Hibernation is a state of the computer that is equal to shut down. But the state of the computer is first written to the Hard Disk, and then the system is shut down theoritacially.
Turn Off the Computer Screen to Combat Global Warming - Post on Di, Amit Agarwal
I was browsing through Amit Agarwal's DI, and came across this post that claimed to help reduce global warming. The intentsion is good, and we all hope it helps reduce the effect of the highly suspected phenomenon "Global Warming" though scientists are starting to contradict counterpart's ideas about the very existance of Global Warming!
Well this post is not about the contradictions of Global Warming but about the fact that Amit claims "Hibernation" of a PC/Notebook is not eqivalent to shut down.
Hibernation is a state of regulated hypothermia undergone by some animals to conserve energy during the winter. - as this wikipedia explanation claims, the very english meaning is synonymous to "saving energy" !!
Hibernate (also known ambiguously as sleep mode) is a feature seen in many operating systems where the contents of RAM is written to non-volatile storage, such as the hard disk (as either a file or on a separate partition) before powering off the system. Later the system can be restored to the state it was in when hibernation was invoked, so that programs can continue executing as if nothing happened. Hibernating and restoring from hibernate is also generally faster than a hard reboot and, if necessary, can be done without user interaction (unlike shutting down, which often requires the user to specify if open documents should be saved).
Hibernation is a state of the computer that is equal to shut down. But the state of the computer is first written to the Hard Disk, and then the system is shut down theoritacially. Then when you press the power button again, the system restores/resumes from it's sleeping state, and presents all the applications that were kept open during Hibernation.
Hope Amit corrects the post, and think twice about global warming too. The world, some scientists still think can handle it's own good and bad, like the karma. That does not mean we need not care, but leave the earth to take care of itself than making a fuss about Global Warming.
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