System Requirements

All Devices

• Stable internet connection with 1 megabit per second of download bandwidth available for every testing station
• Headphones to administer listening tests
• The test interface is compatible with touch screens as well as with a mouse and keyboard

Safe Exam Browser

Safe Exam Browser is a web browser environment for administering CASAS assessments safely. The software turns any computer temporarily into a secure workstation. It controls access to resources like system functions, other websites and applications and prevents unauthorized resources being used during an exam.

Current SEB Versions for Windows, macOS and iOS

Clock Synchronization

• Windows computers must have their internal clock synchronized with an internet time source. If joined to a domain, workstations should receive time from a domain controller automatically, but sometimes network issues interrupt that regular synchronization.
• Chromebooks and iPads synchronize time automatically when connected to the internet.

Windows 10 and 11

• Windows 10 and 11 must have the latest updates
• Windows Home cannot be secured with Take a Test, but can be with SEB

Secure Browser

Take a Test

CASAS eTests Test Security Upgrade for Windows using “Take a Test”

CASAS has released a new integration of CASAS eTests with a secure testing environment native to Windows-based computers called Take a Test. Both Windows 10 and Windows 11 have this built-in kiosk mode which operates invisibly to students taking their assessments.

NOTE: Mac-based devices have their own native secure testing environments.

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Chromebook

• Current version of Chrome OS
• Installing CASAS eTests app on Chromebooks

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iPad

• iPads with 2048 X 1536 resolution. This includes 9.7 inch and 7.9 inch models. Other sizes or models are not compatible.
• iOS 11 or higher

Macintosh

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