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Technical Requirements

Certain requirements must be met to ensure that Certiport exams are delivered in a compatible and consistent environment. Listed by program, examine the requirements below to learn more about what it takes to become a Certiport Center.

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Microsoft® Office Specialist Exams (MOS 2003–2010)
Microsoft® Office Specialist 2013 Exams (iQsystem 8/Certiport Console Only)
Microsoft® Technology Associate Exams (MTA)
IC³® Exams
IC³ GS3 & GS4 Exams
Adobe® Certified Associate Exams
Autodesk Certified User Exams
Intuit Quickbooks Certified User Exams
CompTIA Strata Exams
HP ATA Exams
iQsystem Installation Requirements To Run MOS 2003, MOS 2007, MOS 2010 and IC³ Exams
Online (PC) Testing Requirements To Run MTA, Vista, IC³, IC³ GS3, IC³ GS4, Strata, Autodesk, Intuit, Office 365, SharePoint, OneNote, and ACA Exams
Online (MAC) Testing Requirements To Run MAC-compatible ACA Exams

MICROSOFT® OFFICE SPECIALIST EXAMS 2003-2010 (MOS)

Please Note: All Microsoft® Office Specialist exams require a complete installation of the Office Suite. Only one Office Suite may be installed per machine and only the 32-bit versions are supported.

Microsoft® Office 2003 Professional (SP3) – Word, Word Expert, Excel, Excel Expert, PowerPoint, Outlook and Access – iQsystem 7 Delivered Testing Only

Microsoft® Office 2007 Professional or Enterprise – Word, Word Expert, Excel, Excel Expert, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Access – iQsystem 7 Delivered Testing Only

Microsoft® Office 2010 Professional or Professional Plus (32-bit only) – Word, Word Expert, Excel, Excel Expert, Access, Outlook, PowerPoint, SharePoint and OneNote – iQsystem 7 Delivered Testing for the Microsoft Office exams. SharePoint and OneNote are delivered with the Online (PC) testing

MICROSOFT® OFFICE SPECIALIST EXAMS 2013 (MOS)

Requires a complete installation of the Office 2013 Suite. Only one Office Suite may be installed per machine and only the 32-bit version is supported.

Microsoft® Office 2013 Professional or Professional Plus (32-bit only) – Word and Excel – iQsystem 8/Certiport Console Delivered Testing Only.

MICROSOFT® TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATE EXAMS (MTA)

MTA Exams –Windows Operating System Fundamentals, Software Development Fundamentals (C#), Software Development Fundamentals (VB), Windows Development Fundamentals, Web Development Fundamentals (C#), Web Development Fundamentals (VB), Database Administration Fundamentals, Windows Server Administration, Networking Fundamentals and Security Fundamentals, Microsoft .NET Fundamentals (C#), Microsoft .NET Fundamentals (VB), Gaming Development Fundamentals and Mobile Developmnet Fundamentals – Online (PC) Delivered Testing Only

IC³® EXAMS

IC³ 2005 (Win XP/Office 2003) – Key Applications, Computing Fundamentals, and Living Online – iQsystem, Online (PC), and Delivered Testing

IC³ 2007 (Win Vista/Office 2007) – Key Applications, Computing Fundamentals, and Living Online – iQsystem, Online (PC), and Delivered Testing

IC³ GS3 & GS4 EXAMS

IC³ GS3 (Win Vista/Office 2007) – Key Applications, Computing Fundamentals, and Living Online – Online (PC) and Online (MAC) Delivered Testing Only

IC³ GS3 Refresh (Win 7/Office 2010) – Key Applications, Computing Fundamentals, and Living Online – Online (PC) Delivered Testing Only

IC³ GS4 (Win 7/Office 2010 w/ Cloud Computing) – Key Applications, Computing Fundamentals, and Living Online – Online (PC) and Online (MAC) Delivered Testing Only

ADOBE® CERTIFIED ASSOCIATE EXAMS

Adobe (CS3) Flash, Photoshop, and Dreamweaver – Online (PC) Delivered Testing

Adobe (CS4) Flash, Photoshop and Dreamweaver – Online (PC) and Online (MAC) Delivered Testing

Adobe (CS5) Flash, Photoshop, Premiere Pro, and Dreamweaver – Online (PC) and Online (MAC) Delivered Testing

Adobe (CS6) Flash, Photoshop, Premiere Pro and Dreamweaver – Online (PC) and Online (MAC) Delivered Testing

Adobe ACA – InDesign and Illustrator – Online (PC) and Online (MAC) Delivered Testing

AUTODESK CERTIFIED USER EXAMS

Using AutoCAD and Autodesk Inventor Online (PC) Delivered Testing

INTUIT QUICKBOOKS Certified User Exams

Intuit Quickbooks Certified User 2011, Intuit Quickbooks Certified User 2012 and Intuit Quickbooks Certified User 2013 Online (PC) Testing Only

COMPTIA STRATA EXAMS

Fundamentals of PC Functionality Exam (FC0-U11), fundamentals of PC Technology Exam (FC0-U21), It Fundamentals (FC0-U41), PC Hardware Technology Engineer (FC0-1010 and PC Operating System Engineer (FC0-210) Online (PC) Delivered Testing Only

HP ATA EXAMS

HP ATA - IT for Business, HP ATA Cloud, HP ATA Connected Devices, HP ATA Networks and HP ATA Servers and Storage Online (PC) Delivered Testing Only

Item	Required
iQSYSTEM INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS TO RUN MOS 2003–2010 AND IC³ EXAMS
Processor	Pentium® 4 1 GHz or better
RAM	MOS 2007 & 2010 = 1GB MOS 2003, and IC³ = 512MB
Complete local administrator rights (no group policies) to install and deliver	Yes
Hard Drive: Free Space (after Office and Windows install)	5GB
Keyboard & Mouse (pointing device)	Yes
Minimum Video Resolution	1024 x 768
Color Depth	16-bit or Higher
Display Properties	96 DPI only
Minimum Monitor Size	17"
200 KBPS or DSL Internet connection speed or greater (click here to test your bandwidth)	Yes
Communication ports and IP addresses	The domain certiport.com needs to be accessible. The following IP addresses 216.36.45.201 www.certiport.com 216.36.45.202 certprep.certiport.com 216.36.45.203 iQc.certiport.com 216.36.45.204 info.certiport.com 216.36.45.205 Digital Literacy 216.36.45.206 MySpeed 216.36.40.134 CertiportTerminal Server 216.36.40.135 Certiport Terminal Server 216.36.40.144 Certiport FTP 216.36.40.145 Certiport FTP All need to have full access through ports 80 (HTTP) and 443 (HTTPS) 216.36.40.144 and 216.36.40.145 need access through port 21 TCP HTTP redirects needs to be permitted (these are all completed within the certiport.com domain). BrowserLockdown3.exe is started by the ActiveX control when Lockdown is engaged at the beginning of an exam. If the Testing Center's security software (firewall, antivirus, anti-spyware, etc.) is not configured to allow this program the same rights as Internet Explorer to access the internet, you may experience: A white screen when the exam attempts to start. The tutorial loads and works but some or all of the exam content does not load Questions start loading but never complete Note:If the internet is accessed through an authenticating proxy server and the system is not configured to automatically pass credentials to it, you will experience the symptoms listed above. Security configurations should be changed so that full access to the internet is given to BrowserLockdown3.exe — usually by the IT department or personnel due to access rights.
Pop-up blockers including Google, Yahoo, and other Internet Explorer-installed blockers and automatic updates	Turned Off
Java	current version
Adobe Flash Player Adobe Flash Player Plugin	current version current version
Adobe Reader	current version
.Net Framework	.Net 3.5 The install of the iQsystem will automatically install it.
Restoring software	Software must be disabled during testing or testing PC will not keep user-tracking progress during test
Installed Printer	Yes
Supported Web Browsers	Internet Explorer 8, 9 or 10
Supported Operating Systems	Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional (SP3) Microsoft® Windows® Vista Business, 32 and 64-bit (SP2) Microsoft® Windows®7 Professional, 32 and 64-bit (SP1) Microsoft® Windows®8 Professional, 32 and 64-bit
Supported Microsoft® Office Versions	Microsoft® Office 2003 Professional (SP3) Microsoft® Office 2007 Professional or Enterprise (SP2) Microsoft® Office 2010 Professional or Professional Plus (32-bit only)
iQsystem uses concurrent technology which uses hard-coded paths and the registry inside your machine to run. Other software can manipulate these settings. We recommend if iQsystem is on a machine that the machine have as few other software applications installed as possible.
Software must be installed locally in a dedicated (fat client) environment; thin/zero/web/citrix clients are not supported at this time.

Item	Required
iQsystem 8/Certiport Console
Processor	Pentium® 4 1 GHz or better
RAM	2GB
Complete local administrator rights (no group policies) to install and deliver	Yes
Hard Drive: Free Space (after Office and Windows install)	5GB
Keyboard & Mouse (pointing device)	Yes
Minimum Video Resolution	1280 x 1024
SOUND CARD	INSTALLED
256 KBPS or DSL Internet connection speed or greater (click here to test your bandwidth)	Yes
Communication ports and IP addresses	Setup
Pop-up blockers including Internet Explorer	Turned Off
Adobe Flash Player Adobe Flash Player Plugin	current version current version
Adobe Reader	current version
Java	current version
.Net Framework	.Net 4.0
Restoring software	Software must be disabled during testing or testing PC will not keep user-tracking progress during test
Installed Printer	Yes
Supported Web Browsers	Internet Explorer 9 or 10
Supported Operating Systems	Microsoft® Windows®7 Professional, 32 and 64-bit (SP1) Microsoft® Windows®8 Professional, 32 and 64-bit
Supported Microsoft® Office Versions	Microsoft® Office 2010 Professional or Professional Plus (32-bit only) Microsoft® Office 2013 Professional or Professional Plus (32-bit only)
iQsystem uses concurrent technology which uses hard-coded paths and the registry inside your machine to run. Other software can manipulate these settings. We recommend if iQsystem is on a machine that the machine have as few other software applications installed as possible.
Software must be installed locally in a dedicated (fat client) environment; thin/zero/web/citrix clients are not supported at this time.

Item	Required
ONLINE (PC) TESTING REQUIREMENTS TO RUN MTA, VISTA, IC³, IC³ GS3, IC3 GS4, STRATA, HP ATA, AUTODESK, INTUIT, OFFICE 365, SHAREPOINT, ONENOTE AND ACA EXAMS
Processor	Pentium® 4 1 GHz or better
RAM	1GB
Keyboard & Mouse (pointing device)	Yes
Minimum Video Resolution	1024 x 768
Color Depth	16-bit or Higher
Display Properties	96 DPI only
Minimum Monitor Size	17"
200 KBPS or DSL Internet connection speed or greater (click here to test your bandwidth)	Yes
Minimum temporary Internet files disk space usage	512MB
Communication ports and IP addresses	The domain certiport.com needs to be accessible. The following IP addresses 216.36.45.201 www.certiport.com 216.36.45.202 certprep.certiport.com 216.36.45.203 iQc.certiport.com 216.36.45.204 info.certiport.com 216.36.45.205 Digital Literacy 216.36.45.206 MySpeed 216.36.40.134 CertiportTerminal Server 216.36.40.135 Certiport Terminal Server 216.36.40.144 Certiport FTP 216.36.40.145 Certiport FTP All need to have full access through ports 80 (HTTP) and 443 (HTTPS) 216.36.40.144 and 216.36.40.145 need access through port 21 TCP HTTP redirects needs to be permitted (these are all completed within the certiport.com domain). BrowserLockdown3.exe is started by the ActiveX control when Lockdown is engaged at the beginning of an exam. If the Testing Center's security software (firewall, antivirus, anti-spyware, etc.) is not configured to allow this program the same rights as Internet Explorer to access the internet, you may experience: A white screen when the exam attempts to start. The tutorial loads and works but some or all of the exam content does not load Questions start loading but never complete Note:If the internet is accessed through an authenticating proxy server and the system is not configured to automatically pass credentials to it, you will experience the symptoms listed above. Security configurations should be changed so that full access to the internet is given to BrowserLockdown3.exe — usually by the IT department or personnel due to access rights.
Pop-up blockers including Google, Yahoo, and other Internet Explorer-installed blockers and automatic updates	Turned Off
Java	current version
Adobe Flash Player Adobe Flash Player Plugin	current version current version
Adobe Reader	current version
Restoring software	Software must be disabled during testing or testing PC will not keep user-tracking progress during test
.Net Framework	Both .Net 3.5 (download here) and .Net 4.0 (download here) are required. It is recommended you install the .Net Framework before installing Browser Lockdown.
Browser Lockdown	Certiport Browser Lockdown 3 required
*.certiport.com added to trusted sites	Yes
Installed Printer	Yes
Supported Web Browsers	Internet Explorer 8, 9 or 10
Supported Operating Systems	Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional (SP3) Microsoft® Windows® Vista™ Business (SP2) Microsoft® Windows® 7 Professional, 32 and 64-bit (SP1) Microsoft® Windows® 8 Professional, 32 and 64-bit
Software must be installed locally in a dedicated (fat client) environment; thin/zero/web/citrix clients are not supported at this time.

Item	Required
ONLINE (MAC) TESTING REQUIREMENTS TO RUN MAC-COMPATIBLE ACA EXAMS
Processor	Core 2 Duo 1.8 or better
RAM	1GB
Keyboard & Mouse (pointing device)	Yes
Minimum Video Resolution	1024 x 768
Color Depth	16-bit or Higher
Display Properties	96 DPI only
Minimum Monitor Size	17"
200 KBPS or DSL Internet connection speed or greater (click here to test your bandwidth)	Yes
Safari 4 or greater	Yes
Communication ports and IP addresses	The domain certiport.com needs to be accessible. The following IP addresses 216.36.45.201 www.certiport.com 216.36.45.202 certprep.certiport.com 216.36.45.203 iQc.certiport.com 216.36.45.204 info.certiport.com 216.36.45.205 Digital Literacy 216.36.45.206 MySpeed 216.36.40.134 CertiportTerminal Server 216.36.40.135 Certiport Terminal Server 216.36.40.144 Certiport FTP 216.36.40.145 Certiport FTP All need to have full access through ports 80 (HTTP) and 443 (HTTPS) 216.36.40.144 and 216.36.40.145 need access through port 21 TCP HTTP redirects needs to be permitted (these are all completed within the certiport.com domain).
Pop-up blockers including Google, Yahoo, and other browser-installed blockers and automatic updates	Turned Off
Adobe Flash Player	current version
Adobe Reader	current version
Restoring software	Software must be disabled during testing or testing computer will not keep user-tracking progress during test
Installed Printer	Yes
Supported Web Browsers	Safari 4 or greater
Supported Operating Systems	MAC OS X Leopard MAC OS X Snow Leopard
Software must be installed locally in a dedicated (fat client) environment; thin/zero/web/citrix clients are not supported at this time.