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Schools should have equipment/platforms such that all the software required for practical work runs properly,
i.e. it should run at acceptable speeds.
Since hardware and software evolve and change very rapidly, the schools may have to upgrade them as required.
Following are the recommended specifications as of now:
The Facilities:
• A lecture cum demonstration room with a MULTIMEDIA PROJECTOR/an LCD and O.H.P. attached to the
computer.
• A white board with white board markers should be available.
• A fully equipped Computer Laboratory that allows one computer per student.
• Internet connection for accessing the World Wide Web and email facility.
• The computers should have a minimum of 1 GB RAM and a P IV or higher processor. The basic requirement
is that it should run the operating system and Java programming system (Java compiler, Java runtime
environment, Java development environment) at acceptable speeds.
• Good Quality printers.
Software:
• Any suitable Operating System can be used.
• JDK 6 or later.
• Documentation for the JDK version being used.
• A suitable text editor. A development environment with a debugger is preferred (e.g. BlueJ, Eclipse, NetBeans).
BlueJ is recommended for its ease of use and simplicity.

