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Computer Equipment Requirements for Internet Courses

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Minimum Personal Computer 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
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 or above
Safari 2.0 (Mac users)

Operating Systems

Windows XP, Windows Vista
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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