This document provides an overview of human memory. It defines memory as the mental capacity to store, recall, or recognize past experiences. It describes the main components of memory according to cognitive psychologists as the mental system that receives, encodes, stores, modifies, or retrieves information. It also outlines the main types of human memory, including sensory memory, short-term memory, and long-term memory. Finally, it compares human memory to computer memory and describes the different types of computer memory, such as RAM and ROM.