No way is this even close to what you need to post detailinig youir specs. .
1) You say you downloaded vmware
a) Do you know the version?
b) If a program says to run setup would you not do this before attepting to run it?
c) what exactly did you download - do you and/or your school have a licensedhave license.
2). What is the host you intend to run vmware on?
3) What guest(s) are you explecting to virtualize.?
If its not some secret it might be helpful if you actually posted your assignment. We are not going to solve your class questions (that would be immora and perhaps illegal). but we can get some idea of what you are supposed to do - unless you can summarize it yourself.