A method of conserving energy usage by configuring the computer to go into a standby state, hibernate, or enter another low-power mode. Windows offers power management control panel options that let you set up interval timers for your monitor and hard disk. Depending on hardware support, many laptops support additional power features designed to inrease battery life.
Software, usually suppied with laptop computers. Helps manage power consumption by controlling various processes taking place within the laptop computer
Systems used initially in mobile computers (and now also used in desktop systems) to decrease power consumption by turning off or slowing down devices during periods of inactivity.
Mechanisms in software and hardware to system power consumption, manage system thermal limits, and maximize system battery life. Power management involves trade-offs among system speed, noise. battery life, processing speed, and AC power consumption. Power management is required for some system functions, such as appliance operations (including answering machine, furnace control, and so on).
Algorithms that allow the adapter to sleep between checking for network activity, thus conserving power.
A function to reduce power consumption of a computer when not in use Page Top
Software and procedures that extend the life of a terminal or reader's main battery pack and backup battery.
Power management is a feature of some electrical appliances, especially copiers and computer peripherals such as monitors and printers, that turns off the power or switches the system to a low-power state after a period of inactivity. APM has been superseded by ACPI. All recent computers have ACPI support.