Boot Camp - Parallels - Windows 7 - 32bit - 64bit

Hi. First off, and not looking for sympathy - just a little background of myself: I have recently recovered from two bouts of high dose chemo and a stem cell transplant. My memory and brain...processing speed, for lack of correct word or two, is no where near what it used to be. I need things to be explained just a tad bit more thorough.
I have an iMac 27" 3.4GHz i7 - 8GB Ram - 2GB Radeon HD 6970 - 1TB HD and use FCPX for a lot of editing. I will, in the near future, need to use some Windows programming/software. Ok, now my questions:
1)  Do I even need Parallels 7, which I just bought today, to use Windows 7 or is Boot Camp the way to go? (And I can get my $50      back.)    
2)  I have Norton's via COMCAST. I never assume, so, will I need to load my own Norton's with Windows 7 or will COMCAST           internet connection, using Norton's, be acceptable protection?
3)  ...I forgot...
Thank you in advance for your assistance!
Jason

1.) Depends on your usage of Windows and on the programs you want use with Windows.
BootCamp is the better solution for hardware-demanding Windows programs in the field of gaming and/or §d-rendering/movie-editing since it uses the native (real) hardware of your Mac.
Downfall of BootCamp is that you have to reboot your Mac to switch from OSX to Windows and back.
Parallels biggest asset is the ability to run Windows alongside OSX. Downfall is that hatdware-demanding programs are running slower.
2.) I am not familiar with the Comcast Norton, but when running Windows you must have a decent Anti-Virus solution for it.
3.) when it comes back, ask...
Get well soon
Stefan

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