Requirements
Certain requirements must be met to ensure that Certiport exams are delivered in a consistent, appropriate environment. Examine the requirements below by certification program to learn more about what it takes to become a Certiport Center.
- Microsoft Requirements
- IC³ & Benchmark Requirements
- Adobe Requirements
- iCritical Thinking Requirements
- Unsupported Systems
Microsoft® Office 2007 |
Microsoft® Office 2003 |
Microsoft® Office XP |
Microsoft® Office 2000 |
Windows Vista™ & Microsoft® Assessments |
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Processor |
Pentium® III 1 GHz or better |
Pentium® III 750 MHz or better |
Pentium® III 750 MHz or better |
Pentium® III 750 MHz or better |
Pentium® III 750 MHz or better |
RAM |
1 GB or more |
256 MB or more |
256 MB or more |
256 MB or more |
256 MB or more |
Local Administrator Rights Required |
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No |
OS, Office Suite, All Folders must be installed on "C:" Drive |
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Hard Drive: Free Space (after Office and Windows install) |
500 MB |
500 MB |
500 MB |
500 MB |
500 MB |
Keyboard & Mouse (pointing device) Required |
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Minimum Video Resolution Required |
1024 x 768 |
1024 x 768 |
1024 x 768 |
1024 x 768 |
1024 x 768 |
16 Bit Color Depth or Higher Required |
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Display Properties |
96 DPI only |
96 DPI only |
96 DPI only |
96 DPI only |
96 DPI only |
Minimum Monitor Size Required |
17" |
17" |
17" |
17" |
17" |
156 KBPS Internet Connection Speed or Greater Required |
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Supported Web Browsers: |
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Internet Explorer 7 or Greater |
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Safari 2.0 or Greater |
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Firefox 1.0.7 or Greater |
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Supported Operating Systems: |
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Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Professional (SP4) |
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Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional (SP3) |
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Microsoft® Windows® Vista™ Business |
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MAC OS x 10.4.3 or Greater |
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Supported Microsoft® Office Versions: |
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Microsoft® Office 2000 Professional or Premium (SP3) |
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Microsoft® Office XP Professional or Premium (SP3) |
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Microsoft® Office 2003 Professional (SP3) |
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Microsoft® Office 2007 Professional or Enterprise (SP1) |
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Installed 300 dpi Printer Required |
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No |
Flash Player 10.0.22.87 or Greater Required |
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No |
No |
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Dedicated Partition, Machine or Removable Hard Drive Required |
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No |
IC³ Certification Exam |
IC³ Online for Mac |
CPS (Benchmark & Mentor) for PC |
CPS (Benchmark & Mentor) for Mac |
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Processor |
Pentium® III 750 MHz or better |
400 MHz or better |
Pentium® III 750 MHz or better |
400 MHz or better |
RAM |
256 MB |
256 MB |
256 MB |
256 MB |
Local Administrator Rights Required |
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No |
No |
No |
OS, Office Suite, All Folders must be installed on "C:" Drive |
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No |
No |
No |
Hard Drive: Free Space (after Office and Windows install) |
100 MB |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Keyboard & Mouse (pointing device) Required |
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Minimum Video Resolution Required |
1024 x 768 |
1024 x 768 |
1024 x 768 |
1024 x 768 |
Display Properties |
96 DPI only |
96 DPI only |
96 DPI only |
96 DPI only |
16 Bit Color Depth or Higher Required |
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Minimum Monitor Size Required |
17" |
17" |
17" |
17" |
156 KBPS Internet Connection Speed or Greater Required |
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Supported Web Browsers: |
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Internet Explorer 7 or Greater |
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Safari 2.0 or Greater |
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Firefox 1.0.7 or Greater |
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Supported Operating Systems: |
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Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Professional (SP4) |
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Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional (SP3) |
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Microsoft® Windows® Vista™ Business |
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MAC OS x 10.4.3 or Greater |
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Supported Microsoft® Office Versions: |
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Microsoft® Office 2000 Professional or Premium (SP3) |
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Microsoft® Office XP Professional or Premium (SP3) |
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Microsoft® Office 2003 Professional (SP3) |
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Microsoft® Office 2007 Professional or Enterprise |
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Installed 300 dpi Printer Required |
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No |
No |
Flash Player 10.0.22.87 or Greater Required |
No |
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Adobe Reader 7.0 or Greater Required |
No |
No |
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No |
Java Required |
No |
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Dedicated Partition, Machine or Removable Hard Drive Required |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Enabled Cookies Required |
No |
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Adobe Dreamweaver 8, Flash 8, CS3, & CS4 |
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Processor |
Pentium® III 1 GHz or better |
RAM |
512 MB |
Local Administrator Rights Required |
No |
Hard Drive: Free Space (after install) |
500 MB |
Keyboard & Mouse (pointing device) Required |
Yes |
Minimum Video Resolution Required |
1024 x 768 |
Display Properties |
96 DPI only |
Color Depth Required |
16 Bit or Higher |
Minimum Monitor Size Required |
17" |
Internet Connection Required |
Yes; 156 KBPS or Greater |
Supported Web Browsers: |
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Internet Explorer 7 or Greater |
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Safari 2.0 or Greater |
No |
Firefox 1.0.7 or Greater |
No |
Supported Operating Systems: |
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Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Professional (SP4) |
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Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional (SP3) |
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Microsoft® Windows® Vista™ Business |
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MAC OS x 10.4.3 or Greater |
No |
Flash Player 10.0.22.87 or Greater Required |
Yes |
Adobe Reader 8 or Greater Required |
Yes |
Java Required |
No |
Dedicated Partition, Machine or Removable Hard Drive Required |
No |
iCritical Thinking |
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Processor |
700 MHz or better |
RAM |
XP Professional: 128 MB, Vista Business: 1GB |
Local Administrator Rights Required |
Yes |
Required Applications |
None |
Required Framework |
.NET 2.0 (will automatically install if not present) |
Hard Drive: Free Space (after install) |
500 MB |
Hard Drive Access Required |
Yes |
Minimum Video Resolution Required |
1024 x 768 |
Display Properties |
96 DPI only |
Color Depth Required |
16 Bit or Higher |
Minimum Monitor Size Required |
17" |
Internet Connection Required |
Yes; 156 KBPS or Greater |
Supported Web Browsers: |
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Internet Explorer 6.0 or Greater |
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Safari 2.0 or Greater |
No |
Firefox 1.0.7 or Greater |
No |
Supported Operating Systems: |
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Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Professional (SP4) |
No |
Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional (SP3) |
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Microsoft® Windows® Vista™ Business |
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MAC OS x 10.4.3 or Greater |
No |
O/S Must Be Installed on 'C' Drive |
Yes |
Installed Printer Required |
No |
Flash Player 6.0.79.0 or Greater Required |
Yes |
Keyboard & Mouse (pointing device) Required |
Yes |
Configurations Not Allowed |
Yahoo! pop-up blocker, automatic updates, etc. will result in Complete Lockdown |
The following are not supported at this time:
- AOL Internet service provider
- Microsoft Office Business and Standard Editions
- Microsoft Windows Servers
- Microsoft Windows Hot Fixes
- Win Modems/AOL
- Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic, Home Premium
- 64-Bit Operating Systems
- Google, Yahoo!, and other toolbars with pop-up blockers
Important:
All Operating Systems, Office versions, and iQsystem versions must be of the same language. Failure to utilize the recommended systems may result in difficulties administering exams.