Please review hardware
and software technology requirements for online courses
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Step 1: Check Hardware
Requirements
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PC Users: Pentium II 300 or equivalent with
96 MB memory, CD ROM, Monitor, Sound
Card and Printer. Operating System Windows 98 SE or higher
Mac Users, please note: All coursework is primarily designed
for PC users. At this time, ETA office is unable to support
Mac users.
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Step 2: Check Internet
Connection Requirements
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Subscription to an Internet
Service Provider (ISP) is required (broadband access is
highly recommended). Broadband access can be cable modem,
digital subscriber line (DSL), T1 Connection or LAN connection
or its equivalent. It is the student's responsibility
to clear any firewall and/or security issues if access
to the USF Portal is via a workplace network.
Recommended Browsers: Internet
Explorer 6.0 or above, Netscape Navigator 7.1 of above, Mozilla's Firefox 1.5
or higher.
Note for AOL Users: If you use America Online (AOL) for Web access,
you will need the latest version of AOL software and the
Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher browser. If you have an
older version of the AOL client, you will need to connect
through AOL, minimize the AOL client to maintain the connection
and use one of the recommended browsers outside of the
AOL client.
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Step 3: Access to MyUSF. (click icon)
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Learn more about
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Step 4: Check Browser
requirements. (click icon)
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With
the help of the Browser Wizard, check your browser for MyUSF compatibility. |

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Step 5: Download and
install the additional required (free) plug-ins. (Click
icon to go to website.) Note: These courses require the
latest version of these players to be installed.
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Adobe Acrobat Reader
(required for viewing adobe pdf document)
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Flash Player
(required for narrated presentation)
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Windows Media Player
(required to play streaming media)
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Java
(required for a variety of web applications - verify if you have the most recent version of Java)
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Additional software
such as Microsoft Office XP is required to view course
materials, complete course work etc. The USF Computer
Store offers discounted software for registered students.
For more info, http://www.computerstore.usf.edu/
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Step 6: Test your software
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View/Print Documents/Files
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Open a .pdf file with
Adobe Acrobat reader
Open a .doc file with Microsoft Word
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Listen/View Audio Presentations
and Streaming Movies
Note:
There is audio in these test demonstrations
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Open a narrated presentation using
Flash.
Open a streaming movie using Windows
Media player.
Open a streaming movie using Quicktime
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Listen/View Audio Presentation
Note:
There is audio in these test demonstrations
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Open a narrated presentation using Articulate.
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Need Help?
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If you
continue to have problems and you have followed the above
steps,
go to Technical
Assistance page for students.
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