Online MBA students need regular access to a computer with Internet access. Because your
computer is your connection to your courses you also need to have a backup plan should
your primary computer become unavailable.
TECHNOLOGY MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
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| Internet Connection |
Cable Internet or DSL recommended |
| Windows Operating System Minimum Requirements |
Windows XP/2000 SP3
Pentium III 450MHz or faster processor (or equivalent)
512 MB of RAM (1 GB for Vista)
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| Browser Requirements for Windows |
Internet Explorer 6.0 or later, Netscape 7.x or later,
Firefox 3 (with the MediaWrap 0.1.7.3 add-on), AOL 9, Safari 3.2.1 or later,
Opera 7.11 or later (which are all free downloads) |
| Macintosh Minimum Requirements: |
Mac OS X 10.2
PowerPC® G3 500MHz or faster processor
Intel Core™ Duo 1.83GHz or faster processor
512 MB of RAM
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| Browser Requirements for MAC |
Firefox 3 (with the MediaWrap 0.1.7.3 add-on),
Opera 6, Safari 3.2.1 or later (which are free downloads) |
| Media Hardware |
DVD player |
| Media Software |
Flash Player 7 or better (download)
Adobe Reader 6 or better (download)
Real Player 8* or better (download)
Java (for most systems use J2SE(TM) Runtime Environment 5.0) (download)
Windows Media Player 9 or better
(download)
*When using RealPlayer, firewalls might cause problems that require
reconfiguring settings. If you are connecting to the Internet via AOL,
MSN, Earthlink, Sympatico, Mindspring, Netcom, Sprynet, Compuserve,
Prodigy Internet, or another common internet service provider (ISP),
you should not need to configure RealPlayer for use with a firewall.
If you aren’t able to view the videostreamed presentations, contact the
WSU IT Help Desk for help (call toll-free 800-608-3839 or
send an e-mail to WSU IT Help Desk).
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