Welcome to the free* Real-Time Fundamentals course.


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Requirements


You'll need a display capable of showing a 1050 x 820 inner window size, likely a 17" monitor or larger.


A recent browser version capable of properly displaying CSS, and running JavaScript must be enabled. This course was tested most often with Firefox 3.


Internet Explorer 6 or earlier is not recommended.


Resuming


If you allow cookies, when calling up the course after the first time, you will resume from the last page visited.


Table of Contents


An extensive table of contents can be shown or hidden by clicking the button on the lower-left. Click any entry to jump to that topic.


Topic Breadcrumbs


Links at the top-right of the window show you the nesting level of the topics. You can click any of these topics to jump to the beginning of the topic.


Keyboard Navigation


You can click the Previous Slide and Next Slide buttons to proceed through the course. If you prefer to use the keyboard, then click these buttons to focus the keyboard arrows. You will need to do this each time you lose focus, such as typing in the search box. You can then use the left and right arrow keys to proceed through the course.


Acronym Expansion


Every acronym or abbreviation anywhere in the course can be expanded by simply hovering your cursor over the text. Firefox will indicate this with a dotted underline. Other browsers may give no indication. You can also view a more detailed description using the Glossary link or button.



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