THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO SCHOOL OF NURSING

Computer Requirements for Nursing Students

Hardware Requirements:
Minimum Hardware Requirements (1) Recommended Hardware Requirements (2)
Processor Pentium II or higher Any Pentium IV or equivalent
Memory 64 MB RAM 512 MB RAM
Hard Drive 4 GB 20 GB or greater
Modem 56K Modem or greater (Dial up ISP) 10\100 Ethernet NIC (Road Runner or DSL)
Video Basic 4 MB card or on-board video chip 8 MB card or greater
Monitor 15 inch or greater 17 inch
Sound Card Any type (3) Any type (3)
Speakers Any type (3) Any type (3)
Mouse Any type (3) Any type (3)
Keyboard Any type (3) Any type (3)
Floppy Drive 3.5 inch (1.44 MB) USB Key Drive
Optical Drive CD-ROM CD-RW
Software Requirements:
  Minimum Software Requirements Recommended Software Requirements
Operating System
Office Suite		 Microsoft Windows 2000 (4) Microsoft Windows XP (4)
Microsoft Office XP Premium (4) Microsoft Office 2003

     Word

     Word
     Access      Access
     Power Point      Power Point
     Excel      Excel
Internet Browser Internet Explorer 5.5 or greater
 Internet Explorer 6.0
Virus Software Any Anti-Virus Software (5) Norton Anti-Virus
Miscellaneous Software Adobe Acrobat Reader (6) Adobe Acrobat Reader (6)
WinZip (7) WinZip (7)

To verify that your computer meets the requirement, download this Free PC Audit program from Belarc.
If you are not sure on the result, print out a copy and bring it for review at SL.228:
http://belarc.com/free_download.html

  1. Based on Microsoft Windows 2000 Operating System
  2. Based on Microsoft Windows XP Operating System
  3. “Any Type” refers to one that will work with your system
  4. Software can be purchased at the University Bookstore at a substantially discounted price with student ID
  5. Symantec Anti-Virus Software can be obtained on CD from SL228 in the Nursing School or Computing Resources Triage (4th fl. Med bldg)
  6. Adobe Acrobat Reader can be downloaded from the following URL: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
  7. WinZip can be downloaded at: http://download.com/3405-20-960683.html
  8. Internet Explorer can be downloaded at: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/default.asp

** Any comparable Macintosh is acceptable as long as it is able to meet the minimum software requirements (Operating System excluded).

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CDWG Computer Store		 Last updated: 31 August 2007
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