The hardware and software components that are recommended or required to ensure the best possible online learning experience are listed below:
Recommended |
Minimum |
Hardware Platform |
|
Windows 2000, XP or Vista |
Windows 98 |
MAC OS X |
MAC 9 |
Screen Resolution |
|
1024 x 768 pixels |
800 x 600 pixels |
Internet |
|
High Speed ADSL (Broadband) or Cable |
56k modem connection to the Internet |
Internet Browser |
|
Mozilla Firefox 2, Internet Explorer 6.01 or greater |
Mozilla Firefox 1.0.2 |
Opera and Safari will not display the built-in HTML editor |
|
Pop-up Blockers |
|
Some papers use pop-up windows, therefore you will need to disable pop-up blockers in your browser. |
|
Applications (programs) |
|
Microsoft Word |
Word Processor |
Open Office is a free alternative office suite application available to download from website: www.openoffice.org |
|
Multimedia Plugins |
|
Windows Media Player |
Flash player 8 |
Need to download one of these requirements? Follow the appropriate links below to download what you need.*
*Not all requirements are free to install.