Minimum hardware requirements

Minimum hardware requirements

1. RAM

   • this is where your data are stored when you're using software
   • the data in it disappear when the computer's turned off
   • if there isn't enough of it, the computer will start using the hard drive to store data and become really slow

2. Hard disk drive

   • this is where your data are stored "permanently"
   • the data on it don't disappear when the computer's turned off
   • it can "replace" some of the RAM if there isn't enough of it but it will make the computer much slower

3. CPU

   • this is the "brain" of the computer
   • the faster it is, the more calculations per second a computer can do

4. Video adapter card

   • this is the component that displays the graphics for the computer
   • the more memory there is on it, the better images the computer can display

5. Motherboard