What does 3 short, 3long, 3 short beeps on startup mean on iMac

I have an iMac, it froze, it was difficult to shut down, upon restart I got a blank screen with 3 short beeps, 3 long beeps, & e short beeps. What do I do now?

Have a look here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5860?viewlocale=en_US

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