Minimum Technical Requirements
Hardware/Software Requirements
Component |
Minimum Requirements |
Operating System (Windows) |
Windows XP (Windows 7 recommended) |
Operating System (Macintosh) |
Mac OS X |
Internet |
Internet connection |
Browser |
Chrome (latest version) |
Browser Plug-ins |
JAVA (latest version) |
You must have the ability to check e-mail from your computer |
|
Office Suites (Windows) |
Microsoft Office 2010 |
Office Suites (Macintosh) |
Microsoft Office: 2011 |
Multimedia |
Monitor capable of 1024 x 768 resolution |
Corporate and Personal Firewalls
Many corporations and individuals have installed firewalls to protect the computers on their networks. Firewalls can serve two purposes:
- Prevent unwanted intrusion of the network (e.g., from hackers, viruses)
- Control unwanted traffic to unapproved sites
If you are at work and encounter a firewall-related error message, or have problems accessing restricted resources, you may need to contact your corporate IT group for assistance.
If you are using your personal computer, and have installed and/or activated firewall or security software, you will need to verify the course sites are not blocked, and that ports 80 (standard Web port) and 443 (secure sockets port) are open to your Web browser. Information on how to check this should be in the documentation provided with the software involved.