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An active information-processing system that recieves, stores and recovers information.

Pointer and reference are two important variables which can be used by a compiler in knowing the storage of an item. However, there are many differences between pointer and reference. A pointer is used in storing the memory address of another object or variable. The use of pointers to store the memory address of variables will reduce the problems that are usually encountered by programmers in identifying the needed variables, and this will also enhance the manipulation of those variables. A pointer is used to represent values for easy manipulation. Reference, on the other hand, is used in storing the memory address of an existing variable. The idea behind the use of reference is that, it offers programmers the opportunity to use the second variable which already shares the same memory address as the first variable. All the contents in the first variable will also be found in the second variable, which means the second variable can be used in performing different operations just as the first variable.

In order to memorise any material you must first encode it. This is the first stage of memory. Encoding means processing the material, that is, 'taking in' the sound, sight and meaning of the material. The second stage is storing the material. Initially, the information is held in short term memory, but this only lasts for 30 seconds. If you write down, repeat aloud, or act in some such way upon the material you are enabling the material to be stored more certainly. The last stage of memory so that the material enterslong term storage, what we refer to as long term memory, is retrieval. The act of deliberately recalling an item, activates neuronal transmission/ Basically, we experience a stimulus, we make sense of it, we recall it. Encoding, storage, retrieval. It is important to understand these stages if we want to aid our memorisation and ensure that material enters long term memory.

Virtual and cache memory are both used often right now but they should not be interchanged as they mean different things. Virtual memory will allow you to execute various programs that may be considered to be too large for your main memory. The cache will allow you to access and make use of data that you have used recently. Take note that cache can always be removed from your system if in case you feel that you do not need it anymore. If in case you would remove the cache, it will take slower for data that you have previously accessed to load. You would need these two for faster processing of programs and other data.

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From the abbreviations, you can already guess that these two are types of RAM or Random Access Memory. These are types of RAM that may have been more popular in the past. Over the past years, more things have been offered to people so they would like to try things that can be considered to be more modern. These two have differences too. SDRAM is still the prototype for the RAM that is available in laptops and computers right now. RDRAM is considered to be an alternative type of RAM for people who are not too sold on SDRAM. The main difference between the two has to be the price. The modules for RDRAM are known to be thrice the amount of the modules of SDRAM.

Elaborative rehearsalElaborative rehearsal has a number of practical applications for students. The learning of new information is more likely to be retained in LTM when you: - think about what the new information means. - ask questions about the new information. - link new information to previously learned information. - create visual images relevant to the new information. - link the new information to personal experiences or your personal situation.

Relearning, recall and recognition.They are described as the measures of retention.

You can more easily relate new information to knowledge already in memoryVisual imagery encoding relies on forming a mental picture of the information to be remembered.

Amygdala

Prefrontal Cortex