Information for International CBT Testing Technical Coordinators
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Optimal Testing Experience: For an optimal online testing experience, avoid testing on any computer that takes 10 seconds or more to start and run applications
Hardware Requirements
See the table below for minimum hardware requirements:
Local Content Server Workstation | Proctor and Examinee Workstations | |||
| Number of examinees | 1-50 examinees | 51-200 examinees | 1 proctor computer per 25 examinees | |
| Operating System | Windows 7 or Windows 10 – 64 bit (no Macs) | Windows 7 or Windows 10 – 64 bit (no Macs) | Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 | Mac OS X: MacOS 10.10, 10.11, 10.12, or 10.13(OS X) |
| Supported devices | Desktop Laptop* | Desktop Laptop* | Desktop Laptop* | Desktop Laptop* |
| Processor | Intel® i5 3rd gen or newer without T,U,M,Y, or G suffixes | Intel® Core™ i7-6700 CPU 3.40 GHz, 3408 Mhz 4 Core(s), 8 Logical Processor(s) X64-based PC Without T,U,M,Y, or G suffixes | 64-bit Intel® Pentium 4 processor or later that’s SSE2 capable | 64-bit Intel® processor |
| Memory | 8 GB RAM minimum | 16.0 GB (RAM) 256 GB SSD Drive (100 GB Free) | 2 GB RAM (minimum) 4 GB RAM (recommended) 5 GB free hard drive space | 2 GB RAM(minimum) 4 GB RAM (recommended) 5 GB free hard drive space |
| Screen size | 14 inch | 14 inch | 14 inch | 14 inch |
| Screen resolution | 1024 x 768 24 bit | 1024 x 768 24 bit | 1024 x 768 24 bit | 1024 x 768 24 bit |
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*ACT CBT must be administered on a computer the test center owns and has administrative rights on. The student cannot have administrative rights to the device. If a school supplies their students with laptops, and the student wants to use that device to test, the student must test at that school and the school must have administrative rights to the laptop. If the school doesn’t have administrative rights to the laptop, the laptop cannot be used, regardless if the student chooses to test at that site.
Note: Google Chromebooks are not supported at this time.
Software Requirements
Dell Desktop Driver Download
Below you will find the list of applications required.
Drivers For Desktop
- Internet Explorer 11 or Google Chrome 52 (or higher for each)
- Adobe Acrobat Reader 10 (or higher)
- PSI Lockdown Browser (70 MB download, with a one-click installer placing icon on desktop)
Notes:
Hp Desktop Driver Download
- ACT provides a technical guide (found under Administration Resources of this web page) with instructions on downloading software used for administering the test.
- System-level applications (such as Deep Freeze Software or any other application that will prevent typical administrative level modifications to the workstations) must not be installed or must be disabled on computers that will be used for testing.