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Question

what are the examples for hardware system requirements?

Answer 1

System requirements are the required specifications a device must have in order to use

 certain hardware or software.

The hardware requirements are the requirements of a hardware device.

The following are examples for hardware system requirements:

i)Secondary storage

Data storage device requirements vary, depending on the size of software installation,

 temporary files created and maintained while installing or running the software,

 and possible use of swap space if RAM is insufficient.

ii)Memory

All software, when run, resides in the random access memory (RAM) of a computer.

 Memory requirements are defined after considering demands of the application, operating system, 

supporting software and files, and other running processes. Optimal performance of other unrelated software 

running on a multi-tasking computer system is also considered when defining this requirement.

iii)Processing power

The power of the central processing unit (CPU) is a fundamental system requirement for any software. 

 Features of a CPU that influence its speed and power, like bus speed, cache, and MIPS are often ignored.

 This definition of power is often erroneous, as AMD Athlon and Intel Pentium CPUs at similar clock speed often have

 different throughput speeds. Intel Pentium CPUs have enjoyed a considerable degree of popularity,

 and are often mentioned in this category.

iv)Display adapter

Software requiring a better than average computer graphics display, like graphics editors and high-end games,

 often define high-end display adapters in the system requirements.

v) Peripherals

Peripherals include CD-ROM drives, keyboards, pointing devices, network devices, etc.

Some software applications need to make extensive and/or special use of some peripherals, 

demanding the higher performance or functionality of such peripherals.