Computers Need to Store Larger Amounts of Data and Instructions

question 46

True/False

Computers need to store larger amounts of data and instructions more permanently than main memory allows - secondary storage serves this purpose.

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Definitions:

Capacity

The maximum amount that something can contain or the ability to perform, function, or produce effectively.

Sperling

A psychologist who conducted pioneering research on the capacity of sensory memory, using a technique that demonstrated the brief duration of iconic memory.

Information-processing

A cognitive approach that focuses on how people process, store, and retrieve information.

Serial Position Effect

A memory phenomenon where individuals are more likely to remember items at the beginning (primacy effect) and end (recency effect) of a list, than those in the middle.