BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Memory
- the facility that enables a computer to store data and programs
Wiktionary Definition for: Memory
- #(''uncountable'') The ability of an organism to record information about things or events in the brain with the facility of recalling them later at will.
- Ex:'''''Memory''' is a facility common to all animals.''
- #A record of a thing or an event stored in the brain of an organism.
- Ex:''I have no '''memory''' of that event.''
- #(''computing'') The part of a computer that stores executable code or data (RAM) or unalterable executable code or default data (ROM).
- Ex:''This data passes from the CPU to the '''memory'''.''
- #(''computing''; ''uncountable'') This part of a computer considered as a resource.
- Ex:''How much '''memory''' does this PC have?''
Additional Resources
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- White papers
- Total Recall
- Figure out why the “most memorable” exhibits were so memorable. Read article to know about how memory actually works. First, sensory information enters your short-term memory, where it stays for five to seven seconds. Then, if you process the information, either consciously or subconsciously, it enters long-term memory. The strength...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Take Time To Save Time
- A common time management mistake is trying to use the memory to keep track of all the things one need to do and places he or she need to be. The fact is that one simply cannot rely on the memory alone to keep track of all these details without...
- White papers 2007-12-01
- Memory Impairment: Making a Difference Today
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- White papers 2004-05-05
- Time Management Worst Practice: Using Your Memory To Keep Track Of Things
- Many people use their memory to keep track of active projects, things they need to do, and commitments they've made. They behave as if their brain is a computer capable of storing and recalling every detail of their work and personal life. Your memory is just not made for storing...
- White papers 2004-01-01
- Visual Perception and Working Memory in Schizotypal Personality Disorder
- Patients affected by schizophrenia show deficits in both visual perception and working memory. The authors tested early-stage vision and working memory in subjects with schizotypal personality disorder, which has been biologically associated with schizophrenia. These data suggest that subjects with schizotypal personality disorder, unlike patients affected by schizophrenia, have relatively...
- White papers 2000-05-01
- Memory Firewall Helps Thermo Electron With Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance
- Thermo Electron, the world leader in analytical instruments, gave top priority to devoting key resources solely to compliance issues. Thermo needed to find a solution that would allow their executives to make the guarantee that "Proper controls" had been introduced. The Determina Memory Firewall was the only way to ensure...
- Case studies 2006-03-03
- Inflation Rates: Long-Memory, Level Shifts, or Both?
- This article examines if US inflation rates series can be characterized by a long-memory model, by a model with occasional level shifts or by a new model, which jointly captures the two features. Through simulations it shows that this new model can be usefully applied in practice. For several inflation...
- White papers 2002-03-11
- The Cost of Outsourcing Your Memory
- The Cost of Outsourcing Your MemoryTech is not advanced enough, yetTechnology is not yet advanced enough to effectively augment meat-memory; particularly in the interface between meat and cyber and the quality of search results.I feel that lack of onboard memory can degrade the quality (spontaneity, clarity, etc.) of realtime communications,...
- Discussion threads 2007-10-20
- More Arrays: Introducing Array Constants In Excel
- Array constants are a component of array formulas. You create array constants by entering a list of items and then manually surrounding the list with braces ({ }). This paper explains how to use a component of array formulas called array constants: arrays that Excel stores and uses in memory...
- White papers
- Organisational Memory In Innovative Project-Based Firms - A Boundary Object Perspective
- This paper provides an exploration of the dynamics of organisational remembering in firms operating through projects. The paper focuses in particular on the deliberate use of experience accumulated in the past in order to sustain innovation in the provision of services. It relies on the notions of boundary objects and...
- White papers 2003-12-05
- Reminder Systems
- A recurring theme in time management is that it is better to keep track of things using a system rather than your memory. Some examples are systems for capturing project and task information, commitments, ideas and thoughts, and various documents, memos, and other paperwork. This best practice deals with all...
- White papers 2004-01-01
- Why Your Mental RAM Can't Cut It
- If you're overwhelmed by your to-do lists, blame your gray matter. Andre Kibbe of Tools for Thought says the reason we get mental disk-space errors is that our short-term memory just isn't equipped to keep track of all our projects. The problem is, you've got a 4-bit brain. The...
- Blog posts 2008-05-02
- Improve Your Memory: 5 Ways To Remember Anything
- The concept of time management has been in existence for more than 100 year believe it or not. Unfortunately the term "Time management" creates a false impression of what a person is able to do. Time can't be managed, time is uncontrollable and we can only manage ourselves and our...
- White papers 2007-12-01
- Forget Me Not
- Forgotten projects, misplaced business cards and failure to remember someone's name are all factors that undermine your success. Missed opportunities are commonplace but need not occur. Memory is a skill we can all develop and it's vital for creativity. People often ask me what the link is...
- Blog posts 2008-05-11
- How to Boost Your Memory
- How to Boost Your Memorygood infoThis is some good information. Part of my problem with memory is my lack of concentration and focus when I am dealing with several issues or things that I want to accomplish. Does anyone have any advice on how to concentrate more when...
- Discussion threads 2007-08-09
- Say It Better On-Site
- No matter what size or kind of place you want to enhance, here are a few simple "first impression"-related cues to cultivate a warmer relationship with the people who enter your doors and even inspire their bragging rights when they talk about it later. With each action visitors take on...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Smart Cards and Biometrics
- This paper addresses the queries about Smart Card and Biometrics. A smart card includes an embedded computer chip that can be either a microprocessor with internal memory or a memory chip alone. The card connects to a reader with direct physical contact or with a remote contactless electromagnetic interface. With...
- White papers 2002-05-01
- Re-Re-Re-Retiring
- The article says for the employee, the time to begin active and committed retirement planning is the first day on the job, not one month before retirement. More than ever before, a successful and secure retirement from a city or county should not rely entirely upon a government pension plan...
- White papers 2002-09-02
- Is Elpida Partnership Enough to Jumpstart Qimonda?
- Ed McDaries submits: Yesterday, Qimonda AG QI and Elpida Memory announced that they have signed final contracts for a strategic technology partnership on joint development of memory chips [DRAM]. This is positive news for QI, but difficult to make a definitive analysis since no statements have been made concerning expected...
- External links 2008-06-12
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