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Laptop Specifications
Minimum Specifications for Student Laptops
Students enrolled in the Electronics/Telecommunications and Instrumentation and Control programs at BSC will be required to furnish their own laptop computer for classroom and lab activities. The student laptops will be connecting to the NDUS (North Dakota University System) network and will need to meet or exceed the following specifications:
Hardware Specifications:
PC-based laptops only, no Macintosh systems
Processor: 2 GHz mobile minimum or Dual Core 1.6 GHz minimum
Memory: 3 GB of system memory
Graphics Processor: DirectX 9 capable
Hard Drive: 200 GB (minimum) with 15 GB free space
Optical Drive: DVD+/-RW Dual Layer (Internal or External)
I/O: 2 USB ports (minimum)
Wireless Hardware: 802.11b and/or 802.11g, MUST BE WPA2 COMPLIANT
Operating System Recovery Disks
Wired Ethernet Port (RJ45) 10/100 (minimum)
Software Specifications:
Operating System: Windows 7 minimum
Windows Office
Bismarck State College students who are enrolled for one or more credits can install Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus for FREE on their personal computers through Microsoft's Student Advantage Program. Visit our
Microsoft Student Advantage Program
page for more information and download.
A software client will be installed by the BSC IT department which requires the following:
Laptop must be current with all Windows updates
Current version of an antivirus program enabled with current file definitions installed (Microsoft Essentials is available free to all registered students)
Must be clean of spy-ware
Policy Compliance:
All users attaching to or using Bismarck State College network services are required to conform to the following policies:
NDUS 1901.2 Computing Facilities
Bismarck State College Use of Computer and Network Facilities
Bismarck State College Mandatory Computer Antivirus Software
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