Cleary University Technology Recommendations

Technology Recommendations

Internet e-mail is used extensively for communication between students and faculty. Most class assignments are to be prepared using a word processor or spreadsheet program. The following is a list of hardware and software minimum requirements and recommendations.

		Required*	Recommended*
Internet connection		Internet access	Broadband Internet access
E-mail		E-mail capable of sending and receiving 2MB file attachments	N/A
Hardware	3 GB free hard disk space CD ROM drive Super VGA (1024 x 768) or higher-resolution monitor 64MB USB Flash Drive		1.5 Ghz or higher 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor; 1 GB or higher RAM; 20 GB free hard disk space DVD R/W drive USB2.0 port 512MB USB Flash Drive
Software: Operating System:		NA	Windows XP Professional or higher
Desktop Applications:		Read and create documents in MS Office 2003 Formats (Word and Excel required) ** Antivirus software (e.g., Norton AntiVirus) with up-to-date virus definitions	MS Office 2007 Standard Trend Micro AntiVirus with up-to-date virus definitions
Web Browser:		Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 or higher	Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 Mozilla Firefox
Media Players		Windows Media, Quicktime Flash	N/A

*Some courses and majors have additional hardware/software requirements.Please consult the course catalog for individual course requirements.

**Some of the Computer Application Software (CAS) courses require Office 2007 as well as a most recent web browser version. Students who do not have the required software may need to utilize the campus computer labs to complete their class work for these classes.