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Minimum Technology Requirements for Online Courses
Computer Requirements
- A Pentium 4 or later Windows computer with Windows XP or Vista
- An Apple PowerPC G4 or later Apple computer with Mac OS X 10.5 – Leopard or later
- Minimum 2 GB of memory (RAM)
- The latest version of Java available from: http://www.java.com/en
- The latest version of QuickTime available from: http://www.apple.com/quicktime
- A current word processing software
- A headset with microphone
Browser Requirements
- Internet Explorer or Firefox for Windows computers
- Firefox for Apple computers
Internet Access
- Broadband Internet connection is required. Examples of broadband Internet connection are high-speed DSL or a Cable modem.
- Use of Goucher e-mail is highly recommended