Distance Learning
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Minimum and Recommended Requirements
for computers
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Hardware \ Platform |
Apple Macintosh |
Microsoft Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Minimum |
Recommended |
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Operating System |
MacOS
8.6 |
MacOS X 10.2
Jaguar |
98 SE
or ME or NT4 w/SP6 |
2000 or
XP |
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Processor Speed/Type |
300 MHz
PowerPC G3 processor |
800 MHz
PowerPC G4 processor, or better |
400 MHz
Intel Pentium II processor, or equivalent |
800 MHz
Intel Pentium III processor, or equivalent/better |
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CPU
Memory |
64 MB
of RAM |
256 MB
of RAM |
64 MB
of RAM |
256 MB
of RAM |
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Monitor
Resolution |
800 x
600 |
1024 x
768 |
800 x
600 |
1024 x
768 |
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Internet Connection |
56 kbps
Dialup Modem |
Any
high-speed connection (e.g. Cable Broadband or DSL) |
56 kbps
Dialup Modem |
Any
high-speed connection (e.g. Cable Broadband or DSL) |
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Free
Hard Disk Space |
100 MB |
500 MB
or greater |
100 MB |
500 MB
or greater |
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Audio
(Sound) Card |
16-bit
sound card |
24-bit
sound card |
16-bit
sound card |
24-bit
sound card |
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Video
Card |
Virtual
memory turned on and allocated to at least 64 MB |
Virtual
memory turned on and allocated to at least 128 MB |
16 MB
VRAM with 65,000 colors or 16-bit |
64 MB
VRAM with True Color (24-bit or 32-bit) |
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Software
Requirements
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If you have a Windows PC, use the Microsoft Internet
Explorer (6.0 or higher), Mozilla Firefox or Netscape
Navigator 7.1 or higher. Mac users are recommended to use
the Mozilla Firefox Web browser.
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Do not use the AOL browser or Opera to access
Blackboard. If you have AOL open it and then open up any of
the other recommended web browsers from above to run
Blackboard in.
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Although it is not required to access Blackboard,
students should have Microsoft Office 2003 or higher
installed in their personal computers to view and access
documents provided by the instructor. Or you can always
download the viewers for Microsoft Office products.
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Browser
Plug-ins
For some
courses, you may be required to have one or more of these
plug-in application programs. Generally, plug-in software should
already be present on your computer. However, we recommend that
you verify that (1) you have these plug-ins installed &
configured on your web browser, and (2) you have at least the
minimum required version for each plug-in.
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| NOTE: These plug ins may be different from those
listed on the Plug-Ins information
page
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| updated: 11-28-07 |
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