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Minimum Technology Standards for Administrator/Instructor and Student Workstations

KYAE has established the following minimum requirements for computer systems purchased with KYAE funds. 

Board of Education providers will find more information at Kentucky Department of Education Standards.

KCTCS providers will find more information at KCTCS Technology Standards.

Administrator/Instructor Hardware Profile

Operating System Windows 2000 or Windows XP
(MS Office 2000 or MS Office XP should also be installed)
Processor speed Pentium III 933MHz (Minimum)
Pentium III 1.4GHz (Recommended)
Memory 256MB of System Memory
16MB of Video Memory
Storage 20GB Hard Drive or greater
Sound 16-bit Stereo sound card
With speakers or a headset
With attached microphone
Monitor 17-inch SVGA
(1024x768 resolution w/High Color)
Network 10/100 NIC
Additional requirements 48x CD-Rom drive
1.44MB floppy drive
Mouse and Keyboard

Note:  JavaScript and ActiveX Controls — Internet Explorer Web browsers must have both enabled; Netscape must have JavaScript enabled.

Workstation/Student Hardware Profile

Operating System Windows 2000 or Windows XP
Processor speed Pentium III 500MHz (Minimum)
Pentium III 1.4GHz (Recommended)
Memory 128MB of System Memory (Minimum)
512MB of System Memory (Recommended)
16MB of Video Memory
Storage 20GB Hard Drive or greater
Sound 16-bit Stereo sound card
Supporting 16-bit recording

With speakers or a headset
With attached microphone
Monitor 17-inch SVGA
(1024x768 resolution w/High Color)
Network 10/100 NIC
Software Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher or Netscape 7 or higher
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Macromedia Flash
Macromedia Authorware
PLATO Plug-in
Additional requirements 32x CD-Rom drive
1.44MB floppy drive
Mouse and Keyboard

Note:  JavaScript and ActiveX Controls — Internet Explorer Web browsers must have both enabled; Netscape must have JavaScript enabled.

 

Contact
 

Do you have questions about the minimum technology standards?

E-mail Dave Henderson.  The subject line should read "KYAE Minimum Technology Standards."

 

Last Updated 4/5/2007
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