Case 1: You know that the computer and server rooms will be heated up quickly due to the nature of functioning of these machines. The computers have entered almost all areas of life, like working in office to watching movies at home. All these has become a power and data controlled business. Power and cooling costs for data centers have gone up by more than9 to 10 times. It is believed that the spending on power and energy will be more than the spending on hardware and servers in next 10 years. Costly equipment is getting failed by the heat produced by server rooms. Some organizations spend more money to keep their data centers cool than they spend to buy the land for their offices The technology-based business can run only when their data centers and hardware are functional. If the heat generated by these devices goes up or there is a failure in the cooling system, the functioning of the offices stands still. The amount of energy required to run a server is same as that required to cool it. The company's operating costs are increasing due to this extra power usage. It is also having a bad impact on the environment. Many companies now have power management systems installed in their main offices. Still it is believed that 70 percent of the organizations with large IT infrastructure use manual switching on and off practices. There are PC power management software from Hivolt, One switch, Sleep night. These software locks PC power settings and automatically powers PCs up right before employees arrive for work in the morning. 20 schools and 6 higher educational institutions in Oman are using the software from these companies. It helps them to run their activities smoothly. It also reduces their electricity bills. Answer the following questions: 1a. Examine the type of information system used in the above mentioned case. (5 Marks) 1b. How do you think these power management software is helping the environment