SZABIST Online system is based on the World Wide Web, and for this reason you will need to have access to a computer and the appropriate hardware and software.

• Are you connected to the Internet?
• Do you know how to use email?
• Are you using Netscape or Internet Explorer?

If you can answer these questions easily, you may want to go directly to hardware and software requirements, otherwise read on.

SZABIST Online System is, however, an internet based system and tool contains concepts that apply to online learning.

If you are not internet user, you may find it take a little while to adjust to the constantly changing environment of the internet, and the frustration that are often associated with the new technology paradigm.

Your first pre-requisite then is to learn as much as you can about browsing the internet. A good source of the information at the local news agent. How ever, the best thing to do is to get connected and start surfing the net. This will provide the skills necessary to begin using SZABIST Online System.

Because SZABIST Online System is based on the World Wide Web, you will need to have access to a computer and the hardware and software resources need to access the World Wide Web. Suggestions for each are listed below:

computer you are using must be capable of running the latest web browser (Internet Explorer 6 or Netscape 6 or 7) and the recent operating system. For windows systems this would be minimum Windows 2000 or XP. For Macintosh systems this would be Mac OS 9.2 or X.

In order to use SZABIST Online System you will need to have access to Internet

• The Web Browser that you use is important. SZABIST Online System requires a browser that is both Java and JavaScript enable. This option need to be set in your browser. For best results in SZABIST Online System, use Netscape 6.2 or better or Internet Explorer 6 or better.
• If you don’t have Netscape or Internet Explorer you can download these versions from:
• Internet Explorer
• Netscape 7.0 or higher
• Netscape 4.x to 6.x
• Set the browser to enable JavaScript.

SZABIST Online System has many tools and this will often cause the screen to look crowded. It should be necessary to change the screen resolution to 800x600.