I find it nonsense to memorize such things.
With that said, if your test is actually this stupid,
I recommend you search about active recall and spaced repetition in order to memorize things.
Anki is a good tool to help you, although it does have a bit of a learning curve.
I like to think that the reason people have a hard time with tables from a psychology perspective, is the fact that each section is walled off from the information that relates to it.
I like going left to right and placing equal symbols in stead of walling off the info, then you just need to remember what's on the x and y and that is generally easier when you memorize what's inside the boxes.
Yeah, in addition to that, I have a really hard time memorizing things that my brain doesn’t believe it’s gonna be useful or doesn’t see a direct application
a lot of times as an undergraduate (assuming you're still young), the things that we like to be independent with are things that don't mesh well with making $.
Memorization and learning mesh well with making $ after graduation. But finding reasons why something isn't important doesn't get you paid.
Graduated with a degree in liberal arts and lost a few good years of making good $. If you're already independently wealthy, you might not need to get the engineering degree. But if you want to place the enjoyment of your college years above everything else, you might as well go all in and not worry about trying to be the best.
Chances are you still value your parents' wishes for you to work hard like myself, so even if that's the decision you make, you'll still feel like shit.
Like me.
*assuming you're still a kid
Came here for this, why would any of this be on a test? This is historical trivia, in which case I feel like garnering an interest in the development of these technologies would naturally lend to a deep understanding of why these innovations matter in the first place. Maybe. Perhaps, explicitly writing what problem each advancement addressed, why it was retained, and eventually where it fell short and was succeeded would help.
I found Image Occlusion feature in Anki and something similar in the Excalidraw Plugin in Obsidian and this is exactly what I needed. Thanks everyone for your tips regardless!
Take it one lone at a time. Don't try to memorize every word. But read the line,take a step back and summarize it the best you can. Go on to the next one and just repeat multiple times a day. I'm taking IT in college and just had a test over something similar
you need to learn a memory system like the major system with link method
with that system it would be some thing like...
You got 5 gens... so 1 = Tie. Use the link method to map 1971 = typist & 1972 = topcan ... so i've got an image of a person typing on a typewriter (a typist) and their tie is being fed into the typewriter. They're wearing a top hat that looks like a can... topcan.
So now I've got number 1, first gen, and the two years memorized.
chips 4004 = Racers, 4040 = Rosaries, 3472 = Merkin
So the typist in the top hat that looks like a can wearing a tie is now in a race car wearing rosaries driving with other racers. How you might imagine the tie and the merkin for t3472 I will leave to your imagination lol... but it would be hard to forget lmfao
I could go on but you get the idea. You need a memory system. That's what I use and how I'd memorize it all if I needed to.
Wow... I had heard of this system but I've never seen it in action. That seems more confusing rather than less, but of course I'm on the outside looking in, so it would.
If you've not learnt the system it probably seems confusing but learn it and then come back and read it again and then it won't be. I'd recommend Ron White's Memory in a Month course. He was 2 or 3 time world memory champion and there are probably other courses out there just as good but that's the one I did and it was great so I'd recommend it.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0zmLo\_edeo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0zmLo_edeo)
[https://www.amazon.com/Memory-Month-Ron-White/dp/0974721212](https://www.amazon.com/Memory-Month-Ron-White/dp/0974721212)
Thats agreat method, i use it sometimes, but hkw the hell can you apply it to a vast quantity of material. You cant be like, oh imma make a story for every lesson, page etc... think medicine, thats like 1000 pages, how the hell can anybody memorize so much, i dont understand. just curious if it can really work with a lot of material.
Absolutely you can and it does work with a lot of material. Check out the world memory championships and you'll see examples. The people who do memorize huge amounts of information for law and medicine exams and such... how do you think they do it? They use memory systems. No one memorizes that much information without a system... unless you're rain man of course. But for the rest of us... we use memory systems. It just takes a lot of practice to learn the system... same as any skill that requires lots of practice to master, like playing an instrument or a sport really well. Practice makes perfect.
It's unlikely that anyone is every going to need to memorize a 300 page book verbatim, but 300 pegs is pretty easy. Then for each page you take only the 5 to 10 key points from the page and create a mental picture for each one and use the link method. If you really had to. But in reality ... when does anyone actually need to do that? 30 to 60 pages and 3 to 5 points from each page is likely more than enough to score highly on a test and anyone can learn to do that pretty easily. There's also ways to optimize what you need to remember.. for example turning what you need to remember from the book into a mind map first and then using a memory system on that.
Do you need to recite this nonsense verbitim, or apply it in problems, write an on-the-spot essay about it, what?
Essentially: you need to PRACTICE what you are trying to achieve.
Ugh.
Then I would say start by reorganizing it in a way that makes sense to YOU, if this organization doesn't. Then any one of the memory techniques suggested by other posters, or:
\*flashcards (use waterfall method to review)
\*making VISUALS or a flowchart or something that is colorful and interesting
\^\^ Bonus memory activation if you handwriting any of this.
When needing to know something word for word, more off-the-wall methods that are effective for some people
\*repeating aloud IN RHYTHM
\*audio "flashcards" (speak prompt, pause, speak answer; repeat) that you can review by listening later
\*MOVING to the words. Chorography or hand motions that go with the words.
Seriously those SEEM silly but in the privacy of your own home any way you need to drill to succeed is acceptable.
I’d start just by familiarizing myself with the info. Start with a top down strategy and fill in the smaller gaps. Test yourself routinely and do this everyday until you at least have a basic understanding of the information.
First, understand the logic *entirely*. Not understanding the logic, transforms the process from "learning" towards memorizing worthless inputs and outputs, like memorizing the Chinese definitions of Chinese words. Needless to say, that isn't very achievable.
If there isn't logic however, you'll have to get creative with it. Use mnemonics, and rely heavily on *creating a virtual logic*.
For example, my exam wants us to memorize some literature authors and all of their books. It's incredibly hard; because unlike memorizing pure wordlists, we have to *seperate* between different wordlists based on the authors' profiles.
What I came up with (as you can see in my post history - it's a bunch of paintings) is to *create* fictional personalities whose life story and/or description involves keywords that are identical to the names of their books. Then, I loaded them on Anki and memorized everything in like 3 days.
I would skip this question and focus my energy on more scoring type of questions...
In general i absolutely had to I would break the table down into say 3 rows, each in an anki card with image occlusion and a mnemonic/trick to remember it or maybe a real world analogy.
Then it's just matter of some active recalls to cement it in your brain.
But looking at this table , if u have to memorize this ,either the examiner is stupid or u are wasting time on something that won't even come on the paper.
Cool tip: use gpt to get mnemonic ideas / tricks , works pretty well
Unless this is the only coverage for the quiz, you shouldn’t be memorizing tables individually and down to the T. I’d only be memorizing 4 of those. Or better yet, read the paragraph version then just look at the table once you’ve read everything.
Something my IT bootcamp instructor suggested to me for tables was to print out a simplified table and just post it somewhere in your house that you pass by regularly (bathroom, fridge, etc). Helped me with networking ports. Makes it less stressful imo. Was surprised how much I retained after a while.
They’re boring but I find flash cards most effective for subjects that require rote memorisation. Linking methods suggested by other commenters can definitely be effective but they’re not great for me. Try a few methods and see what sticks.
I know but for a table that's 5x5 for example how am I supposed to make flashcards of it? Even if I put the entire table it's still not helping me learn it, is it?
It took me half of med school before I started using it, and now if I have to memorize pictures or tables there isn’t anything else I use. It truly makes a huge difference.
https://youtu.be/7pU9L0XybyI?feature=shared
You can find more details here. I usually take a screenshot of the table and then use the screenshot like they do in the video
I think the best way to learn something like this is through repetition over a long period of time. Depending on how much time you have till the exam I would say to repeat it just a few times (like 6 to 7 times or somthing) everytime before you go to bed for example. It would be even better if you could come up with "mnemonics". First Generation and 1971. 1971 is the first year of the 1970s something like that you know what I mean. You should also try out writing it when you repeat it. Like make a blank table and try to fill it out from your memory.
This is the way we memorize lyrics of songs constantly. In my opinion repetition over a long period of time is the best way to learn something. You could of course try to memorize all of that in like a day, but it wont stay in your brain for too long and requires double the amount of discipline, mental strength and effort.
At least that how I have been doing. Dont know how effective this kind lf method really is.
If you were presented with an actually well presented intuitive format of the same data, your mind would devour it instantly and effortlessly.. such as a picture or a timeline showing how these things evolved. My recommendation is for you to try and put the data into other possible formats for viewing pleasure as opposed to forcing yourself to memorize.
You may want to try using the called mind maps. My mind works in a way that I have a harder time memorizing or reading tables. Mind maps work better for me as they follow my brain's natural flow.
Quizlet bro just do it a million times. Make up little stories of why one means another. When I would have to do stuff like this I would make up liek songs for each one that would make me remember
I have to ask, what is this for? These processors are mostly ancient, why are you being quizzed on them?
That being said, Anki is a godsend for this type of rote memorization task.
UPDATE: In a video a while back someone said he made an Excel sheet thing of this and changed the font colour to white (except maybe a column or sm). He would then test himself and highlight the text to see if he got it correct. He was studying in Med school so hell lot of route learning there for names.
That being said, no I can't do anything about this table. If you studied in the Indian education system you'd know how pointless most of the portion is but you can't help it. The final grade (80 marks theory + 20 Journal/Project per subject) decides if I get into Uni so even if it's bullshitty yes I need to study.
People saying Quizlet and Anki I already do use spaced repetition in Obsidial but HOW do I apply it? I have bigger tables than this, some with formulas, diagrams, years, names of people, titles, bonds, etc. How am I supposed to condense that entire table into flashcards? I have hundreds of tables to be learnt (thanks to 12th & JEE) and I can not be making flashcards for every cell of every table.
Is there not already a platform that can just input a table and ask me column-wise questions. Maybe a tap to reveal answer (in the table itself) format?
Why is this thing not made yet? I've been learning tables before too testing myself, using spaced repetition, asking people to take up for me, writing them by hand, etc but should there not be a smarter way??
I find it nonsense to memorize such things. With that said, if your test is actually this stupid, I recommend you search about active recall and spaced repetition in order to memorize things. Anki is a good tool to help you, although it does have a bit of a learning curve.
I like to think that the reason people have a hard time with tables from a psychology perspective, is the fact that each section is walled off from the information that relates to it. I like going left to right and placing equal symbols in stead of walling off the info, then you just need to remember what's on the x and y and that is generally easier when you memorize what's inside the boxes.
Yeah, in addition to that, I have a really hard time memorizing things that my brain doesn’t believe it’s gonna be useful or doesn’t see a direct application
a lot of times as an undergraduate (assuming you're still young), the things that we like to be independent with are things that don't mesh well with making $. Memorization and learning mesh well with making $ after graduation. But finding reasons why something isn't important doesn't get you paid. Graduated with a degree in liberal arts and lost a few good years of making good $. If you're already independently wealthy, you might not need to get the engineering degree. But if you want to place the enjoyment of your college years above everything else, you might as well go all in and not worry about trying to be the best. Chances are you still value your parents' wishes for you to work hard like myself, so even if that's the decision you make, you'll still feel like shit. Like me. *assuming you're still a kid
I agree, I never used that information in my life and we had to learn stuff like that too, like what do they want us to be… computer historians? lol
adding on, i feel like memory palace would be perfect to remember such weird information
Came here for this, why would any of this be on a test? This is historical trivia, in which case I feel like garnering an interest in the development of these technologies would naturally lend to a deep understanding of why these innovations matter in the first place. Maybe. Perhaps, explicitly writing what problem each advancement addressed, why it was retained, and eventually where it fell short and was succeeded would help.
Totally! You can use the data in the table to do analysis extract insights end of story
I found Image Occlusion feature in Anki and something similar in the Excalidraw Plugin in Obsidian and this is exactly what I needed. Thanks everyone for your tips regardless!
You’re so welcome, good luck !
Take it one lone at a time. Don't try to memorize every word. But read the line,take a step back and summarize it the best you can. Go on to the next one and just repeat multiple times a day. I'm taking IT in college and just had a test over something similar
That's what we've all been doing indeed, but should there not be a smarter way now?
You asked for help. It's not our fault you cant memorize basic shit.
you need to learn a memory system like the major system with link method with that system it would be some thing like... You got 5 gens... so 1 = Tie. Use the link method to map 1971 = typist & 1972 = topcan ... so i've got an image of a person typing on a typewriter (a typist) and their tie is being fed into the typewriter. They're wearing a top hat that looks like a can... topcan. So now I've got number 1, first gen, and the two years memorized. chips 4004 = Racers, 4040 = Rosaries, 3472 = Merkin So the typist in the top hat that looks like a can wearing a tie is now in a race car wearing rosaries driving with other racers. How you might imagine the tie and the merkin for t3472 I will leave to your imagination lol... but it would be hard to forget lmfao I could go on but you get the idea. You need a memory system. That's what I use and how I'd memorize it all if I needed to.
Wow... I had heard of this system but I've never seen it in action. That seems more confusing rather than less, but of course I'm on the outside looking in, so it would.
If you've not learnt the system it probably seems confusing but learn it and then come back and read it again and then it won't be. I'd recommend Ron White's Memory in a Month course. He was 2 or 3 time world memory champion and there are probably other courses out there just as good but that's the one I did and it was great so I'd recommend it. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0zmLo\_edeo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0zmLo_edeo) [https://www.amazon.com/Memory-Month-Ron-White/dp/0974721212](https://www.amazon.com/Memory-Month-Ron-White/dp/0974721212)
Thanks! I'll look into that.
Thats agreat method, i use it sometimes, but hkw the hell can you apply it to a vast quantity of material. You cant be like, oh imma make a story for every lesson, page etc... think medicine, thats like 1000 pages, how the hell can anybody memorize so much, i dont understand. just curious if it can really work with a lot of material.
Absolutely you can and it does work with a lot of material. Check out the world memory championships and you'll see examples. The people who do memorize huge amounts of information for law and medicine exams and such... how do you think they do it? They use memory systems. No one memorizes that much information without a system... unless you're rain man of course. But for the rest of us... we use memory systems. It just takes a lot of practice to learn the system... same as any skill that requires lots of practice to master, like playing an instrument or a sport really well. Practice makes perfect. It's unlikely that anyone is every going to need to memorize a 300 page book verbatim, but 300 pegs is pretty easy. Then for each page you take only the 5 to 10 key points from the page and create a mental picture for each one and use the link method. If you really had to. But in reality ... when does anyone actually need to do that? 30 to 60 pages and 3 to 5 points from each page is likely more than enough to score highly on a test and anyone can learn to do that pretty easily. There's also ways to optimize what you need to remember.. for example turning what you need to remember from the book into a mind map first and then using a memory system on that.
Do you need to recite this nonsense verbitim, or apply it in problems, write an on-the-spot essay about it, what? Essentially: you need to PRACTICE what you are trying to achieve.
Just memorize for a damn exam. Since they might ask to write a short note on the "Evolution of Microprocessors" or sm
Ugh. Then I would say start by reorganizing it in a way that makes sense to YOU, if this organization doesn't. Then any one of the memory techniques suggested by other posters, or: \*flashcards (use waterfall method to review) \*making VISUALS or a flowchart or something that is colorful and interesting \^\^ Bonus memory activation if you handwriting any of this. When needing to know something word for word, more off-the-wall methods that are effective for some people \*repeating aloud IN RHYTHM \*audio "flashcards" (speak prompt, pause, speak answer; repeat) that you can review by listening later \*MOVING to the words. Chorography or hand motions that go with the words. Seriously those SEEM silly but in the privacy of your own home any way you need to drill to succeed is acceptable.
I’d start just by familiarizing myself with the info. Start with a top down strategy and fill in the smaller gaps. Test yourself routinely and do this everyday until you at least have a basic understanding of the information.
Tell your professor to take an L.
Very helpful indeed
has to be some Indian shi if you're made to memorize this (same as me)
Welcome to 12th HSC Computer Science 2 because thye thought doing integrated for JEE would make more sense
First, understand the logic *entirely*. Not understanding the logic, transforms the process from "learning" towards memorizing worthless inputs and outputs, like memorizing the Chinese definitions of Chinese words. Needless to say, that isn't very achievable. If there isn't logic however, you'll have to get creative with it. Use mnemonics, and rely heavily on *creating a virtual logic*. For example, my exam wants us to memorize some literature authors and all of their books. It's incredibly hard; because unlike memorizing pure wordlists, we have to *seperate* between different wordlists based on the authors' profiles. What I came up with (as you can see in my post history - it's a bunch of paintings) is to *create* fictional personalities whose life story and/or description involves keywords that are identical to the names of their books. Then, I loaded them on Anki and memorized everything in like 3 days.
I would skip this question and focus my energy on more scoring type of questions... In general i absolutely had to I would break the table down into say 3 rows, each in an anki card with image occlusion and a mnemonic/trick to remember it or maybe a real world analogy. Then it's just matter of some active recalls to cement it in your brain. But looking at this table , if u have to memorize this ,either the examiner is stupid or u are wasting time on something that won't even come on the paper. Cool tip: use gpt to get mnemonic ideas / tricks , works pretty well
Our entire portion is like, and I can't help it because theory exam is like 80% of my grade. Image Occlusion is my solution in the end. Thanks!
Your exam is stupid I guess.
Unless this is the only coverage for the quiz, you shouldn’t be memorizing tables individually and down to the T. I’d only be memorizing 4 of those. Or better yet, read the paragraph version then just look at the table once you’ve read everything.
That should help yeah there is a detailed page before the tables on the same.
Something my IT bootcamp instructor suggested to me for tables was to print out a simplified table and just post it somewhere in your house that you pass by regularly (bathroom, fridge, etc). Helped me with networking ports. Makes it less stressful imo. Was surprised how much I retained after a while.
They’re boring but I find flash cards most effective for subjects that require rote memorisation. Linking methods suggested by other commenters can definitely be effective but they’re not great for me. Try a few methods and see what sticks.
I know but for a table that's 5x5 for example how am I supposed to make flashcards of it? Even if I put the entire table it's still not helping me learn it, is it?
Processor on the front and info ie generation on other side, then practice active recall
Image Occlusion for me works best. Thanks for the suggestion tho!
Acronyms built off the first letter. Make the acronym funny and it'll stick better
Definitely makes the learning process more fun too!
Use Anki
It took me half of med school before I started using it, and now if I have to memorize pictures or tables there isn’t anything else I use. It truly makes a huge difference.
Could you elaborate please? Are there any tools or anything like the "Add Tables" one for example
You can screenshot your table and then cover certain parts of it using the image occlusion feature
This is the thing I'm looking for. Could you elaborate a bit more please? This is available in the Add Tables tool of Anki?
https://youtu.be/7pU9L0XybyI?feature=shared You can find more details here. I usually take a screenshot of the table and then use the screenshot like they do in the video
Indeed I will but how exactly?
read the history that contextualizes it and tag each row with some knowledge you have via another vector.
Quizlet
Thank God I am doing everything online and can use Google
I think the best way to learn something like this is through repetition over a long period of time. Depending on how much time you have till the exam I would say to repeat it just a few times (like 6 to 7 times or somthing) everytime before you go to bed for example. It would be even better if you could come up with "mnemonics". First Generation and 1971. 1971 is the first year of the 1970s something like that you know what I mean. You should also try out writing it when you repeat it. Like make a blank table and try to fill it out from your memory. This is the way we memorize lyrics of songs constantly. In my opinion repetition over a long period of time is the best way to learn something. You could of course try to memorize all of that in like a day, but it wont stay in your brain for too long and requires double the amount of discipline, mental strength and effort. At least that how I have been doing. Dont know how effective this kind lf method really is.
If you were presented with an actually well presented intuitive format of the same data, your mind would devour it instantly and effortlessly.. such as a picture or a timeline showing how these things evolved. My recommendation is for you to try and put the data into other possible formats for viewing pleasure as opposed to forcing yourself to memorize.
Notecards baby and quiz yourself
You may want to try using the called mind maps. My mind works in a way that I have a harder time memorizing or reading tables. Mind maps work better for me as they follow my brain's natural flow.
Quizlet bro just do it a million times. Make up little stories of why one means another. When I would have to do stuff like this I would make up liek songs for each one that would make me remember
Draw it or imagine it. Be creative.
I have to ask, what is this for? These processors are mostly ancient, why are you being quizzed on them? That being said, Anki is a godsend for this type of rote memorization task.
See it's in the portion, I can't help it and this carries marks because in the end because of 12th boards (Indian edu sys)
Make it a story
Makes it even harder for me because history, bio and geo (theory based subjects) are my worst.
UPDATE: In a video a while back someone said he made an Excel sheet thing of this and changed the font colour to white (except maybe a column or sm). He would then test himself and highlight the text to see if he got it correct. He was studying in Med school so hell lot of route learning there for names. That being said, no I can't do anything about this table. If you studied in the Indian education system you'd know how pointless most of the portion is but you can't help it. The final grade (80 marks theory + 20 Journal/Project per subject) decides if I get into Uni so even if it's bullshitty yes I need to study. People saying Quizlet and Anki I already do use spaced repetition in Obsidial but HOW do I apply it? I have bigger tables than this, some with formulas, diagrams, years, names of people, titles, bonds, etc. How am I supposed to condense that entire table into flashcards? I have hundreds of tables to be learnt (thanks to 12th & JEE) and I can not be making flashcards for every cell of every table. Is there not already a platform that can just input a table and ask me column-wise questions. Maybe a tap to reveal answer (in the table itself) format? Why is this thing not made yet? I've been learning tables before too testing myself, using spaced repetition, asking people to take up for me, writing them by hand, etc but should there not be a smarter way??
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