The Online Degree Dorm Room

engineering degree online : more on the technical requirements

Posted by bposton on October 26th, 2006 — Posted in engineering degree online

You know how you have to look on the side of the software box at Best Buy and squint
really hard to read all the techincal stuff you need to run it?

That’s kinda how I feel about figuring our the technical requirements for
an online degree program.

But here’s what I think is a good representation of what you’ll need, PC-wise,
to take an online class.

This comes from the University of Illinois at Chicago.

System Requirements

Minimum Hardware Requirements

500MHz (or higher) PC
128MB RAM
High-speed connection such as cable, DSL, LAN, etc.*
Color monitor (recommended resolution: 1024 x 768 minimum)
Audio card and speakers

Note that 56K modem connections are not guaranteed to provide sufficient bandwidth
to view courses with streaming video lectures. Students with only a modem connection
should contact the Office of Continuing Engineering Education before registering for courses.

Minimum Software Requirements

Windows 98, 2000, or XP
Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher
Windows Media Player
Adobe Acrobat Reader

Other Software
Some courses may take advantage of other multimedia components and thus require additional software.
For course specific information consult the appropriate home page.

Of course, like most technology, this information will be obsolete in about a year, so
make sure you keep up with the college program you’re interested in and get as much specific information as you can before you head out to Best Buy…:-)

Ben