System Requirements for Online Courses | Centre for Extended Learning

System and Software Requirements

Waterloo LEARN courses are designed to function in a variety of operating systems and web browsers. While courses generally function well in many computer configurations, the following are formally supported and tested.

General Requirements
Java script	JavaScript is enabled Java script is blocked for learn.uwaterloo.ca Java script is NOT enabled (or your web browser is really old). Please enable JavaScript (or upgrade your browser)
Cookies	Cookies are enabled Cookies are NOT enabled. Please enable cookies on your web browser
Email Address	You must keep your email address updated online via WatIAM. Please read the University’s Official Student Email Address statement.
Zip Software	Many courses contain access to content that will require you to unzip files onto your computer.
iOS / Flash	Please note: while many courses contain Flash content, this material is not accessible on an iOS device.

Beginning April 25th 2012 - Required and recommended settings for LEARN as provided by the vendor, Desire2Learn:

	Required	Recommended
Operating System	Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7 Mac OS X	Windows 7 Mac OS X
Video	SVGA monitor Minimum Resolution of 800×600	Resolution of 1024×768 or greater
Video	Your screen resolution meets minimum requirements Your screen resolution meets our minimum requirement. However, we recommend a screen resolution of 1024×768 pixels or higher. You may wish to adjust your screen resolution Your screen resolution is set at a resolution which is lower than our minimum requirements of 800×600 pixels. Please adjust your screen resolution
Internet Speed	56K modem	56K or cable modem, DSL
Sun Java Runtime Environment	JRE 1.6.x (Required for Equation Editor).	JRE 1.6 update 26 Download Java

Online Courses
Flash	Adobe Flash Player 10 or higher is required for all online courses.
Flash	You DO NOT have the required version of Flash Player installed on this web browser. Please install it Your version of Flash Player will work, but it is not the most recent. For security reasons, we recommend that you upgrade
PDF Reader	Adobe Reader
PDF Reader	The Adobe Reader plugin is installed The Adobe Reader plugin is not installed (Adobe Reader itself may still be installed)
Sound	Sound card with speakers or headphones
Other	Some online courses have additional requirements. Check the CEL Find a Course page for your course and read the Additional System Requirements section.

Browser Support
Browser	Fail Warning Pass
	Browser	Status
Windows
	Internet Explorer 10	Investigation
	Internet Explorer 9	Supported (Recommended)
	Internet Explorer 8	Supported
	Internet Explorer 7	Maintenance
	Firefox (Newest)	Investigation
	Firefox 7.0	Supported (Recommended)
	Firefox 6.0	Supported
	Firefox 5.0	Supported
	Firefox 4.0	Maintenance
	Chrome (Newest)	Supported
Mac OS X
	Firefox (Newest)	Investigation
	Firefox 7.0	Supported (Recommended)
	Firefox 6.0	Supported
	Firefox 5.0	Supported
	Firefox 4.0	Maintenance
	Safari 5.1	Supported
	Safari 5.0	Supported
	Safari 4.0	Supported
Mobile
	iOS 3 (Safari)	Supported
	iOS 4 (Safari)	Supported
	Android 1.5	Supported
	Android 2.1	Supported
	Android 2.2	Investigation
	Blackberry 6	Supported

Browser Support Status
Status	Description
Investigation	The browser is recognized and under consideration by Desire2Learn, but has not been tested against any versions of Desire2Learn products and may never be fully supported. This category is mainly used for new browsers that have a significant user base, good vendor support, and are generally considered as candidates for future Desire2Learn support.
Supported	The browser and operating system combination has been fully tested by Desire2Learn.
Maintenance	The browser is not tested against new versions of Desire2Learn products, but customers can still report problems and receive support for previous versions. A browser goes into maintenance either when a vendor officially ends support for it or Desire2Learn decides to end support for it. A maintenance browser becomes officially unsupported after one year.
Unsupported	The browser is not tested and no fixes are performed for unsupported browsers. Desire2Learn does not guarantee any product functionality and offers no support for reported problems. Generally, Desire2Learn ends support for a browser one year after the associated vendor ends their official support for it.