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Computer memory works kind of like your brain. There are many different levels of memory, some are more prominent than others, and some bits are more easily found and remembered. Ever bit of information takes up space in the computer's memory.

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Distinguish between in primary and secondary memory?

Memory can be categorized in different ways by technology or properties: primary access by the CPU or secondary (indirect) access by the CPU. This distinction is primarily based on the speed of access to the memory. volatile or non-volatile is a distinction based on technology (magnetic vs. electrical, etc.). Volatile memory requires power to maintain its stored information. Read-only memory, or read-write is a distinction based on properties of the memory. Read only memory, or "ROM", is not modifiable.


What are the major assumptions of the information processing model of memory?

The major assumptions of the information processing model of memory include the idea that memory involves a series of processing stages (encoding, storage, retrieval), that information is processed in a sequential and systematic way, and that memory processes can be compared to a computer's information processing system.


Did Hermann Ebbinghaus discover memory?

YES Hermann did figure out memory he was also the fist one to notice that feet are not flat. HE figured out memory when he was just 16 years old and he had saidd he was in the park with his 2 cousns and 4 aunts!


Definition of primary memory?

Primary storage, also known as main storage or memory, is the main area in a computer in which data is stored for quick access by the computer's processor. On today's smaller computers, especially personal computers and workstations, the term random access memory (RAM) - or just memory - is used instead of primary or main storage, and the hard disk, diskette, CD, and DVD collectively describe secondary storage or auxiliary storage.The terms main storage and auxiliary storageoriginated in the days of the mainframecomputer to distinguish the more immediately accessible data storage from storage that required input/output operations. An earlier term for main storage was core in the days when the main data storage contained ferrite cores.2) Primary storage is sometimes used to mean storage for data that is in active use in contrast to storage that is used for backup purposes. In this usage, primary storage is mainly the secondary storage referred to in meaning 1. (It should be noted that, although these two meanings conflict, the appropriate meaning is usually apparent from the context.)RELATED GLOSSARY TERMS: hard disk, magnetoresistive head technology, yottabyte, serverless backup, byte, partition, InfiniBand, failover, RAMAC (random access method of accounting and control), Fibre Channel


What are some important questions to ask about memory"?

Some important questions to ask about memory include: How does memory work? What factors can affect memory? How can memory be improved or enhanced? How reliable is memory? How does memory change with age?

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How does memory management work?

Memory management is the method by which a computer stores and retrieves memory. It works by the computer organizing data by types and storing it accordingly.


Without memory will the computer work?

pull out the memory and try it... let me know how that works out for you


The space in your computer that loads and works with data?

RAM memory


What is the function of memory unit of computer?

The basic function of memory is to store information.


List four types of memory and briefly describe how each one works?

it have to do with the memory vault of the computer data to cancel the information you have to memory the fault.


How memory-ram works?

Random Access Memory works by using electrical power to refresh the data it holds a number of times each second. This makes it a very fast form of computer memory and suits it to its functions.


What is the fastest way to trasnsfer digital photos from a camera to a computer?

In my opinion putting the memory card directly in the computer works the best.


What computer shows uses memory if half memory is corrupt?

Not sure what you are asking. If half the memory is ok, then you can use that half, but beware - the corruption works at random, so you should regard all memory as suspect.


What is a compute memory?

A computer memory RAM stands for Random Access Memory. It denotes a primary memory for the computer system. RAM works when we type or do a job or an event which is not saved yet. RAM can not exist otherwise it is saved in the hard drive in the computer. Therefore, whenever there is an interruption in electricity the memory is lost. Now a days, modern operating systems has the auto recovery systems to recover the unsaved memory known as cache memory.


Random Access Memory is volatite it is true or false?

RAM is called volatile as it only works when the computer is on


Is ram 'computer memory' or 'backing storage'?

its computer memory


What can be stored in the main memory of a computer system?

Computer memory