How Is Your Memory Like a Computer

question 46

Multiple Choice

How is your memory like a computer?

• A)Information enters your brain through your senses and is temporarily stored in short-term memory, much like a computer's central processing unit (CPU) would store information in its random access memory (RAM).Once in the short-term memory you can share the information with a study group and make new inferences, like a computer can retrieve information from its RAM to be combined with other information to create something entirely new.
• B)Information enters the computer through a mouse or USB port.Your brain processes the information like the computer's central processing unit (CPU).The information enters your short-term memory, which is like random access memory (RAM) on a computer.Information that is interesting to you will likely be transferred to your long-term memory for recall, like you would save important information in your hard drive for later retrieval.Once in the long-term memory and hard drive, the possibilities of creating new information are endless.The retrieval process works much like a relational database where information is stored and indexed for retrieval like you make personal connections and associations to information to help you retrieve it.
• C)Information enters your mind and it is processed and stored in your short term memory like a computers receives information through a mouse or keyboard, processes it through the central processing unit (CPU) and stores it the hard drive.You practice by reading the information again, evaluating other people's comments about it, and making your own inferences which is like a computer processing unit or (CPU).This helps you transfer the information in to your long-term memory, which is like the computer's random access memory (RAM).
• D)Information enters your mind through your senses like the information inputs on a computer such as a mouse, keyboard, or USB port.It is stored in your short-term memory which is like random access memory (RAM).You practice by reading the information again, evaluating other people's comments about it, and making your own inferences.This helps you transfer the information in to your long-term memory, which functions like a relational database.You are later able to retrieve the facts and information you need through the use of memory strategies like entering a set of instructions for your computer to retrieve specific information you need.

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