2. Students investigate the computer’s power management settings and create a report on what they discover.
While the use of monitor power management features
has become fairly widespread in the United States, relatively few
enterprises utilize computer power management (CPM) features–
also known as computer “sleep settings.” Since activating CPM
features in desktop and notebook operating systems can save up
to $50 per computer annually (and up to $100 per computer
where monitor sleep settings aren’t already in use), we set out to
understand the most common barriers to the use CPM features
in enterprise IT environments.