1) The main function of secondary storage is to store programs and data when they are not being used. 2) secondary storage is used to store data that is not being used 3) The most widely used form of secondary storage is magnetic disks because they are nonvolatile. 4) They are portable‚ inexpensive‚ lightweight‚ nonvolatile‚ and easily accesible. 5) It must be formatted‚ formatting defines the disk surface and erases any pre-existing data. It also scans the disk for any defects. 6) 1‚ the recording
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STORAGE MANAGEMENT FOR SMALL BUSINESS APPLICATIONS NAS vs. SAN vs. DAS Santosh Naidu P Amulya P MVGR College of Engineering ABSTRACT: In this World Wide Web‚ storage of data is one of the important tasks while maintaining the network systems. While storing the data external devices‚ so many factors need to be considered such as cost‚ performance‚ and speed and recovery time. Not all the organizations or business can invest more money for storage of data and recovery too. The devices should
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The Memory Process Paper I recall playing a game of Trivial Pursuit and me winning the game comes down to one question that I had to rack my brain for the answer. The question asked about a body of water I never learned nor heard of. This paper will explain the concepts of working memory‚ short-term memory‚ long-term memory and their role of encoding and retrieval in the memory process. I took an online memory test (Memory Loss and the Brain‚ 2004) to test my short-term memory. The test consisted
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a specific memory like it happened yesterday. As you keep reminding yourself of that memory‚ you begin to be more confident that it was the original memory. But as many studies have proven‚ memories are only reconstructed‚ not reproduced. In this situation‚ Jim was faced with a similar scenario which included other factors as well. Although‚ a flashbulb memory triggered a detailed and vivid memory of a moment in Jim’s life‚ it is highly possible that it could be a very inaccurate memory of his experience
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context-dependant memory and state-dependant memory‚ it is reasonable to theorize that there should be an effect of music-dependent memory as well. Music-dependant memory then‚ is an extension of both context-dependant memory and state-dependant memory that assumes that it is easier for an individual to recall information while listening to the same music that was playing when the individual encoded the information. This is especially potent when you consider the common effect of recalling distant memories when
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The role of memory in the onset of depression. Depression is a mental illness characterised by extreme sadness and usually people suffering with it are full of guilt but cannot always state why they feel that way. Depression has become a fairly common mental illness as Kessler et al (1994b) found that around 17% of people will experience a major episode of depression during their life. Due to the growing numbers of people suffering and potentially going to suffer from depression‚ it is important
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sound‚ its really alarming. In the studies the British Psychological Society conducted they have‚ one hundred and nineteen children aged between 8 and 12 years were assessed on measures of general ability‚ reading‚ spelling‚ rapid phonological retrieval‚ and phonological awareness at the beginning and end of an academic year. The children were also asked to provide a sample of the text messages that they sent over a 2-day period. These messages were analyzed to determine the extent to which textisms
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To find out and proof that false memories exist‚ this essay have consolidated two study research methodologies which will be explained. The three major terms which will be discussed over here will be activation/monitoring theory‚ fuzzy-trace theory and source monitoring framework which explained why false memories occurred. On top of that‚ research methodologies have found out that false memories can occur to anybody from children to adults and adults with Alzheimer’s
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Validity of Recovered Memory Memory is fragile; people forget many things like the lunch they just ate‚ while believing they saw a celebrity yesterday because they imagined it. So how do people know what is real‚ what is fake‚ and what did they simply forget? Recovered memories are an even bigger mystery as they were not previously attainable. How much can people trust these recovered memories if real memory is so unreliable? The validity regarding recovered memories is questionable at best. People
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Flash Memory PSYCHOLOGY TERM PAPER Memory is the main faculty of retaining and recalling past experiences. A repressed memory‚ is one that is retained in the sub conscious mind‚ in which one is not aware of it but where it can still affect both conscious thoughts‚ memory‚ and behavior. When memory is distorted‚ the result can be referred to what has been called the "False Memory Syndrome"(Thomas Billing Publishing 1995) : a condition in which a person’s identity and interpersonal relationships
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