Following are the system resources affected by STRESS.DLL, with the functions that consume and release each resource:
| Resource | Allocation function | Release function |
| Global memory | AllocMem | FreeAllMem |
| GDI heap memory | AllocGDIMem | FreeAllGDIMem |
| User heap memory | AllocUserMem | FreeAllUserMem |
| Disk space | AllocDiskSpace | UnAllocDiskSpace |
| File handles | AllocFileHandles | UnAllocFileHandles |
For more information about STRESS.DLL functions, see the Microsoft Windows Programmer's Reference, Volume 2.