ENERGY STAR Web Linking Policy

ENERGY STAR will provide a hyperlink to a partner's Web site only if the following guidelines are met. Partners who choose not to comply with the guidelines will remain listed on the ENERGY STAR Web site.

Web Linking Policy: Requirements

1. The ENERGY STAR name and logo (both used in compliance with the ENERGY STAR Identity Guidelines) along with a brief introduction of ENERGY STAR (see sample language below), are posted on the partner's Web site. The page with this information will be used for the hyperlink from the ENERGY STAR Web site.

2. Text is provided that explains to consumers the relationship of the partner to ENERGY STAR (see sample language below).

3. Information is provided that identifies any service or ENERGY STAR labeled product(s) the partner provides. If a partner manufactures or sells products with the ENERGY STAR label, the partner should clarify which model numbers are ENERGY STAR qualified to avoid in-store confusion. And, if the partner promotes or sells qualified products and does not manufacture them, then the partner should include the manufacturer of the product in addition to the model number.

4. Provide a hyperlink to www.energystar.gov, or mention that additional information is available at the ENERGY STAR Web site and list the web address: www.energystar.gov.

5. After meeting the above requirements, please e-mail hotline@energystar.gov requesting a review of your Web page for compliance with the Web Linking Policy. Be sure to provide the url for your Web page that meets the guidelines.

Office Equipment

If every home office product purchased in the U.S. this year were ENERGY STAR qualified, Americans would save $200 million in annual energy costs while preventing almost 3 billion pounds of greenhouse gases – equivalent to the emissions of 250,000 cars.

Office Equipment that has earned the ENERGY STAR helps save energy through special energy-efficient designs, which allow them to use less energy to perform regular tasks, and automatically enter a low-power mode when not in use.

Most office equipment is left on for 24 hours a day, making energy-efficient design and power management features important for saving energy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global warming. In addition to reducing power use for the products themselves, ENERGY STAR qualified office products feature energy-efficient designs for accessories. So, products sold with an external power adapter, cordless handset, or digital front-end, must have accessories which meet the ENERGY STAR specifications for External Power Supplies (EPS), Telephony, or Computers. These requirements ensure that the ENERGY STAR is represented only on the market's most energy-efficient products.

Earning the Government's

Since computers are in use more hours per day than they used to be, power management is important to saving energy. ENERGY STAR power management features place computers (CPU, hard drive, etc.) into a low-power “sleep mode” after a designated period of inactivity. Low-power modes for computers reduce the spinning of the hard disk, which decreases power consumption. Simply hitting a key on the keyboard or moving the mouse awakens the computer in a matter of seconds.

Federal IT managers and procurement staff should visit Product Purchasing and Computer Power Management for Federal Agencies to learn about saving energy by purchasing ENERGY STAR and EPEAT-registered office equipment and complying with Executive Order 13423.

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It responds to a specific set of instructions in a well-defined manner.

• It can execute a prerecorded list of instructions (a program).

Modern computers are electronic and digital. The actual machinery -- wires, transistors, and circuits -- is called hardware; the instructions and data are called software.

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memory : Enables a computer to store, at least temporarily, data and programs.

mass storage device : Allows a computer to permanently retain large amounts of data. Common mass storage devices include disk drives and tape drives.

input device : Usually a keyboard and mouse, the input device is the conduit through which data and instructions enter a computer.

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