Technical Information
This section covers computer-related aspects on what is it necessary to work with
LiveRus.com® Online Services and consists of the following subsections:
Hardware requirements
- Processor: Intel Pentium MMX 200 MHz or higher. This requirement affects the
power of your System, not its architecture. The systems based on Power PC can also be
used.
- RAM: 64MB or more.
- Connection to the Internet: modem 28 Kbit/s or faster. This requirement of the
connection speed affects the time at which the pages of LiveRus.com®
Online Services are loaded. Please, come to the Start Studies
page to run the first Unit in demo mode and to decide if the speed satisfies your needs.
- The computer must have a sound card and speakers or any similar
support for high quality playback of sounds. If you have a notebook the using of head
phones is highly desirable.
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Software platform
- To run LiveRus.com® Online Services properly it is
necessary Microsoft Internet Explorer of version 4 or higher.
- There is no exact requirement on the operating system you use.
If you access the Internet via Internet Explorer, you are able to get all the
advantages of the Services.
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Multimedia support in your system
- Audio material provided by LiveRus.com® Online Services is
the one of the most important features of original method of studying language.
The quality of sound playback affects the perception of training materials.
- The format of sound files used by the Services is Windows Media Audio.
If your Operating System is MS Windows the necessary support is embedded in the
system. Please, contact your Operating System vendor to figure out its
sound capabilities.
- Please make sure the "Play sounds" and "Play animations" checkboxes are
selected in the "Advanced" tab of the Internet Explorer's "Internet Options".
- The most certain way to make sure your system has the necessary audio
support is to try to run the first Unit of some our Course. It is easy to to do from the
Start Studies page.
If you listen all the sounds there, your system is fully compatible.
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Security issues
- LiveRus.com® Online Services are rendered to registered users.
The initial step for using the Services is logging onto the User Account with
User Id and Password. During the purchase of the Services the User provides
Credit Card information. All these data along with registration information are
transmitted via the SSL (Secure Socket Layer) Protocol, so make sure the using SSL
is enabled in the "Advanced" tab of the Internet Explorer's "Internet Options".
- The Services use HTTP cookies for control of the User's progress in studying
language, so the User's Internet Explorer should be tuned to accept cookies.
Make sure the cookies are enabled in the "Security" tab of the Internet
Explorer's "Internet Options".
- The most of the Services' features are supported by scripts written in
JavaScript. Please make sure the scripting is enabled in "Security" tab of
the Internet Explorer's "Internet Options".
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