COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
DATA STRUCTURES
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The user tells the computer where to store the data
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The computer decides which folder to store the data in based on what the data is
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The data is stored in RAM
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The comptuer randomly stores data based on where the most space is available
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Detailed explanation-1: -Which of the following is true of long-term memory? Long-term memory has a storage capacity that is virtually unlimited.
Detailed explanation-2: -Information enters short-term memory (a temporary store), and then some of this information is transferred into long-term memory (a relatively permanent store), much like information being saved to the hard disk of a computer.
Detailed explanation-3: -Long-term memory allows us to store information for long periods of time, including information that can be retrieved consciously (explicit memory) or unconsciously (implicit memory).
Detailed explanation-4: -Hard drive is an example of long term memory. A hard disk consists of one or more platters and the data is written to it using a magnetic head. It can store data such as pictures, music, videos, text documents or files. It also stores files of the operating system and software programs.