Virtual Virginia Beach e-Learning
Minimum Computer Requirements for Online Courses

PC (IBM Compatible):

• Processor: Pentium III 500 MHz recommended
• Operating System: Windows XP or higher
• Ram: 256MB or higher recommended
• Free disk space: minimum of 100MB recommended
• Internet connection: DSL or Broadband
• Browser: Internet Explorer version 6.0 SP2 or higher (or comparable system)
• Audio: Sound Card and Speakers (to listen to audio embedded into PowerPoint or Flash files)
• Input Device: CD-ROM (CD/DVD recommended)

Macintosh:

• Operating system: OS X or higher
• Ram: 256MB or higher recommended
• Free disk space: minimum of 100MB recommended
• CPU speed: Power Macintosh or higher
• Internet connection: DSL or Broadband
• Browser: Internet Explorer version 6.0 SP2 or higher, Safari 1.2, Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.0.4) Gecko/20060508 Firefox/1.5.0.4
• Input Device: CD-ROM (CD/DVD recommended)

Plug-ins Needed:

• Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0 http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/
• Flash http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/
• Shockwave http://sdc.shockwave.com/shockwave/download/alternates
• JAVA http://www.java.com/en/download/windows_automatic.jsp
• RealOne Player (be sure to choose FREE version) http://www.real.com/player/index.html?src=downloadr
• Quicktime™ http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/win.html
• PowerPoint Player http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=428D5727-43AB-4F24-90B7-A94784AF71A4&displaylang=en

NOTE: America Online is not recommended