Page Comparison

Windows

 Mac

Operating System

Windows 10+

Catalina, Big Sur, or Monterey (Microsoft only provides Office 365 support for the 3 latest versions of MacOS.)

SPSS requires macOS Catalina 10.15 or Big Sur 11

Processor

4-Cores+, 2Ghz+

4-Cores+, 2Ghz+

Memory (RAM)

16GB+

16GB+

Web Browser

Chrome, Firefox, or Microsoft Edge

Chrome or Firefox

Office Suite

Microsoft Office 365

(RRU offers MS Office 365 free to all staff, faculty, associate faculty and students that are actively studying in a credit program)

Microsoft Office 365

(RRU offers MS Office 365 free to all staff, faculty, associate faculty and students that are actively studying in a credit program)

Antivirus

MalwareBytes

MalwareBytes

Internet Service

5Mbps Download / 5Mbps Upload - https://speed.cloudflare.com/

Please note that it is strongly recommended that you have access to Internet from home. Expecting to access your course from your work internet or a public network like a library or coffee shop is not practical due to the high volume and tight deadlines that you can expect in some courses

5Mbps Download / 5Mbps Upload - https://speed.cloudflare.com/

Please note that it is strongly recommended that you have access to Internet from home. Expecting to access your course from your work internet or a public network like a library or coffee shop is not practical due to the high volume and tight deadlines that you can expect in some courses

Peripherals

Headset with microphone

Webcam

Headset with microphone

Webcam

E-Mail Capability

Access to e-mail through an e-mail program or web-based e-mail system - Recommended: Gmail

Please see our information regarding government and Microsoft accounts.

Access to e-mail through an e-mail program or web-based e-mail system - Recommended: Gmail

Please see our information regarding government and Microsoft accounts.

Recommended Hardware when in residence

• Network Cable (not required but useful, 10-20ft)

• Small Portable Printer (helpful, but not necessary)

• USB Flash Drive

• No Routers please

• Network Cable (not required but useful, 10-20ft)

• Small Portable Printer (helpful, but not necessary)

• USB Flash Drive

• No Routers please

• Apple AV Adapter if you need to connect to an external display.

Other*

• A cloud storage location can help keep things organized.  Many services available. OneDrive has Canadian data center and is provided free with Microsoft Office 365.

• A cloud storage location can help keep things organized.  Many services available. iCloud for Mac can be useful as well. OneDrive has Canadian data center and is provided free with Microsoft Office 365.
   

Mobile Devices*

• (Although tablets have made great leaps in the past few years, tablets still have limitations that may make using it as your only connection to Royal Roads difficult.  Using some of the apps below will assist you in access Royal Roads resources however we still recommend using a desktop or laptop computer for the bulk of your RRU studies.  If you would like to discuss this further please contact us by telephone and we would be pleased to discuss this with you)

• For the latest list of Moodle apps that work with Moodle, please visit here.

• The free Mail for Android or Mail for iOS apps that come with the devices will work fine for accessing your RRU email if you want to keep it separate

• Microsoft Office for Mobile (free, iOS, Android) apps provide full functionality with a free RRU Microsoft Office 365 account