Computer Checklist The following is a list of basic computer hardware and software minimum requirements needed to successfully take courses online. Please check the syllabus for of individual courses for additional computer hardware and software requirements.
PC Platform Operating System: Windows 2000, or Windows XP Processor: Intel Pentium III 600 MHz or faster RAM: 256 MB or greater Free Hard Disk Spaace: 200 MB required Modem Speed: 56 kbps modem (DSL or Braodband recommended) Audio: 16 bit Sound Card and Speakers or Headphones Video: Display card with 64 MB of RAM or higher and DirectX 9.0b or later generation (minimum 65,000-color) Monitor: Super VGA set to 800 x 600 resolution or better Software: Internet Explorer 5.5 SP1 Windows Media Player, Acrobat Reader, Flash Plugin (6.79 or better)	Mac Platform Operating System: OS X version 10.2.x or greater Processor: 500 megahertz (MHz) Power PC G3 processor or later RAM: 256 MB or greater Free Hard Disk Space: 200 MB Modem Speed: 56.6 kbps or greater (DSL or Broadband recommended) Monitor: Set to 800 x 600 resolution or better Software: Internet Explorer 5.2, Netscape 7.1, Firefox 1.x, MSN for Mac OS X Version 2.0, or Apple Safari 1.0 Windows Media Player 9 for Mac OS X (free version available), Acrobat Reader, Flash Plugin (6.79 or better)

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