Device Requirements

Students can take the assessment using a range of devices that are generally used for instruction including:

Devices

• Apple desktops, laptops, or iPads
• Windows desktops, laptops, or tablets
  • Chromebooks

Operating Systems

• macOS: version 10.13 to 11.1.
• iOS: version 12.1 to 14.5.
• Windows: Windows 10 or later.
• Chrome OS: version 72 to 89

Virtualized environments are not supported.

Minimum Device Capacities

• Cumulative processor speed is greater than 233MHz.
• Total RAM available is greater than 256MB.
• At least 50 MB of available storage.

Permitted Peripherals (Not Required)

• External Keyboard - Wired or Bluetooth
• Mouse/Trackpad - Wired or Bluetooth
• Headset - Wire or Bluetooth
  

  Headsets or earbuds will only be needed for students using the Text to Speech accessibility feature.

• Microphones - Microphones are not needed for this assessment.

Assistive Devices

Screen Readers - ADAM supports common screen readers by operating system:

• VoiceOver for macOS and iOS
• JAWS for Chrome on Windows
• ChromeVox for Chromebooks

Network Requirements

Connection to the Internet

• Internet connectivity is required for all devices throughout the duration of the assessment.
• Test-taking devices can be networked via wired or wireless connections.
• ADAM is a lightweight browser-based application that is not bandwidth intensive. There are no required bandwidth minimums, however 5-10MB per second per student is a general rule of thumb for online assessment.

Device and Network Preparation

Lockdown Browser

The ADAM Lockdown Browser must be downloaded from https://adamexam.com and installed on each device that will be used by a student to take the assessment.

Instructions for installing the ADAM Lockdown Browser are detailed in the:

Lockdown Browser Installation and Setup Instructions

URL Whitelist

ADAM and the Lockdown Browser need the ability to communicate with applications and services to properly perform. To ensure those services are not blocked by things like a network firewall, we require that the list of URLs is whitelisted through your network. You can test to see if the network allows traffic to these sites by accessing each of the listed URLs. If you cannot get to the site, then contact your district/school's IT team.

• *adamexam.com
• *learnosity.com
• *loggly.com
• *speechstream.net
• *sentry.io
• *s3.amazonaws.com

Blacklisted Applications

To prevent the use of unauthorized software or communications applications during the assessment, the ADAM Lockdown Browser will automatically check for other programs running simultaneously and prevent the assessment session from starting if one of the blacklisted applications is detected. If detected, a notification will appear on screen to close the other programs. Examples of blacklisted applications include web conferencing, video conferencing, instant messaging, VOIP calling, social media, screen casting, secondary displays, and other programs.

System Check

The Lockdown Browser also allows for pre-assessment System Checks to be run on the test taking device to confirm that the operating system, network connection, and battery levels are compatible and ready for the beginning of the assessment session.

This pre-check can be run at any time by launching the ADAM Lockdown Browser on the test-taking device.