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System Requirement Frequently Asked Questions

Internet Academy courses are presented over the Internet and may require extra software. Please note that Internet Academy students are required to use either Internet Explorer 7 or Firefox 3. Using other browsers such as Safari on the Mac will create situations where the student will potentionally lose work.

The following is a list of minimum system requirements to access IA courses:

Windows

  • Operating System: Windows 2000/XP/Vista
  • Processor: Pentium III (or Celeron) or AMD Duron
  • RAM: 256 MB (or higher as required by your Windows version)
  • Audio: 16-bit soundcard or equivalent; speakers or headphones
  • Display: 1024x768 pixel resolution; 256 color depth
  • Internet Connection: 128 kbps ISDN, cable or DSL (dialup not supported)
  • Web browser: Internet Explorer 7 or Firefox 3
  • Browser plugins: Flash Player 9.0; Shockwave Player 10.0; Java 1.4
  • Browser configuration: Popups allowed for iacademy.org, iacampus.org, and angellearning.com. Javascript enabled. AJAX enabled.
  • Other: Acrobat Reader 7.0

Macintosh

  • Operating System: OSX v10.4
  • Processor: G3
  • RAM: 256 MB
  • Audio: 16-bit soundcard or equivalent; speakers or headphones
  • Display: 1024x768 pixel resolution; 256 color depth
  • Internet Connection: 128 kbps ISDN, cable or DSL (dialup not supported)
  • Web browser: Firefox 3 only
  • Browser plugins: Flash Player 9.0; Shockwave Player 10.0; Java 1.4
  • Browser configuration: Popups allowed for iacademy.org, iacampus.org, and angellearning.com. Javascript enabled. AJAX enabled.
  • Other: Acrobat Reader 7.0

Linux/Unix

Access to Internet Academy courses and other content is available using most flavors of Unix, but support for Unix beyond basic configuration is not available through Internet Academy.
  • Processor: Pentium III (or Celeron) or AMD Duron
  • RAM: 256 MB
  • Audio: 16-bit soundcard or equivalent; speakers or headphones
  • Display: 1024x768 pixel resolution; 256 color depth
  • Internet Connection: 128 kbps ISDN, cable or DSL (dialup not supported)
  • Web browser: Firefox 3 only
  • Browser plugins: Flash Player 9.0; Shockwave Player 10.0; Java 1.4
  • Browser configuration: Popups allowed for iacademy.org, iacampus.org, and angellearning.com. Javascript enabled. AJAX enabled.
  • Other: Acrobat Reader 7.0

Printing

Some classes will require that some assignments or tests be printed out. If you do not have a printer of your own, some access to a printer will be necessary, whether via friend/family or a commercial service such as Kinko's.

Dialup Internet Connections

Students and parents can successfully access Internet Academy courses and other content over a dialup Internet connection, but the experience will be sub-optimal. Internet Academy does not support dialup connections and strongly recommends DSL or cable Internet connections where feasible.

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