System Memory

This program requires a minimum of 32 MB of System Memory, generally known as RAM.

If your computer system does not contain the minimum required 32MB of RAM, performance may be diminished and the program may lock-up or drop to the desktop.

The term RAM refers to read and write memory; that is, you can both write data into RAM and read data from RAM.  A computer with 32MB of RAM has approximately 32 million bytes of memory that programs can use as an intermediary when processing large blocks of data.

The computer can manipulate only data that is in RAM. Therefore, every program you execute and every file you access must be copied from a storage device into RAM. The amount of RAM on a computer is crucial because it determines how many programs can be executed at one time and how much data can be readily available to a program.