consumed by business processes
and systems.
carbon emission - ANS-Includes the carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide in the
atmosphere, produced by business processes and systems.
grid computing - ANS-A collection of computers, often geographically dispersed, that
are coordinated to solve a common problem.
smart grid - ANS-Delivers electricity using two-way digital technology.
Virtualization - ANS-The creation of a virtual (rather than actual) version of computing
resources, such as an operating system, a server, a storage device, or network
resources.
storage virtualization - ANS-Combines multiple network storage devices so they appear
to be a single storage device.
network virtualization - ANS-Combines networks by splitting the available bandwidth
into independent channels that can be assigned in real time to a specific device.
