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Online
Orientation
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Do you meet the technical requirements to take an online course?
Minimum Hardware Requirements
- Windows 98, 2000, NT, or XP operating systems
- PC with 300+ Mhz Pentium II or compatible processor
- 96 MB of available RAM (128 MB recommended)
- 275 MB of available disk space
- 4X speed CD-ROM
- SVGA Graphics (800x600/256-color with 16-bit colors or higher)
- Sound card and speakers
- Printer
- Netscape Navigator or Internet
Explorer 4.0 or greater
- Internet Access and Email Account
- Other software needed (check with your
instructor prior to downloading software)
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Internet Service Provider
An ISP is a company that can provide you with the software necessary
for getting onto the Internet. Contact your local ISP to set up your
personal account. Without an ISP, it is impossible to take
GVTC Online Courses. Students have reported numerous problems
when using AOL to access online courses. If you use AOL, you must
be able to access Netscape or Internet Explorer. Do not use
the AOL browser!
Click here for
information on finding a local ISP provider.
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Email Account
CGTC supplies a CGTC student email address for all online students. All correspondence for all online courses should be conducted using your new CGTC email address. Once you are registered for an online course, you will have a CGTC email account set up for you within 24 - 48 hours. To find out your email address and password, please go to http://www.centralgatech.edu/student/email/email.cfm. Familiarize yourself with this portion of the web site and if you have any questions, please feel free to ask.
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JavaT Compliant
Web Browser
You will need a JavaT compliant Browser. For the JavaT capable
browser we recommend Microsoft® Internet Explorer 4.0 (or higher)
or Netscape® Communicator 4.0 (or higher). To test which browser
you are currently running, click here.
If your browser is older than IE 4.0 or Netscape 4.0, you may download
a current version for free by clicking on the icons below.
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Supplemental
Software
Some online classes require or recommend software packages. We have gathered
the most common ones here for your benefit.
Adobe
Acrobat Reader
Adobe® Acrobat® 5.0 software lets you save virtually any
document - from a simple Microsoft Word file to a CAD drawing to
a graphically rich brochure - in compact Adobe
Portable Document Format (PDF). Adobe Acrobat also lets
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RealPlayer G2
RealPlayer gives you access to multimedia files, both on the Internet
and those stored locally on your computer and your LAN. With RealPlayer
you can find and play Channels, Live Stations, and other clips
directly without having to launch your web browser first. |
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Windows Media Player
Windows Media Player
is the all-in-one media player that provides the best experience for discovering,
playing, and taking your digital entertainment anywhere. |
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Macromedia
Flash Player
Macromedia Flash Player is the client for rich web experiences across
multiple platforms. With Macromedia Flash Player, web users worldwide
can view and interact with content developed in Macromedia
Flash MX . |
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Macromedia
ShockWave Player
With Macromedia Shockwave Player, you can enjoy multimedia games,
learning applications, and product demonstrations on the Web, using
exciting new 3D technology. |
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WinZip
WinZip makes it easy for Windows users to work with archives. WinZip
features an intuitive point-and-click drag-and-drop interface for
viewing, running, extracting, adding, deleting, and testing files
in archives with a standard Windows interface. Zip files are "archives" used
for distributing and storing files.
Zip files contain one or more files.
Usually the files "archived" in a Zip are compressed
to save space. Zip files make it easy to group files
and make transporting and copying these files faster.
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