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Primary storage or secondary storage?Read the answer and worked solution →Match each store to what it holdsRead the answer and worked solution →True or false about memoryRead the answer and worked solution →Sort each store by where it livesRead the answer and worked solution →Fill the gaps on storageRead the answer and worked solution →Order what happens when you switch onRead the answer and worked solution →Spot the one that does not fitRead the answer and worked solution →Pick the right answer, quicklyRead the answer and worked solution →The three basic functions of memory are encoding, storage and:Read the answer and worked solution →Remembering what you ate for lunch without trying is an example of:Read the answer and worked solution →The encoding of words and their meaning is called:Read the answer and worked solution →Craik and Tulving found verbal information is best remembered when encoded:Read the answer and worked solution →Better memory for information that relates to oneself is the:Read the answer and worked solution →Atkinson and Shiffrin's 1968 model says memory passes through sensory memory, short-term memory and:Read the answer and worked solution →In Baddeley and Hitch's working memory model, the part that controls information flow is the:Read the answer and worked solution →Short-term memory storage lasts about:Read the answer and worked solution →George Miller's 1956 review reported the capacity of short-term memory as:Read the answer and worked solution →Peterson and Peterson's trigram study concluded that short-term memory decays in:Read the answer and worked solution →Previously learned information interfering with learning new information is:Read the answer and worked solution →Long-term memory storage capacity is believed to be:Read the answer and worked solution →Hearing peanut butter and thinking jelly shows memories organised in:Read the answer and worked solution →Memory of your last birthday is which type of explicit memory?Read the answer and worked solution →Riding a bicycle without being able to explain how is an example of:Read the answer and worked solution →Reading about a picnic makes you unscramble letters into plate rather than petal. This is:Read the answer and worked solution →Karl Lashley searched rat brains for the physical trace of memory, called the:Read the answer and worked solution →Which brain part regulates fear and helps decide which memories to store?Read the answer and worked solution →Patient H. M. could not form new memories after removal of his:Read the answer and worked solution →Strong emotions triggering strong memories is called:Read the answer and worked solution →An exceptionally clear recollection of an important event is a:Read the answer and worked solution →After a blow to the head, a patient cannot form new memories but remembers the past. This is:Read the answer and worked solution →

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Primary storage or secondary storage?

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Left
Primary
Items
  1. Item
    RAM
    Answer
    Primary
  2. Item
    Short-term memory
    Answer
    Primary
  3. Item
    Gone at shutdown
    Answer
    Primary
  4. Item
    Hard disk
    Answer
    Secondary
  5. Item
    External drive
    Answer
    Secondary
  6. Item
    Flash drive
    Answer
    Secondary
  7. Item
    CD-ROM disk
    Answer
    Secondary
Right
Secondary
Instructions
Swipe left for Primary, right for Secondary.
_Source: OpenStax, Workplace Software and Skills, Ch 1 'Technology in Everyday Life and Business'_

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Match each store to what it holds

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Matching pairs
  1. Left
    RAM
    Right
    Live data while powered on
  2. Left
    ROM
    Right
    Hardwired start-up instructions
  3. Left
    Hard disk
    Right
    Files saved for later
Instructions
Tap a store on the left, then tap what it holds.
_Source: OpenStax, Workplace Software and Skills, Ch 1 'Technology in Everyday Life and Business'_

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True or false about memory

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Questions
  1. Statement is true
    No
    Statement
    RAM keeps files after the power goes off.
  2. Statement is true
    Yes
    Statement
    A hard disk is secondary storage.
  3. Statement is true
    No
    Statement
    ROM loads after the operating system.
  4. Statement is true
    Yes
    Statement
    Less RAM makes a computer slower.
  5. Statement is true
    No
    Statement
    Floppy disks are still in use.
  6. Statement is true
    Yes
    Statement
    External drives are portable.
Instructions
Decide whether each statement is true or false.
_Source: OpenStax, Workplace Software and Skills, Ch 1 'Technology in Everyday Life and Business'_

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