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Most people remember buying their computer, and usually there was a point where you had to decide based on price what processor you wanted, and how much RAM, or memory it has.
If we were to compare a computer to a car the processor is the engine, and the RAM is the cabin space. The processor is all about speed. How many computations does a processor make in a second. The faster the processor the higher the rpm, or the bigger the engine. The memory is like cabin space in a car because the more RAM your
computer has (to a point) the more programs it is capable of running.
Much like the bigger the interior of the car, the more people you can, probably, comfortably fit
I'll explain more about it once we have gotten your processor model and your amount of ram.
There are two steps to finding this information in Windows, lets start with step one!
Step 1First, click on the start button. Do you see or something similar?
If you do see it go to Step 2
If you don't see 'My Computer' that is because it's probably on your desktop. To view your desktop you will have to minimize this window and any other windows you have open and you can do a few ways.
Either way the goal is to find  (Or a similar looking icon) and right click on it, which is step 2.
My favorite way to view the desktop is to use a shortcut that I probably use ten times a day. Hit the <Windows> and <d> key on your keyboard at the same time. If that doesn't work or you don't have that key then minimize all of your windows by clicking on the minus sign in the top right of them.
Step 2Now that you have found the My Computer Icon, right click on it and choose properties. 
My properties window is customized by my the manufactuer of my computer. Lenovo. You probably wont see a lenovo logo, but you might see Dell, or Gateway, or HP. Anyways, we are missing the most important imformation. You see, from the top down we have all the system stats. I have Windows XP Service Pack 2.
The information we really want is from the bottom up. As you can see on the 2nd to last line it says
1.96 GB of RAMAnd two lines above that
Intel Core 2 Duo, T9300 @ 2.50 Ghz
Your system properties should say some amount of RAM, and also describe your processor!
Congratulations, you've found your processor, RAM, and even your Windows Version! Now when you buy software that has a minimum requirement you can feel comfortable knowing you can meet it or not!
Read on for more details about what ram and cpu is!
A little more about RAM and CPU. I am going to break up my information above, starting with the CPU.
Intel Core 2 Duo, T9300 @ 2.50 Ghz
The bolded area is the Manufactuer and the Model, Intel Core 2 Duo, T9300, its kind of like saying
Chevy Silverado, 2500HD
The @2.50 Ghz, means that my processor speed is 2.50 Gigahertz, or like saying my engine is a 4.0 Liter V6.
Being that my processor is a Core 2 Model, that means it supposedly has two processing cores, and determining the actual speed isn't simple, but for simplicity's sake it somewhere around double. So maybe its closer to 4 or 5 Ghz.
The next thing to look at is the RAM. Its pretty straightforward.
1.96 GB of RAM
Which is (1.96X1000 = 1960) 1960 Megabytes of RAM, more or less, or if you were looking to buy a ram upgrade from a manufactuer it would probably say 2 Gigs. Most Windows systems, aside from Vista, and XP 64, support a maximum of 2 gigs of RAM.
How much ram you have and how much you stand to benefit from having really depends on how old your computer is and what operating system you are running. As a general rule, if you have Windows XP or 2000 you should have at least 128 RAM. This means your system can fit windows, and maybe a program or two running at the same time.
If I am helping to buy a computer for somebody I like to see what sort of programs they use, and will, as of 2008, insist on at least 1 Gig of ram. If you are running Windows Vista, I am sorry, but you probably will need a minimum of 2 Gigs, and even at that your computer could probably use double that.
When buying a computer or considering an upgrade there are lot of details about ram and cpu. For an average person I never suggest buying the fastest CPU on the market. Why? Because it costs double of what the second and third best options are, and is generally less then 10% faster. Its almost a certainty that within 6 months it will be the 4th or 5th best on the market. And the real kicker is, by the time 1 year passes, the difference between the CPU I reccomend, and the best CPU that was available is meaningless.
As for ram, if your computer can handle it, get at least a GIG for XP, and 2 GIGs for Vista. If your wallet can handle it, get 2 Gigs for XP, and 4 Gigs for Vista!
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