Minimum Hardware Requirements
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Pentium 4 or an equivalent Mac
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1 GB of RAM (system memory)
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On-board sound or card, speakers or headphones, and microphone functionality
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DirectX 9-class graphics card with 32 MB of graphics memory
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A high speed cable modem, DSL, or ISDN Internet connection
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A printer
Minimum Software Requirements
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An operating system no older than Windows 7 (OS X 10.4 for Mac users)
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A suite of current office software (Microsoft Office)
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A current version of a Web browser: Internet Explorer, Chrome or Firefox preferred
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An e-mail application
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Adobe Acrobat Reader
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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.
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VOIP programs like Skype can also be useful