Compared with Main Memory, Secondary Storage

question 5

Multiple Choice

Compared with main memory, secondary storage:

• A) is faster.
• B) is less expensive.
• C) is more volatile.
• D) has less capacity.

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Definitions:

Lateral Inhibition

A process in neural networks of the brain where an excited neuron reduces the activity of its neighbors, sharpening sensory perceptions and contrasts.

Acuity

The sharpness or keenness of thought, vision, or hearing.

Duplex Theory

A concept in various fields, but could refer to theories that propose two fundamental components or processes that work simultaneously to explain a phenomenon.

Night Vision

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