Is standby mode the same as sleep mode?

Question

Is standby mode the same as sleep mode?

Answer 1

Both commands provide a easy and quick way to leave your computer in existing last state and come back to work on it at exactly the same state later without waiting too long to system to restore itself. However, fundamentally there are significant different between them that allows users to easily choose whether they should use Sleep or Hibernate.

Hibernate Mode

Thw Hibernate feature was introduced in Windows XP. It allows you to dump all the contents of your RAM to the root directory of your hard disk. You can then switch off the machine. When restarted, Windows reloads the data.



Stand by:

Popularly known as 'sleep' mode. In 'Stand by' mode, Windows OS turns off non-essential hardware resouces such as hard disk, removable disks, monitor. The system ten be able to reactivate very quickly  

Answer 2

Yes.

Hope that helps.