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® OFFICE SPECIALIST EXAMS (MOS 2000–2010)
- MICROSOFT® TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATE EXAMS (MTA)
- IC³® EXAMS
- IC³ GS3 EXAMS
- iCRITICAL THINKING™ POWERED BY ETS EXAM
- ADOBE® CERTIFIED ASSOCIATE EXAMS
- iQSYSTEM INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS TO RUN MOS 2003, MOS 2007, IC³ AND iCRITICAL THINKING EXAMS
- ONLINE (PC) TESTING REQUIREMENTS TO RUN MTA, VISTA, IC³, IC³ GS3, AND ACA EXAMS
- ONLINE (MAC) TESTING REQUIREMENTS TO RUN IC³ AND MAC-COMPATIBLE ACA EXAMS
Requires a complete installation of the desired Office Suite version, installed to the default C: drive path. Only one Office Suite may be installed per machine. |
Microsoft® Office 2000 Professional or Premium (SP3) – Word, Word Expert, Excel, Excel Expert, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access and Project – (Vista not supported) iQsystem Delivered Testing Only |
Microsoft® Office XP Professional or Premium (SP3) – Word, Word Expert, Excel, Excel Expert, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access and Project – (Vista not supported) iQsystem Delivered Testing Only |
Microsoft® Office 2003 Professional (SP3) – Word, Word Expert, Excel, Excel Expert, PowerPoint, Outlook and Access – (Vista not supported) iQsystem Delivered Testing Only |
Microsoft® Office 2007 Professional or Enterprise (iQsystem 6.23 supports SP1; iQsystem 6.4 supports SP2) – iQsystem Delivered Testing Only |
Windows Vista Exam – (Does NOT require Office installation) – Online (PC) Delivered Testing Only |
Microsoft® Office 2010 Professional or Professional Plus – Word and Excel – iQsystem Delivered Testing Only |
MTA Exams – 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 – Online (PC) Delivered Testing Only |
IC³ (2003) – Key Applications, Computing Fundamentals, and Living Online – iQsystem (Only Windows XP), Online (PC), and Online (MAC) Delivered Testing |
IC³ (2005) – Key Applications, Computing Fundamentals, and Living Online – iQsystem (Only windows XP), Online (PC), and Online (MAC) Delivered Testing |
IC³ (2007) – Key Applications, Computing Fundamentals, and Living Online – iQsystem (Only Windows XP), Online (PC), and Online (MAC) Delivered Testing |
IC³ For MAC – Key Applications, Computing Fundamentals, and Living Online – Online (PC) and Online (MAC) Delivered Testing |
IC³ (GS3) – Key Applications, Computing Fundamentals, and Living Online – Online (PC) Delivered Testing Only |
iCritical Thinking™ Powered by ETS – iQsystem Delivered Testing Only |
Adobe Certified Associate (ACA) Flash 8 and Dreamweaver 8 – Online (PC) and Online (MAC) Delivered Testing |
Adobe (CS3) Flash, Photoshop, and Dreamweaver – Online (PC) and Online (MAC) Delivered Testing |
Adobe (CS4) Flash, Flash for MAC, Photoshop, Photoshop for MAC, Dreamweaver, and Dreamweaver for MAC – Online (PC) and Online (MAC) Delivered Testing |
Adobe (CS5) Flash, Photoshop, and Dreamweaver – Online (PC) Delivered Testing |
iQSYSTEM INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS TO RUN MOS 2000–2010, IC³ AND iCRITICAL THINKING EXAMS |
|
Item |
Required |
|---|---|
Processor |
Pentium® 4 1 GHz or better |
RAM |
MOS 2007 & 2010 = 1GB |
Complete local administrator rights (no group policies) |
Yes |
OS, Office Suite, My Documents, My Pictures and all folders must be installed on "C:" drive. |
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 |
Internet Explorer 7 or greater |
Yes |
Communication ports and IP addresses |
Please add 192.41.91.74, 192.41.91.75, 192.41.91.76, 192.41.91.77, 192.41.91.78, 206.81.137.18, 216.36.40.134, 216.36.40.135, 216.36.40.144, and 216.36.40.145. You will need to have full access through ports 80 (HTTP) and 443 (HTTPS). Also, 216.36.40.144 and 216.36.40.145 need to have full access through port 21 (TCP). HTTP redirects need to be permitted. (These are all completed within the certiport.com domain.) Do not block soap HTTP traffic. |
Pop-up blockers including Google, Yahoo, and other Internet Explorer-installed blockers and automatic updates |
Turned Off |
Adobe Flash Player |
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.Net Framework |
iQsystem 6.23 – .Net 1.1 |
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 |
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Supported Operating Systems |
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Supported Microsoft® Office Versions |
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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. |
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ONLINE (PC) TESTING REQUIREMENTS TO RUN MTA, VISTA, IC³, IC³ GS3, AND ACA EXAMS |
|
Item |
Required |
|---|---|
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 |
Internet Explorer 7 or greater |
Yes |
Communication ports and IP addresses |
Please add 192.41.91.74, 192.41.91.75, 192.41.91.76, 192.41.91.77, 192.41.91.78, 206.81.137.18, 216.36.40.134, 216.36.40.135, 216.36.40.144, and 216.36.40.145. You will need to have full access through ports 80 (HTTP) and 443 (HTTPS). Also, 216.36.40.144 and 216.36.40.145 need to have full access through port 21 (TCP). HTTP redirects need to be permitted. (These are all completed within the certiport.com domain.) Do not block soap HTTP traffic. |
Pop-up blockers including Google, Yahoo, and other Internet Explorer-installed blockers and automatic updates |
Turned Off |
Adobe Flash Player |
|
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 |
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Supported Operating Systems |
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ONLINE (MAC) TESTING REQUIREMENTS TO RUN IC³ AND MAC-COMPATIBLE ACA EXAMS |
|
Item |
Required |
|---|---|
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 |
Please add 192.41.91.74, 192.41.91.75, 192.41.91.76, 192.41.91.77, 192.41.91.78, 206.81.137.18, 216.36.40.134, 216.36.40.135, 216.36.40.144, and 216.36.40.145. You will need to have full access through ports 80 (HTTP) and 443 (HTTPS). Also, 216.36.40.144 and 216.36.40.145 need to have full access through port 21 (TCP). HTTP redirects need to be permitted. (These are all completed within the certiport.com domain.) Do not block soap HTTP traffic. |
Pop-up blockers including Google, Yahoo, and other browser-installed blockers and automatic updates |
Turned Off |
Adobe Flash Player |
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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 |
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Supported Operating Systems |
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