computer and energy use

Does it really consume less energy to leave the computer on the whole day than to repeatedly turn it off and on (maybe 3-4 times)?

Sometimes I do overnight downloads. Any idea how costly that would be? The monitor shuts off after a few minutes of inactivity.

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