School of Architecture & Construction Management

 
 
   
 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
 
 

 

 

 

COMPUTER SPECIFICATIONS

Washington State University

School of Architecture and Construction Management

Computer with these specifications or better is required at the start of the second year starting Fall 2008.

Hardware

(Minimum Requirements)

Form factor: Notebook

Processor: 2.0Ghz

Memory: 2 GB

Hard drive: 80GB

Optical Drive: CD-RW/DVD-Rom

Wireless: 802.11B/G

 

Warranty

It is highly recommended that you purchase an extended warranty that will cover your notebook for the time that you will be in the program.

We also recommend that you purchase the onsite warranty if it is offered. This will ensure that you do not have to mail the computer off for work and will greatly reduce any downtime for a warranty repair.

General Software required

ARCH
CM
Windows XP
Windows XP
Microsoft office
Microsoft office
Including word,excel,
Including word, excel,
power point
power point
AutoDesk solution suite
SketchUp professional

 

Software available

Symantec AntiVirus

Other software is dependent on additional classes.

Due to the unavailability of AutoCAD for a Macintosh we require a Windows Notebook.

If you have any questions contact: support@arch.wsu.edu