All-in-One Windows PCs and Mac computers are set up for use in the Learning Commons. There are 124 Windows PCs and 9 Mac computers on level 1 (CPD-1); 70 Windows PCs and 5 Mac computers on level 2 (CPD-2). They are network connected with the commonly used software installed.
Windows PCs in the Learning Commons
Hardware configuration:
Software configuration:
| Dell OptiPlex 7450 All-In-One PC | Lenovo ThinkCentre M920z All-In-One PC |
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| Operating system: English Windows 10 | |
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| Software installed | Functions |
| 7-Zip file Manager (version 19.00, 64-bit) | for file compression and decompression |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader DC (version 20.009.20063) | for reading PDF (portable document format) files |
| Adobe Air (version 32.0.0) | a cross-platform runtime system for building desktop applications and mobile applications |
| Adobe Bridge CS6 (a maximum of 10 concurrent licenses) | a digital asset management application |
| Adobe Bridge CS6 (64 bit) (a maximum of 10 concurrent licenses) | a digital asset management application |
| Adobe CS6 Design & Web Premium(a maximum of 10 concurrent licenses | for professional design and web development |
| Adobe Dreamweaver CS6 (a maximum of 10 concurrent licenses) | for web page authoring |
| Adobe ExtendScript Toolkit CS6 (a maximum of 10 concurrent licenses) | a program to edit and debug JavaScript scripts |
| Adobe Extension Manager CS6 (a maximum of 10 concurrent licenses) | for managing and installing Adobe extensions |
| Adobe Fireworks CS6 (a maximum of 10 concurrent licenses) | for producing web graphics |
| Adobe Flash Professional CS6 (a maximum of 10 concurrent licenses) | for creating flash media |
| Adobe Illustrator CS6 (a maximum of 10 concurrent licenses) | for freehand drawing |
| Adobe Illustrator CS6 (64 bit) (a maximum of 10 concurrent licenses) | for freehand drawing |
| Adobe InDesign CS6 (a maximum of 10 concurrent licenses) | for professional publishing |
| Adobe Media Encoder CS6 (a maximum of 10 concurrent licenses) | for encoding video/audio files in flash media files |
| Adobe Photoshop CS6 (a maximum of 10 concurrent licenses) | for creating images and graphics |
| Adobe Photoshop CS6 (64 bit) (a maximum of 10 concurrent licenses) | for creating images and graphics |
| Adobe shockwave player (version 12.3.4.204) | shockwave player |
| Apabi Reader (version 4.5.2.1785) | a reader document supporting the extension of CEB, PDF, HTML, TXT and OEB |
| Autodesk 123D Catch (version 3.0.0.54) | 3D printing software |
| Autodesk 123D Design (version 2.2.14) | 3D printing software |
| CAJViewer (version 7.2.0 Build 113) | reading document with extension CAJ,NH,KDH |
| CDBurnerXP (version 4.5.8.7128) | for writing to DVD & CD |
| Code::Blocks (version 17.12) | an integrated development environment for C, C++ and Fortran |
| Core FTP LE (version 2.2 Build 1955) | a program for transferring files between a host and your PC |
| Endnote X9.2 | a software tool for publishing and managing bibliographies |
| Google Chrome (version 83.0.4103.97) | a web browser |
| HKU Web Mail | a program link for accessing web mail |
| IBM SPSS 26.0, Base, Regression, Advanced Statistics, Custom Tables, Forecasting, Categories, Decision Trees, Data Preparation, Missing Values, Direct Marketing, Complex Samples, Conjoint, Neural Networks, Bootstrapping, Exact Tests, Visualization Designer, Sample Power and AMOS | a statistical package |
| Internet Explorer 11 | a web browser |
| Irfan View (version 4.54, 64-bit) | a picture viewer |
| MATLAB (version 2020b) | for iterative analysis and design processes |
| Microsoft Access 2019 | a personal database program |
| Microsoft DreamSpark Visual Studio Professional 2013 with Update 4 32-bit (English) | a programming environment for Visual Basic, Visual C++, Visual FoxPro, Visual J++ and Visual InterDev |
| Microsoft Excel 2019 | a spreadsheet program |
| Microsoft Outlook 2019 | a email reading program |
| Microsoft PowerPoint 2019 | a presentation program |
| Microsoft Publisher 2019 | a desktop publishing program |
| Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2013 | a development environment for mobile and web application development |
| Microsoft Word 2019 | a word processing program |
| Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2013 | a specialized HTML editor and web design freeware for creating or modifying Microsoft SharePoint sites, workflows and web pages |
| Mozilla Firefox (version 60.9.0 ESR) | a web browser |
| NAG Fortran Compiler (version 7.0) | fortran compiler with program development environment |
| NAG Fortran Library | library of mathematical and statistical functions for Fortran application |
| Notepad++ (version 7.8.6, 32-bit) | a text and program editor with comparison of files |
| Octave UI (version 5.2.0) | for numerical computation |
| Onyx (version 1.0-1010) | a free software environment for Structural Equation Modeling |
| OpenJDK (version 13.0.2) | to collaborate on an open-source implementation of the Java Platform, Standard Edition, and related projects |
| Pageant (version 0.71) | an SSH authentication agent for PuTTY,PSCP,PSFTP and Plink |
| PDF-XChange Editor (version 8.0 build 339.0) | for publishing documents in Portable Document Format (PDF), including editing/splitting/merging PDF files |
| PuTTY (version 0.73) | a SSH program for establishing a connection to a remote computer |
| Python (version 3.7.3) | a software for programming |
| QSR Nvivo (version 12.6) | a qualitative research program |
| R (version 4.0.2, x64) | a software environment for statistical computing and graphics |
| Rstudio (version 1.3.959) | a set of integrated tools designed to help using R in a more productive way. It includes a console, syntax-highlighting editor that supports direct code execution, as well as tools for plotting, history, debugging and workspace management |
| SAS (version 9.4 M5, 64-bit) | a statistical package |
| Scilab (version 6.1.0, 64bit) | for numerical computation |
| Skype (version 8.47.0.59) | for instant messages and video calls |
| Skype for Business | for instant messaging, video calls and desktop sharing |
| SmartDraw 2019 | to draw any type of chart, diagram |
| Sophos Intercept X | a virus scanning program |
| Spyder (version 3.3.5) | a scientific environment written in Python, for Python, and designed by and for scientists, engineers and data analysts |
| VLC player (version 3.0.10) | a software player to play all region codes of DVD/VCD/CD |
| Wolfram CDF Player (version 12.0) | to view and interact with Wolfram Notebooks |
| Zoom (version 5.0.4) | a software for video conferencing |
Mac computers in the Learning Commons
Hardware configuration:
| iMac | |
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Software configuration:
| Operating system: OS X Version 10.14 | |
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| Software installed | Functions |
| Adobe Acrobat Pro | For publishing documents in Portable Document Format (PDF) |
| Adobe Photoshop 2023 | Edit, composite, and create beautiful images, graphics, and art on desktop and iPad. |
| Adobe Premiere Pro 2023 | Industry-standard pro video and film editing. |
| Adobe Illustrator 2023 | Create beautiful vetor art and illustrations on desktop and iPad. |
| Adobe Stock 2023 | Choose from millions of high-quality images, graphics, videos ,and more |
| Adobe Express 2023 | Quickly and easily make standout social media content, flyers, logos, banners and more fo rfree with thousands of beautiful ltemplates. |
| Adobe After effects 2023 | Cinematic visual effects and motion graphics. |
| Lightroom | Edit, organize, store, and share photos from anywhere |
| Adobe InDesign 2023 | for print publications, interactive PDF documents, digital magazines, and EPUBs |
| Adobe Media Encoder 2023 | a software automates the process of creating multiple encoded versions of source files |
| Adobe Photoshop 2023 | to enhance and manipulate photos and create original digital artwork |
| Adobe Prelude 2023 | to manage video ingest workflow |
| Adobe Premiere Pro 2023 | to edit, manipulate and export video |
| Adobe SpeedGrade 2023 | to perform complex color corrections on digital video |
| Chrome | a web browser |
| DFXControl | all data and setting will be reborn as default after restart |
| DPS App Builder | to build a custom viewer app and submit to Apple Store and Google Play Store |
| Firefox | a web browser |
| GarageBand | for making music |
| iMovie | a movie maker program |
| iPhoto | a photo edit program |
| iTunes | for music, movies, TV shows, apps, and books |
| Microsoft Document Connection | a SkyDrive and SharePoint connection tool |
| Microsoft Excel 2011 | a spreadsheet program |
| Microsoft Outlook 2011 | a email reading program |
| Microsoft PowerPoint 2011 | a presentation program |
| Microsoft Word 2011 | a word processing program |
| PhotoBooth | for making snapshots and short videos |
| QuickTime Player | for playing video |
| Safari | a web browser |
| Sophos Anti-Virus | a anti-virus program |
| The Unarchiver | a software to unarchive archive files, such as zip, rar and 7-zip |