Business, Technology and Workforce Learning
Computer Requirements

For students who wish to use their own computers, these are the minimum system requirements:

Course or Program of Study		Software	Processor	Operating System	Hard Drive Requirements	Memory	Display
DIG2000 Introduction to Digital Media		Adobe CS4	2GHz or faster processor for DV; 3.4GHz for HDV; dual 2.8GHz for HD*	Microsoft® Windows® XP with Service Pack 2 (Service Pack 3 recommended) or Windows Vista® Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise with Service Pack 1 (certified for 32-bit Windows XP and Windows Vista†)	24.3GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on flash-based storage devices)	2GB of RAM (more RAM recommended when running multiple components	1,280x900 display with OpenGL 2.0–compatible graphics card
Computer Information (Software and Hardware Tracks)		Visual Basic.NET 2005	Pentium III (600 MHZ)	Windows 2000with SP4 or later	2GB of free space 3.8GB for MSDN Library (optional)	Windows 2000 requires 192MB of ram	(1024 x 768) or higher with 256 colors
Drafting & Design (May be purchased at Campus EStore for $149.98) Check with CF’s bookstore for more details	AutoDesk AutoCad		Intel Pentium® 4 or higher, AMD Athlon® 64 or higher, or AMD Opteron® processor	Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional (Service Pack 2 or higher) Microsoft® Windows® Vista (Business, Premium and Ultimate) Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional x64 Microsoft® Windows® Vista 64 bit (Business, Premium and Ultimate)	1 GB swap space (2 GB recommended) 2 GB hard disk space	1 GB RAM (2 GB recommended)	128 MB or greater, Open GL® or Direct3D® capable workstation class graphics card Look on AutoCad site for approved Video cards
CGS 1100 (Microcomputer Applications)		Office 2007	Pentium III (500MHZ)	Windows XP with Sp2	2GB of free space	Requires 256MB of ram or greater Grammar and contextual spelling in Word is not turned on unless the machine has 1GB free memory	(1024 x 768) or higher