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University of Southern California - Computers - College ProwlerCollege Prowler3.46

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Wireless Access Yes
24-Hour Labs? Yes
Leavey Library, Henry Salvatori Computer Science Center (Monday–Thursday)
Charged to Print? Yes
12 cents for black and white, 50 cents for color
Computer Labs 4 - total
Operating Systems
  • Mac OS X
  • UNIX
  • Windows XP

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Computer labs are very accessible and located all over campus. USC consistently gets the newest and fastest computers on the market, and each year, there is always something new to the computer scene. The labs at Leavey Library are always packed in the weeks leading up to midterms and finals, but the lab in King Hall is usually more accessible at peak times. The computer labs are good if you wish to print high-resolution or very large documents and want to save ink and money for your own printer.

However, computer labs come second when compared to your own laptop. It is strongly suggested you bring your own laptop because not only can you use it for taking notes, but you can stay connected through the USC Wireless Network, which is available everywhere on campus, albeit a bit slow in certain places. Each dorm room comes with an Ethernet jack, so you will never be without access to the Internet at any point on campus. Plus, bringing your own laptop will allow you to get just as much work done as if you were in a computer lab. Put simply, you will only benefit from bringing your own laptop to school with you.

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Computers at University of Southern California

wvillalt1201

'15

International Relations and National Security Studies

4.6
A

State of the Art

the school has the newest computers with up to date programs, the speed of the network is excellent with the occasional crash. don't need personal computer or printer each library gives you access to one.

Jan 09, 2012

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Computers at University of Southern California

yoona123

'15

Biology and Biological Sciences

4.2
A-

Computer Labs Are Usually Fairly Open

Computer labs are often uncrowded since most students use their own labtops. It is more efficient to own your own labtop but not having one does not make tasks impossible to complete.

Dec 30, 2011

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Computers at University of Southern California

mayraabonilla

'15

Psychology

4.6
A

Computers Are Usually Brought from Home

Not a lot of students occupy the computer labs because they charge to print. The majority print from home or from dorms so they just use their laptops.

Dec 18, 2011

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How necessary is it to bring your own computer?

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Special Software & Hardware Discounts

Adobe Acrobat Pro, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Audition, Adobe Captivate, Adobe Contribute, Adobe Design, Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Fireworks, Adobe Flash, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Master Collection, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere, Adobe Production Premium, Adobe Soundbooth, Adobe Web Premium, Cosmos, EQS, FrameMaker, Gauss, IMSL, Intercooled Stata, Mac OS X Leopard, Make Finale, Mathematica, MatLab, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Expression Web, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Onenote, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Powerpoint, Microsoft Project Pro, Microsoft Publisher, Microsoft Visio, Microsoft Visual Studio, SAS, Scholar PAC for SunOS, Splus, SPSS, Stata, Windows Vista

Free Software

Cisco VPN Client, Eudora, Fetch, Filezilla, Microsoft Outlook Express, NCSA Telnet, WS FTP 5.08

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