Software Requirements

Minimum Hardware Requirements

  • Pentium 4 or an equivalent Mac
  • 1 GB of RAM (system memory)
  • On-board sound or card, speakers or headphones, and microphone functionality
  • DirectX 9-class graphics card with 32 MB of graphics memory
  • A high speed cable modem, DSL, or ISDN Internet connection
  • A printer

Minimum Software Requirements

  • An operating system no older than Windows 7 (OS X 10.4 for Mac users)
  • A suite of current office software (Microsoft Office)
  • A current version of a Web browser: Internet Explorer, Chrome or Firefox preferred
  • An e-mail application
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader
  • Windows Media compatible player installed. Download a free copy of VLC cross-platform Media Player. To view the MPEG-4 files, the free version of Quicktime player is recommended.
  • VOIP programs like Skype can also be useful