If Your Instructor Turns on His Computer and Then Starts

question 15

Multiple Choice

If your instructor turns on his computer and then starts a web browser, what contents are in RAM?

• A)the web browser instructions and certain operating system instructions
• B)certain operating system instructions and instructions downloaded from the Internet that tell the operating system how to download data from the Internet
• C)the operating system
• D)the web browser instructions and certain instructions from other applications that your instructor might start at a later time

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Definitions:

Sleep Spindles

Brief bursts of brain activity detectable in EEG recordings during stage 2 of non-REM sleep, associated with learning, memory consolidation, and protection of sleep.

Stage 2 Sleep

A part of the sleep cycle characterized as the first actual stage of non-REM sleep, involving slowing heart rate and brainwaves, and preparation for deep sleep.

K Complexes

Specific brainwave patterns observed during stage 2 sleep, characterized by a brief surge of high voltage brain activity.

Paradoxical Sleep

Another term for REM (Rapid Eye Movement) sleep, characterized by active brain waves, flaccid muscles, and vivid dreams.