Basic Requirements for a Software project

The requirements specification is a technical specification of requirements for the software products. It is the first step in the requirements analysis process it lists the requirements of a particular software system including functional, performance and security requirements. The requirements also provide usage scenarios from a user, an operational and an administrative perspective. The purpose of software requirements specification is to provide a detailed overview of the software project, its parameters and goals. This describes the project target audience and its user interface, hardware and software requirements. It defines how the client, team and audience see the project and its functionality.

E.g:-
SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS
SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS
Operating System : Win98
Programming Language : JAVA 1.4 or more
Package : Swings
Documentation tool : Ms word 2000
HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS
Processor Type : Pentium III and above
Speed : 1.6 GHZ and above
Ram : 128 MB RAM and above
Hard disk : 10 GB HD and above