Question:

You're building a virtual machine for a customer who requires a legacy operating system to run software for a paper-cutting machine in envelope manufacturing. The host operating system is Windows 10 64-bit. The legacy client OS requires at least 1 GB of RAM, and the software that runs on it requires at least 2 GB of RAM. What is the absolute minimum amount of RAM required for the virtual machine?

A 5 GB.

explanation

At a minimum, this arrangement would require 2 GB for Windows 10 (the host) and 3 GB for the client OS and running software. In reality, more RAM is preferable.

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