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    Virtual Memory

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    com/en-US/windows-vista/What-is-virtual-memory http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Change-the-size-of-virtual-memory Virtual memory‚ also known as a page file or swap file‚ is a file on your hard drive (C:\pagefile.sys by default) that Windows and applications use in addition to physical memory (RAM) as needed. The default and recommended size of this file is 1.5 times the amount of physical memory. Virtual memory is the sum of physical memory and the page file. So if your computer

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    Echoic Memory

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    Echoic memory‚ otherwise known as the auditory sensory memory‚ is a part of our short term memory. When we hear a sound‚ like a lyric‚ or a short sentence‚ our echoic memory engages the brain to keep a perfect replica of the sound we heard in our minds for a short amount of time.   Sometimes we defer paying attention to the sound’s meaning when we hear it and instead interpret the brain’s copy. For example when we are not fully paying attention to the person we are listening to‚ we may ask for

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    False Memories

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    False Memories: False memories are memories of events or situations that did not‚ in fact‚ occur. These recollections of past events are unintentionally false. Often times‚ it may result from a questioned phrased differently‚ or a story told often enough that the person begins to believe that it actually happened recalling these events in depth. When asked what happened‚ they will be able to give vivid descriptions and details of what they remember occurred; however‚ in reality‚ these events

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    The Seven Years War

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    The Seven Years War "Plutot mourir que faillir"("Rather dying than failing")and "UBIQUE! QUO FAS ET GLORIA DUCUNT" "Everywhere! Where Right and Glory Lead." The Seven Years war‚ or the French and Indian war to Americans‚ was arguably the first true world. The Seven years war was a worldwide war fought in Europe‚ North America‚ and India between. It was France‚ Austria‚ Russia‚ Saxony‚ Sweden‚ and (after 1762) Spain on the one side and Prussia‚ Great Britain‚ and Hanover on the other (the Americans

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    Memory Skills

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    TRAIN YOUR BRAIN 2 INTRODUCTION What is Memory? Memory refers to a mental process that is used to gain‚ gather‚ and recover information. The information that is stored in our memory with the help of our senses will be processed by numerous systems all through our brain‚ and it will be accumulated for later use (Mason‚ 2003-2006). Gordon and Berger (2003) said that there are two basic kinds of memory: ordinary and intelligent memory. Ordinary memory is remembering specific names of people‚ time

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    The Working Memory

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    Working Memory Faith MacDonald COM/156 02/10/2013 Alletha Saunders Imagine being a child sitting in a classroom‚ you have trouble concentrating‚ you cannot focus‚ there is too much background noise‚ you cannot seem to sit still‚ the teacher wants you to focus on your work and get it done. This is the life of a child with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)‚ and it can be frustrating for both teacher and child. Children with ADHD often have trouble with their working memory‚ which

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    Flash Memory

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    Flash Memory‚ Inc. faces stiff competition in an industry that maintains focus on new development and is challenged with ‘short product life cycles’ (Pg.2). Their future will be predicated on how they invest their cash flows and generate new business. This process will involve generating new financing and developing renovated product lines. Flash Memory‚ Inc. specializes in the production of Solid State Drives (SSD) which makes up 80% of their revenue. The remaining 20% is comprised of high end/

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    Memory Management

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    Memory Management Requirements Marian Bennett POS/355 October 15‚ 2012 Jeff Rugg Memory Management Requirements There are two different types of programming systems; uniprogramming and multiprogramming. In uniprogramming there is just an operating system and the program that is currently being utilized. In multiprogramming‚ it is just as the term says‚ working to accommodate multiple programs. When are there is more than one program being executed at a time‚ there needs to be proper protocol

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    Seven Transformations of Leadership Throughout this whole semester‚ we’ve learned about the tools‚ mannerisms‚ and styles of an effective leader‚ but I never thought that there were seven unique styles of leadership. The Seven Transformations of Leadership tells us about different styles of leading. Though we may learn what an effective leader does‚ it is ultimately up to the person and his or her personality to really define their leadership style. I found it comforting to see that David Rooke

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    Sin Nombre Movie Essay

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    INTRODUCTION The movie I chose to do my movie analysis on was Sin Nombre. I chose this movie because it stood out to me the most‚ mainly because of the title in Spanish. I used four concepts while analyzing this epic movie. First I applied the power elite theory to see who had the power in this power city and how they used their power. Then I used the social conflict theory to see what caused the people to get into the gangs and how the gangs acted to the people. The socialization theory is shown

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