I want to take the Associate Web Developer (OutSystems 11) exam, but do it remotely from home. I understand this is possible, but what hardware and software do I need to do this? I'm guessing my Windows 10 desktop machine is ok for this, but that doesn't have a camera. Looking at the promotional video about "ProPorctor" on the Prometric site, it looks like it needs a camera to monitor the person taking the exam.
I don't want to go and pay for an exam slot, only to be subsequently told my environment is not suitable.
So is my Windows 10 desktop with no camera ok for me to take the exam remotely?
Hi,
Yes, you need camera and microphone. In the Proctor website you can test your machine and they tell you were your machine doesnt fill the requirements, like internet connection p. e.
Best regards,
Ricardo Pereira
Hi Robert,
Yes, I’m pretty sure a working camera is a requirement for taking an online exam since the Proctor needs to be able to see you and your surroundings where you are taking the exam.
Regards,
Nordin
Hello Robert.
The ProctorU site is very specific. Expect the same from Prometric.
https://go.proctoru.com/students/system-metrics/new
assif_tiger wrote:
Thanks for that link. I had to set up an account, but then I could test my machine. I added my Android phone as the webcam using the DroidCam app (brilliant way of getting a webcam). The test of my machine gave me this which looks ok to me (except maybe the test of CPUs, but is that a problem?):
Camera Width: 640px
Monitor width: [PASSING] Minimum width is 640px. You have 1920px.
Monitor height: [PASSING] Minimum height is 480px. You have 1080px.
Monitor count: [PASSING] You many only use 1 monitor during your exam. You have 1.
CPU Model Name: undefined
CPU Core Count: Your CPU Core Count could not be found.
CPU Architecture: Your CPU Architecture could not be found.
CPU usage: [FAILING] Maximum usage is 95%. Your current usage could not be found.
RAM size: [FAILING] Minimum size is 1 GB. Your size could not be found.
RAM Usage: [FAILING] Maximum usage is 100%. Your current usage could not be found.
Download speed: [PASSING] Minimum speed is 768 kbps. You have 16900 kbps.
Upload speed: [PASSING] Minimum speed is 384 kbps. You have 4700 kbps.
Based on this test, your connection could be able to accommodate 10 students. This is an estimate based on the bandwidth to this one machine. Please note that other variables may impact this during testing time, including but not limited to the physical network infrastructure in your classroom, other traffic on your network, etc.
Browser: Firefox
Browser version: [PASSING] The minimum version for Firefox is 35. You have 76.0.
Operating system: Windows
OS version: [PASSING] The minimum version for Windows is 04. You have 10.
User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:76.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/76.0
Extension version: 1.78.0
Connection to ProctorU video servers: Success
Workflow: [PASSING] Your system supports your institution's exam workflows.
Better you have a chat with there rech support team atleast a day before your scheduled day.
It's not good to go with a risk.
I wouldn't worry about CPU/RAM, and everything else seems fine.
Would be nice if at least one large monitor is available. Not every person can read the tiny pixels. What about the certification centra in the Netherlands? What monitor sizes are used there?