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  2. Sleep mode - Wikipedia

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    Sleep mode (or suspend to RAM) is a low power mode for electronic devices such as computers, televisions, and remote controlled devices. These modes save significantly on electrical consumption compared to leaving a device fully on and, upon resume, allow the user to avoid having to reissue instructions or to wait for a machine to boot.

  3. Hibernation (computing) - Wikipedia

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    Appearance. Hibernation (also known as suspend to disk, or Safe Sleep on Macintosh computers [ 1 ]) in computing is powering down a computer while retaining its state. When hibernation begins, the computer saves the contents of its random access memory (RAM) to a hard disk or other non-volatile storage. When the computer is turned on the RAM is ...

  4. PC power management - Wikipedia

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    PC power management refers to software-based mechanisms for controlling the power use of personal computer hardware. This is typically achieved through software that puts the hardware into the lowest power demand state available, making it an aspect of green computing. A typical office PC uses about 90 watts when active (approximately 50 watts ...

  5. Control-Alt-Delete - Wikipedia

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    A QWERTY keyboard layout with the position of Control, Alt and Delete keys highlighted. Control-Alt-Delete (often abbreviated to Ctrl+Alt+Del and sometimes called the "three-finger salute" or "Security Keys") [1] [2] is a computer keyboard command on IBM PC compatible computers, invoked by pressing the Delete key while holding the Control and Alt keys: Ctrl+Alt+Delete.

  6. Save a few bucks by turning your Mac off or letting it sleep

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    When it comes to saving energy, I think I do pretty well. My wife and I both drive high-MPG vehicles, we keep our thermostat at a relatively chilly 62°F during the daytime hours in winter, and we ...

  7. ACPI - Wikipedia

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    uefi.org /acpi. Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) is an open standard that operating systems can use to discover and configure computer hardware components, to perform power management (e.g. putting unused hardware components to sleep), auto configuration (e.g. Plug and Play and hot swapping), and status monitoring.

  8. Wake-on-LAN - Wikipedia

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    Modern Mac hardware supports WoL functionality when the computer is in a sleep state, but it is not possible to wake up a Mac computer from a powered-off state. Mac OS X Snow Leopard and later support WoL, which is called Wake on Demand. On laptops, the feature is controlled via the macOS System Settings Battery panel, in the Options pop-up window.

  9. The Difference Between Chronic and Regular Insomnia ... - AOL

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    Chronic vs. Acute Insomnia. According to Dr. Roth, the biggest difference between chronic insomnia and acute ("regular") insomnia is simply the duration of time with insomnia. Chronic insomnia is ...