|Exercise 16.1 |Configuring Power Options |
|Overview |In Exercise 16.1, you examine the power settings used in the default power plans provided in Windows 7.|
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|Completion time |20 minutes |
|Question 1 |How many power plans are available for your selection in the Power Options control panel? |
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Table 16-3
Default Windows 7 power configuration settings
|Setting |Balanced |Power Saver |High Performance |
|Turn off the display |10 |5 |15 |
|Put the computer to sleep |0 |0 |0 |
|Question 2 |How do the different settings enable the Power saver plan to be more energy efficient than |
| |the Balanced plan? |
| |Because the time to turn off the display is half of what the balanced plan is. The display |
| |will cease using power twice as fast in the power saver plan. |
|Question 3 |How do the different settings enable the High performance plan to achieve greater performance|
| |levels than either of the other two plans?