Schools which intend to offer this subject must fulfil the
requirements outlined below:
Physical Facilities/Infrastructure
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A fully-equipped computer laboratory with direct access to the Internet, with at least 20 workstations and one server
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The ratio is one computer to one student.
Workstations
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Multimedia PC, minimum Pentium 3 or equivalent microprocessor with a minimum speed of 700 MHz.
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A minimum RAM of 128 MB
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At least 10 GB of free space hard disk drive
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Operating system: Minimum requirements -
Windows98/Linux base
Local Area Network (LAN)
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All computers must be networked using the TCP/IP communications protocol with a minimum data transfer rate of 10 MB per second.
Server
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Minimum Pentium 3 or equivalent microprocessor.
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Minimum speed of 933 MHz
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A minimum RAM of 256 MB
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HDD of at least 40 GB
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Operating system: Minimum requirements -
Windows NT /Windows 2000 Server/Linux base
Digital Camera and Digital Video Camera
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At least one workstation in the computer lab
should be equipped with a Video Capture Card
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At least one digital camera
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At least one digital video camera
Scanner
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At least one scanner
Computer Software (Standard software provided by
Ministry of Education)
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Word processor: Microsoft Word/Open
office.org.writer
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Electronic Spreadsheet: Microsoft Excel/ Open
office.org.calc
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Presentation Software: Microsoft PowerPoint/
Open office.org.impress
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