General Sustainability
This gas is linked to global warming
What is carbon dioxide (CO2)
What do data centers use to stay cool
What is water
What are the 3 Rs of sustainability in circular economies
What is reduce, reuse, recycle
This common device allows users to access the internet, make calls, and use apps.
What is a smartphone
This environmental challenge comes from discarded phones, computers, and batteries
What is electronic waste (e-waste)
Most electricity used by data centers still comes from this type of energy source
What are fossil fuels
Circular economies aim to eliminate this
What is waste
The brains of the computer are known as this part of the computer
What is the central processing unit (CPU)
This renewable energy refers to heat harnessed from within the Earth’s crust
What is geothermal energy
Name one advanced cooling system for data centers
What is liquid immersion cooling/direct-to-chip liquid cooling
Apple uses this material, 100% recycled, in its products
What is aluminum
This type of storage keeps data even when the computer is turned off
What is permanent storage (or non-volatile memory, like a hard drive or SSD)
What is the term companies use for the total amount of greenhouse gases they emit, often measured in tons of CO2
What is a carbon footprint
Many tech companies make AI more sustainable by using this kind of energy instead of fossil fuels
What is renewable energy
What are two real-world positive impacts of circular economies
What is reduced raw material dependence/ less biodiversity loss/ reduced greenhouse gas emissions
This branch of computer science focuses on creating machines that can learn from data and improve their performance over time
What is machine learning
This international agreement, adopted in 2015, aims to limit global temperature rise to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels
What are the Paris Accords
This metric estimates how much carbon dioxide is released when training AI
What is the carbon footprint of AI?
This process turns old products or materials into items of higher value or quality instead of throwing them away
What is upcycling
This emerging technology uses interconnected devices that collect and share data over the internet
What is the Internet of Things (IoT)