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Professors commonly e-mail students with updates, assignments, and reminders. They also use the Blackboard system online to post grades, announcements, and the syllabus. Students normally check their accounts every day if not multiple times a day, so owning a computer is advisable, but it is by no means a necessity.

There are several computer labs located on campus, the largest of which is the Computing Commons, a multi-story facility that houses the Computer Science Department. Any classroom on campus can be reached in no more than ten minutes from the Computing Commons, and there are nearly 200 machines available to students on the ground floor. Though the Computing Commons is large and accommodating, there is often a short wait to access a computer. ASU has only recently begun to charge eight cents per page to print on their machines, a small price to pay when you’ve left the day’s assignment at home or saved it for the very last minute.

The most widely spoken problem with the computers at ASU is that there simply are not enough. With the plethora of students attending ASU, peak times of the day bring long lines and long waits to the computer labs. The good news is that ASU computers offer an incredible list of complimentary software, and the network is fast and reliable. The best thing is that the entire campus is wireless. You can use any of the ASU computers or bring your laptop to class without fear of no connection.

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heidi25

'15

Pre-Medicine Studies

3.8

B+

Computer Usage at ASU

The ASU labs are available most of the time, but sometimes they get booked up around testing time. Also, there are computers pretty much anywhere by any student center. The access to the computers are substantial, but sometime the internet is slow since student's use their own computers. The computers are updated and new, so they is little conflict with technology problems.

Jan 31, 2012

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Xue

'15

Sustainability Studies

4.6

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Network Speed Is Quick ,But Sometimes My ASU Is Down

network speed is quick most often, but sometimes My ASU is down because it is too crowded.

Jan 24, 2012

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moogan003

'14

Elementary Education

3.1

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Network Reliability and Speed

The network at ASU is reliable for the most part, but speed is an occasional issue. During the year, video streaming is relatively slow, and watching tv or youtube videos online is a pain because there is almost always excessive buffering.

Jan 24, 2012

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