Any Internet service provider will suffice if it provides reliable access to the Internet. In the conference your instructor and all participants will have access to your e-mail address. Most math and finance courses will require either a financial or graphing calculator. By taking a web-based course and exchanging information electronically with many other people, you run the risk of downloading a computer virus. Viruses can damage important information on your computer, sometimes beyond repair.
New viruses appear almost every day.
Therefore, we encourage you to update your anti-virus software regularly. Anti-virus software can be downloaded for free or for a small charge on the Internet, or you can purchase a program at your local software retailer. The conference provides for interaction between you, your professor and fellow students. Although professors use the conference in different ways, it remains a key component to all courses. Therefore, it is important that you read each topic carefully and thoroughly.