IT DATA Representation and Software

is the collective name for upper-case letters, lower-case letters, numbers, and symbols.

is a framework used by cognitive psychologists to explain and describe mental processes. The model likens the thinking process to how a computer works. Just like a computer, the human mind takes in information, organizes and stores it to be retrieved at a later time.

is defined as the memory system in charge of the encoding, storage, and retrieval of the procedures (rather than episodes) that underlie motor, visual spatial, or cognitive skills.

are what most people think of as memory and include information about recent or past events and experiences, such as where you parked your car this morning or the dinner you had with a friend last month

is conscious long-term memory for meaning, understanding, and conceptual facts about the world. ____ is one of the two main varieties of explicit, conscious, long-term memory, which is memory that can be retrieved into conscious awareness after a long delay (from several seconds to years).

is the final stage in the processing of memory. The Information stored in ____ lasts longer than those is short-term memory. ____ decays very little with time and it is easier to recall. Our conscious mind may not be aware of the information stored in ____.

also known as primary or active memory, it is the capacity to store a small amount of information in the mind and keep it readily available for a short period of time. _____ is very brief. When _____ are not rehearsed or actively maintained, they last mere seconds.

is your ultra-short-term memory that takes in sensory information through your five senses (sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch) and holds it for no more than a few seconds.  It is the _____ that enables you to remember sensory stimuli after your exposure to the stimuli has ended.

is the manipulation of data by a computer. It includes the conversion of raw data to machine-readable form, flow of data through the CPU and memory to output devices, and formatting or transformation of output. Any use of computers to perform defined operations on data can be included under _____.

is the capability of understanding the relationship between pieces of information and what to actually do with the information.