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This guide will walk you through some items you might need while studying in the School of Computing
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Quick Links
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Printing: dcu.ie/iss/comp-labs/printing.shtml
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Microsoft Office 365 is now available to all current Dublin City University students free of charge.
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Microsoft Azure Dev Tools for Teaching
- Registered DCU students can obtain product keys to install Microsoft software on their personal computers
- Includes Microsoft developer tools, applications (excluding Office), and operating systems.
- In addition students can obtain Azure credits to explore the capabilities of the cloud with Azure
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- Students registered on a School of Computing module can obtain product keys to install VMware software on their personal computers
Computer Buying Guide
You do not need to purchase a computer for this course. You can do all of your course work on the lab machine provided.
However should you want to purchase a laptop we would reccommend the following.
- Type : Windows 10, MacBook
- Processor: i5 / i7 / M1 / AMD Ryzen 5+
- RAM: 8GB / 16GB
- Hard Drive: 256GB / 512GB SSD