{"id":3351,"date":"2022-01-28T16:59:01","date_gmt":"2022-01-28T08:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/linguaskill.abcpathways.com\/?page_id=3351"},"modified":"2022-11-13T22:59:03","modified_gmt":"2022-11-13T14:59:03","slug":"technical-requirements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/linguaskill.abcpathways.com\/en\/technical-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"Technical Requirements for Running a Test"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Processor<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nIntel Pentium III 800 MHz or equivalent<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RAM<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n512 MB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Free Hard Drive Space<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n4GB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Screen Resolution<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n1280 x 1024<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Operating System<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nWindows 7 or later<\/strong>\n\n<\/p>\nApple MacOS 10.12.6 (Sierra) or above<\/strong>\u00a0(Using Google Chrome browser)\n\n<\/p>\nNote:<\/strong>\u00a0The Cambridge English Test portal and any tests run through it are not currently supported on:\n
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Internet Bandwidth<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n2 Mbps per candidate<\/p>\nThe minimum bandwidth requirements are for each computer running the test. When running multiple tests concurrently on the same internet connection you should ensure this bandwidth is available to each computer. If less than 2 Mbps is available for each candidate, the test may take longer to run.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Web Browser<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nThe Speaking Test uses HTML5 and so a compatible browser must be used to run the test.<\/p>\n\nWindows<\/strong>\nGoogle Chrome and Mozilla Firefox are compatible and supported browsers.<\/p>\n\nMicrosoft Internet Explorer is not compatible with HTML5 so cannot be used for the Speaking Test.<\/p>\n\nMac<\/strong>
\nGoogle Chrome is compatible and is the supported browser.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Adobe Reader<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nLatest version (must be able to read PDFs)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sound Card<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Headphones<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nOver-ear and closed back \u2013 the earpieces of the headphones should cover the entire ear, preferably with good padding for comfort.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Microphone<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nA microphone should be attached to the headset, via a \u2018boom\u2019 (in other words, on the end of a flexible stalk). The microphone should be noise-cancelling (at a minimum, directional), to increase sound pick-up and to minimise noise pollution on the recordings.\n<\/p>\nPlease do not allow the use of your computers\u2019 built-in microphones, these should be disabled, because they are not of the appropriate type nor of sufficient quality. In addition in Chrome if a candidate mutes their headset mic, Linguaskill will continue recording if there\u2018s more than one mic enabled on the machine.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Headphone And Microphone Connections<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nThere is no preference on plugs (that is, USB or standard stereo) but please note that the use of USB means that appropriate drivers must be installed and confirmed as working before the test day.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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