IA Minimum Computer Requirements
Innovation Academy requires students to have access to and on-going use of a laptop or mobile computer for IA courses in order to fully engage with in-class research and projects. We recommend purchasing a computer with as much memory and processing power as reasonably affordable. However, the Innovation Academy does not make any specific recommendations regarding your choice of Mac or PC computers. The official UF policy for student computer requirements is provided by the UF Information Technology department.
Software & Hardware Requirements
- Microsoft Word and Microsoft PowerPoint – Available for UF Students
- Adobe Acrobat
- Autodesk Fusion 360 – Educational Use free 3-year subscription
- Arduino IDE (open-source)
- Mail Client – Students are required to have and regularly check their Gatorlink email address. All official communication with a student is sent to this email address.
- Web Browser – The most recent versions of Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox are required. They are many online applications for registering for classes and downloading University-wide site-licenses software require theses browsers. Other browsers, such as Opera, Chrome, or Safari, may work but are not officially supported.
| Minimum Hardware Requirements | |
|---|---|
| Operating System | Apple® macOS™ X Big Sur—Mac computers with Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) ports need a USB-C to USB Adapter Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit) |
| CPU Type | x86-based 64-bit processor (e.g. current generation i5 or AMD Ryzen equivalent or Apple M1), 1.7 GHz or greater; 32-bit not supported |
| Memory | 8GB RAM |
| Graphics Card | 512MB GDDR RAM or more |
| Display Resolution | 1366 x 768 (1920 x 1080 or greater at 100% scale strongly recommended) |
| Disk Space | 256 GB or higher |
| Pointing Device | Microsoft-compliant mouse, Apple Mouse, Magic Mouse, MacBook Pro trackpad |
| Additional Capabilities | Camera, microphone, speaker-headphone jack, and Wi-Fi capable |