E-exams | Technical readiness | Minimum and recommended technical requirements

E-exams

We have minimum technical requirements and supported specifications for all equipment to be used for e-exams.

Student devices are expected to meet the following minimum technical requirements to use our e-exam system.

	Minimum requirements	Supported requirements
Device type	laptop, desktop (tablets are not supported)	laptop, desktop (tablets are not supported)
Device operating system	Win 10 21H2 Win 11 22H2 macOS 12 (Monterey)	Win 10 22H2 Win 11 23H2 macOS 13 (Ventura) macOS 14 (Sonoma)
Device memory	4GB	8GB
Device hard drive	2GB free space	2GB free space
Screen size	13 inch	13.3 inch (laptop) 15.6 inch (laptop)
Screen Resolution	1366 x 768 (supports zoom levels up to 150%)	1366 x 768, 1920 x 1080, 2560 x 1600 (Supports zoom levels up to 200%. Students requiring zoom levels over 150% should use a 17-inch screen or larger)
Headphones	wired only (bluetooth not permitted)	wired only (bluetooth not permitted)
Connectivity	able to connect to the internet via wired or wireless connection	able to connect to the internet via wired or wireless connection
Power	3 hours of available power, either connected power in the exam room or battery power to power the device for a minimum of 3 hours	3 hours of available power, either connected power in the exam room or battery power to power the device for a minimum of 3 hours
Administrator access	able to install third party software on the device	able to install third party software on the device