Statewide Tuition-Free Public School
System Requirements for Windows
System Requirements for Mac**
Operating System:
• Windows 7 or higher
Hardware:
• Processor: 1.5 GHz Intel®/AMD® processor (Recommended: Dual-Core Intel®/AMD® processor)
• Memory: 1 GB RAM (Recommended: 2 GB RAM)
• CD-ROM: 8x or better
• Monitor: 15-inch color display (Recommended: 17-inch color display)
• Audio: 16-bit sound card with speakers and/or headphones
• Printer: Black inkjet printer
• Video: XGA (1024 x 768 resolution)
• Internet: High-speed Internet connection (e.g. cable, DSL, FiOS) strongly recommended. Users with 56 kbps modems may be unable to participate in some activities.
Browser:
• Microsoft® Internet Explorer® version 8 or 9*
• Mozilla® Firefox® version 10 or higher
• Google Chrome™ version 10 or higher
Other Software:
• Windows Media® Player version 11 or higher
• Adobe® Flash® Player version 10.1 or higher
• Adobe Reader® version 9 or higher
• Microsoft Office XP, 2003, or 2007 or productivity software compatible with Microsoft Word, Excel®, and PowerPoint®
* Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 10 Users must use IE9 compatibility mode
Operating System:
• Mac® OS X 10.5 or later
Hardware:
• Processor: 1.5 GHz
• Memory: 512MB
• CD-ROM: 8x or better
• Monitor: 15-inch color display (Recommended: 17-inch color display)
• Audio: 16-bit sound card with speakers and/or headphones
• Printer: Black inkjet printer
• Video: XGA (1024 x 768 resolution)
• Internet: High-speed Internet connection (e.g. cable, DSL, FiOS) strongly recommended. Users with 56 kbps modems may be unable to participate in some activities.
Browser:
• Apple® Safari® 4 or higher
• Mozilla Firefox version 10 or higher
• Google Chrome™ version 10 or higher
Other Software:
• Flip4Mac® version 2.2 or higher
• Adobe Flash Player version 10 or higher
• Adobe Acrobat Reader version 9 or higher
• Microsoft Office 2008 or productivity software compatible with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
** Some course content may not work correctly on a Mac. Please refer to individual course summary pages for more information.
Technology Requirements