System Requirements

System Requirements

The following configurations are tested and supported:

Platform

Operating Systems

Browsers (32-bit)

Web Browser Configuration

Java Version

Screen Resolution

PC

Windows® XP (SP3)

Windows Vista (SP1)

Windows 7

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Internet Explorer® 7

Internet Explorer 8

Internet Explorer 9

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You must enable Java
Click here to enable.

If required, you may need a Java plugin
Download plugin here

1.4.2

1.5 (5.0 update 11 or higher)

1.6 (6.0 through update 18)

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1280 x 1024 (recommended maximum)

1024 x 768 (minimum)

Mac

Macintosh® OS 10.6.x

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Safari® 5 (up to Safari 5.0.5)

1.5 (5.0 update 16 or higher)

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1280 x 960 (recommended maximum)

1024 x 768 (minimum)

Internet
connections

Broadband (cable/DSL) or greater is recommended.

 

Firefox and Chrome Users: You cannot sign in or view courses using Firefox or Chrome browsers.

Safari Users: After the July 2011 release of Safari 5.1, users who install Safari 5.1 may experience issues with course functionality and may be required to revert back to Safari 5.0.5 to complete their course work. Pearson is working to offer full support for Safari 5.1 in the Fall of 2011.

AOL and AT&T Yahoo Users: You cannot view courses using the AOL or AT&T Yahoo browsers. You can, however, use AOL or AT&T Yahoo as your Internet Service Provider to access the Internet, and then open the Internet Explorer browser within AOL or AT&T Yahoo to access your course.

Additional System Requirements

The following configurations are tested and supported

  • ActiveX

For some courses, you must enable ActiveX in your browser. See your browser Help for instructions on how to change the browser security settings or to add the course URL to your list of trusted sites.

Additional Software for Certain Courses

Select products feature "Speak and Record" activities that require a software plugin from Wimba.

  • Wimba Audio

A Wimba specific browser tune-up is located here. Additional Wimba requirements are listed here.

A Note About Hardware Requirements

Each product has its own hardware requirements. For more information, please refer to the specific system requirements for your product. You should be able to find these on your product’s support website.

Supported File Types / Formats

The following file types can be uploaded to courses:

File Format

File Types

Image

JPEG, JPG, BMP, TIFF, PNG, GIF, EMF, ICO, WMF

Audio

MID, MIDI, WAV, RAM, MP3, WMA

Video

WMV, MOV, MPEG, MPG, MPE, WM, AVI, and ASF

Application

DOC (DOCX), XLS (XLSX), PPT (PPTX), PPS (PPSX), PDF, RM, SWF, CLASS, EXE, RTF, and CAB

Text

TXT, HTML, and HTM