Online learning checklist
All online courses require the following:
| Windows users |
Mac users |
- Pentium 90 processor
- 32 megabytes of memory
- Windows 98, ME, NT, 4.0, 2000, or XP
- University e-mail account
- Virus-checking software
- Sound card
- Speakers
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- Power PC machine
- 32 megabytes of memory
- Mac OS X
- University e-mail account
- Virus-checking software
- Sound card
- Speakers
|
| Windows users |
Mac users |
- 56k V.90 modem or better
- Internet connection
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- 56k V.90 modem or better
- Internet connection
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Note:
Although a 56k V.90 modem Internet connection is listed as a minimum
requirement to access a Vista course site, we strongly recommend using a
high-speed connection if possible. We encourage you to make necessary
arrangements and obtain a high-speed access to the Internet either from
your home, work place, or University computer lab.
| Windows users |
Mac users |
- Internet Explorer 6.0 (recommended; comes
with system. Use Windows Update for latest version of IE)
- Netscape 7.1
|
- Internet Explorer 5.2.3
(recommended)
- Netscape 7.1
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| Windows users |
Mac users |
- Adobe Acrobat Reader
- RealPlayer
- Windows Media Player
- Macromedia Flash Player
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- Adobe Acrobat Reader
- Macromedia Flash Player
- QuickTime Media Player
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Virus protection
As a student at the University of Minnesota you are eligible for the
University of Minnesota Internet Toolkit which provides free virus
protection software. To request your Internet Toolkit, please go to
www.umn.edu/adcs/software/internetkit/.
The University offers all enrolled students a FREE e-mail account and
dial-up access. If you have a computer with a modem, you can use
University Internet Toolkit to install the software and to connect to
the Internet free of charge. You must have a student e-mail account
initiated BEFORE you can use the student dialup services. For more
information about how the Internet toolkit, please go to
www.umn.edu/adcs/software/internetkit/
University username and password
If you do not have a University username and password, you need to go
to www.umn.edu/initiate to set
up a University account. You will set up a username and password that
can be used to access university services and log on to the University
WebCT Vista system.
July 2005
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