What are the minimum hardware requirements for using the Online Classroom?

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Generally speaking, you'll need a modern computer or laptop with an up-to-date processor. For the more technical minded, the tech specs can be found below:

Windows

1.4GHz Intel® Pentium® 4 or faster processor (or equivalent) for Microsoſt® Windows® XP, Windows 7 or Windows 8, Windows10;

2GHz Pentium 4 or faster processor (or equivalent) for Windows Vista® Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows10;

512MB of RAM (1GB recommended) for Windows XP, Windows 7 or Windows 8, Windows10;

1GB of RAM (2GB recommended) for Windows Vista

Google Chrome 47 or above; Mozilla Firefox 45 or above

Mac OS

1.83GHz Intel Core ™ Duo or faster processor

512MB of RAM (1GB recommended)

Mac OS X, 10.5, 10.6, 10.7, 10.8, 10.9, 10.10 or above

Google Chrome 47 or above; Mozilla Firefox 45 or above

Linux

Ubuntu 10.04, 11.04 or latest; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

1.4GHz Intel® Pentium® 4 or faster processor

512MB of RAM (1GB recommended)

Google Chrome 47 or above; Mozilla Firefox 45 or above

Chrome OS

Chrome Book