Does having the internet mean we never need to (0) anything to memory ever again?

The generation who have grown up with technology hope this is the (1) , not to mention everyone else who feels the need to (2) their habitual attachment to the latest technological devices.

Some educationalists fear that access to information on the internet reduces the importance of remembering facts. However, research shows that this is (3) important.

When we think, we use working memory and long-term memory. (4) our long-term memory can be described as vast, our working memory is limited to very few items and is easily (5) .

By transferring facts to our long-term memory we free up precious space in our working memory, enabling us to manipulate and combine those facts with new ones. (6) , memorising some things aids understanding, as it creates a framework of known facts, needed to be able to (7) what we find on the internet.

Consequently, while technology may appear to (8) the necessity to remember facts, unfortunately, the world we live in is far more complex.