Housatonic Community College

Distance Learning @ HCC
Computer Equipment
Requirements

Processor	2.4 GHz Intel Pentium Dual Core or equivalent
Memory	2 GB w/capacity to go to 8 GB
Hard Drive	250 GB
NIC	10/100/1000 mbps Ethernet
Video	256 Mb dedicated memory & DirectX 10 capable or higher
Monitor	19" Flat Panel
Monitor – Laptops	15” widescreen
Sound	Sound capable
Firewire	Two or more ports
USB 2.0	At least two USB ports, 4 recommended
Printer	Any printer with landscape and compressed printing capabilities
Internet Browser	IE 7.0 or IE 8.0 (IE 9 is not supported by myCommNet or Blackboardr Vista) Mozilla Firefox 5.0 Safari 5.0 or above(Mac users)
Operating Systems	Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7 Mac OS 10 or later
Keyboard
Mouse	USB 2-button optical with scroll
Media Installer	CD-Rom drive and/or DVD drive

MacIntosh Configuration Guideline (not supported for users who have access to PCI data)
Processor	2.4 Ghz Intel Core Duo Processor
Memory	2 GB (expandable to 4 GB)
Hard Drive	250 GB
LCD	20”
LCD – Laptops	15”
NIC	10/100/1000 mbps Ethernet
Optical Drive	8x superdrive
Ports	2 USB 2.0, 1 Firewire
Video	onboard

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