Editing System requirements (section)

{{Short description|Environment needed to run software}}
{{EngvarB|date=September 2019}}
To be used efficiently, all [[computer software]] needs certain [[Computer hardware|hardware]] components or other software resources to be present on a [[computer]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.techterms.com/definition/systemrequirements |title=System Requirements Definition |publisher=Techterms.com |access-date=2014-01-23}}</ref> These prerequisites are known as (computer) '''system requirements''' and are often used as a guideline as opposed to an absolute rule. Most software defines two sets of system requirements: minimum and recommended. With increasing demand for higher processing power and resources in newer versions of software, system requirements tend to increase over time. Industry analysts suggest that this trend plays a bigger part in driving upgrades to existing computer systems than technological advancements.  A second meaning of the term system requirements, is a generalisation of this first definition, giving the requirements to be met in the design of a system or sub-system.