Monitor Requirements

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Eric Haoxing Li

January 28, 2021 22:03

NCARB lists the following requirements for monitors:

"• Monitor Size: 19-inch or larger monitor (using a smaller monitor will reduce image clarity, and may hinder your testing progress)"

" Screen setup: Laptop or desktop computer in a single monitor configuration; tablets or dual-monitor configurations are NOT acceptable. Laptops are required to be plugged directly into a power source and UNATTACHED from a docking station"

 

1. Concerning monitor size: is this a requirement, or a recommendation? I have not heard of laptops that have 19 inch screens. 

In addition, would we be allowed to use televisions as monitors? I do not see anything in the "Guide to Online Proctoring" that says we cannot use televisions as monitors.

 

2. Concerning screen setup: What constitutes a "dual monitor setup?" If I have a laptop plugged into a monitor, but both are showing the same image, does this qualify as a "dual monitor setup?" What if the laptop screen had the brightness turned all the way down, so it did not show anything?

 

In addition: I realize that I have made a post earlier that overlaps with this post. Unfortunately, I cannot find an option to delete it. 

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  NCARB January 29, 2021 16:39

  Hi Eric,

  Great questions, I'll try to answer them all here:
  1. Monitor size: 19" is a recommendation, not a requirement, based on the design of the exam.  You may use a smaller monitor, but be prepared for additional scrolling in the exam window.  

  2. Television: yes, you could connect your laptop to a tv using a standard HDMI cable.  Your laptop lid will need to be closed, and you will need to have a separate webcam, keyboard, and mouse.  

  3. Dual monitors: this means your laptop lid is open and also connected to an external monitor; or your laptop lid is closed and it's connected to two external monitors.  Both options are prohibited, whether you're using "duplicate view" or "extend view", and regardless of the screen brightness.  If you launched ProProctor with either setup, the software will select one monitor for you (typically the laptop) and disable the 2nd monitor.  So for that reason, you'll want to close your laptop lid ahead of time so the external monitor (or tv) is the default screen.

  You can test out these setups ahead of time in the Demo Exam (to see what the exam would be like on different screen sizes) and in a free test run appointment (to see what would happen with ProProctor).  

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