Will my specific computer model (iMac 21.5-inch 2.5GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i5, May 2011) support an upgrade to 16gb ram and 1 or 2tb hd?

Just ordered it it says in Features under RAM, that it supports up to 8gb, but does that mean 8gb for each slot, or in total?
And for hard drive I'm curious as to the max supported as my old ~2008 macbook only supported up to a 500gb hd I've read. Looking to perhaps upgrade to 1 or 2 tb in the future. Also are iMac hds 2.5" or 3.5"?
Thanks for the info if anybody knows, can't seem to find this information anywhere

jonnyg1986 wrote:
Also are iMac hds 2.5" or 3.5"?
3.5"
jonnyg1986 wrote:
it says in Features under RAM, that it supports up to 8gb, but does that mean 8gb for each slot, or in total?
It supports up to 32gb of ram.

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