How to switch to windows from Mac?

I purchased my first Mac today, the MacBook Pro with Mountain Lion. It is primarily for school, and need to be able to switch to Windows for certain classes. How do I go about purchasing/Downloading the right program?
Thank you!
firsttimemac

Ha. I thought you wanted to switch computers from using a Mac to using Windows.
Well you have two choices and you can use both:
Easy and more secure, but not as powerful : Virtual Machine Software - runs Windows in OS X itself.
Less easy and secure, but full hardware capability: Apple's BootCamp - direct boot into Windows itself.
BootCamp for 3D games / 3D or high CPU needs - Virtual Machine software for everything else - web to email, word processing, malware control etc.
Virtual machine software uses "Snapshots" so it's a cinch to eliminate malware off your virtual machine, just transfer any latest files to a USB thumb drive and click a button, a few seconds you just skipped back to a clean verison.
Windows 7 can be downloaded from Microsoft's web site.
Here is the pro's and con's of each and your choices + links.
Windows in BootCamp or Virtual Machine?

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