GOLDEN HDx
Enthusiast
I'm curious to see what you guys think about the different forms of "leaving the computer". I watched a video from NCIX I believe where Linus talked about this a bit but I'd like to refresh on that information and see what everyone thinks. Please leave any input and knowledge on the "modes" below.
Shut down: You completely shut down the system removing everything temporary from the RAM. It takes a long time to boot back up and load everything but it is "refreshed" in a sense.
Sleep: You somewhat shut stuff down but only enough to where the RAM is intact and programs are still open and OS is still booted. This takes some battery away on laptops but it makes it easy to get back up and running as fast as possible.
Hibernate: (Isn't this only available in laptops?) I think this is what it sounds like. It "hibernates" the system to ensure a long battery life but it is similar to sleep (I think, I'm not sure)
Tip of the day: If on Windows, press the Windows key + X to show lots of cool stuff!
Shut down: You completely shut down the system removing everything temporary from the RAM. It takes a long time to boot back up and load everything but it is "refreshed" in a sense.
Sleep: You somewhat shut stuff down but only enough to where the RAM is intact and programs are still open and OS is still booted. This takes some battery away on laptops but it makes it easy to get back up and running as fast as possible.
Hibernate: (Isn't this only available in laptops?) I think this is what it sounds like. It "hibernates" the system to ensure a long battery life but it is similar to sleep (I think, I'm not sure)
Tip of the day: If on Windows, press the Windows key + X to show lots of cool stuff!
- Operating System
- Windows