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Energy consumption — Edexcel GCSE Computer Science Definition

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GCSE Computer Science · key term

Energy consumption

Definition

The amount of energy used by an activity or system, such as manufacturing a computer or running a server.

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Edexcel GCSE Computer Science · 1CP2

Specification 5.1.1 · Paper 1

Revise: Environmental Impact of Devices

Edexcel Computer Science past papers

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Device lifecycle
E-waste
Landfill
Raw material
Recycling

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