When you put your computer in stand-by mode below are the things that happen in general-
1)Your processor goes into sleep mode(In this mode it stops processing but saves its state)
2)RAM goes into sleep mode(It saves state,and read write are not allowed to save power-Depends on your mother board)
3)Devices like mother board and keyboard or speakers are cut off power.
All this saves power and also saves overworking of your devices.
And so it is a good practice to out your computer into Standby mode when leaving it for short period of time.
Because its really silly, its costs alot to keep a TV on standby, so why do it?
The only way it could be dangerous is for to catch the surface it is sitting on to burst into flames. That will not happen you close all the windows before putting it on standby. Mine has been running non stop for a couple of years now. It is better to turn it off when you leave for a longer period of time.
A example of waste when using equipment in the office is when most employees will leave the computer on standby all night. How ever even though it is on standby it is still using electricity and this is waste and they can easily just shut down
Well its hard to asess because ethier or, could work. Personally i leave my computer in standby mode most of the time. But there are some times that you will need to shut down and it is a healthly choice to shut down the computer every now and then like maybe every second day? Now another thing is, if you are an IT student that needs to run from class to class evry hour i'd suggest just leaving it in standby mode because it takes way too long to boot up after you shut down.
The POP protocol, by default, downloads messages to your computer and then deletes them from the mail server. If you leave all of your email on a primary computer (for example, your office computer) but want to have access to recently received email on a secondary computer (a home computer), you should leave your messages on the server for a limited period of time.
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Stand by uses less energy that running the appliance. But if you are not using it, like a computer, you save all the energy by turning it off at the wall. One machine on standby doesn't use a lot of electricity, but billions all over the world, left on all the time, use a vast amount of energy.
No, but if you leave your computer on the Screen-saver and leave it there then it should save. Good Luck -Newbie-
If you don't log-off, anyone can go on that computer and access your folder and files
No! if you leave your computer off it wont spread around your computer but if you leave your computer on and for get about it it will seriously damage your computer and it will cost a lot to repair your computer
A previous answer suggests disconnecting the unit from your electricity supply completely, leave it for a period of time (perhaps around an hour or overnight), and try it again.
Leave it on charge for 3-4 hours and don't disconnect it or turn off your computer during that time. Also don't synchronize it during the 3-4 hour period. :)