Concepts of Green IT and Software Development

Running head: CONCEPTS OF GREEN IT AND SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
Concepts of Green IT and Software Development
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1CONCEPTS OF GREEN IT AND SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
Question 1
The different ways in which a software developer can design software and applications
for:
Blind or Visually Impaired clients –In order to help a client having such a disability,
the software developer can develop a specialized hardware or software within the perspective of
assistive technology in order to operate different software products. They can also develop a
software that might make use of screen reader program associated with a speech synthesizer
program for the purpose of accessing content (McDonnall and Crudden 2015). This system
would provide an access to text, which would be presented on screen and also navigate through
keyboard commands. The speech enabled systems would guide the users to perform their daily
activities.
Clients who are hearing impaired – Software developers have to think of developing
different software solutions for aiding these clients. This could be done by developing an inbuilt
software within the mobile and computing devices, which would be able to transform speech to
text. Bold captions could be provided for better viewing options (Brännström et al. 2015). These
software could also make use of sign language to assist them in understanding the nature of
communication taking place around them. The software solution could also provide easy
navigation features, which would help the clients in getting access within a few clicks.
Question 2
The ways of utilising Green ICT for reducing carbon footprint and contributing to Green
ICT are: