Elmhurst College Online Center
Technical Requirements
Hardware/Software
All students and faculty members must have a computer, high-speed internet access, webcam, and headset with microphone to support the following:
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System and software requirements |
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Required |
Recommended |
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Operating system |
Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7 Mac OS X |
Windows 7 Mac OS X v10.7 (Lion) |
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Video |
Minimum resolution of 1024 x 600 |
Resolution of 1024 x 768 or greater |
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Internet speed |
56K modem |
56K or cable modem, DSL |
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Java Runtime Environment (JRE) |
JRE 1.6.x (Required to run the Equation Editor) |
JRE 6 update 31 |
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JavaScript |
Enabled |
Enabled |
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Cookies |
Enabled |
Enabled |
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Microsoft Office 2007 or a more recent version of the Microsoft Office software suite |
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A current antivirus and anti-spyware application that is updated regularly |
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Adobe Reader 8.0 or a more recent version (free download) |
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Adobe Flash Player 9.0 or a more recent version (free download) |
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Browser and Operating Systems Supported |
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Recommended |
Supported |
Under Investigation |
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Windows |
Internet Explorer 9 Firefox (newest) |
Chrome (newest) |
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Mac OS X |
Firefox (newest) |
Safari 5.1 Chrome (newest) |
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Tablet Support for Desktop Web |
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Android Browser (newest) iPad Safari (newest) Playbook Browser (newest) |
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Mobile Web |
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iOS (Newest) iOS 5 (Safari 5.1) Android (Newest) Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android 3.2 (Honeycomb) Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) Android 2.2 (Froyo) Blackberry 6 |
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