Cambridge English Skills Test: Minimum Technical Requirements

RAM

4 GB

Free hard drive space

4 GB

Screen Resolution

1280 x 1024

Operating System

• Windows 10 (64-bit) or 11

• Apple Macs running macOS 13 (Ventura) and later

• Chromebooks running ChromeOS 120+

Internet bandwidth

5-10 Mbps upload and download per candidate (local network speed)

We recommend the following bandwidth requirements for testing:

• 1-10 candidates - 50 Mbps

• 11-25 candidates - 150 Mbps

• 26-50 candidates - 200 Mbps

• 51-100 candidates - 750 Mbps

• 101-150 candidates - 1Gbps

Headphones

Over-ear, closed-back with good padding, noise cancelling recommended.

Microphone

• Attached to headset via boom (flexible stalk)

• Noise-cancelling or directional  (minimum)

• USB or standard stereo connection (Bluetooth not supported)

• Do not use built-in computer microphones

Webcam

640x480 Cambridge English Skills Test General & Business (16 Yrs+) only

Unsupported Devices and Software

• Mobile devices

• iOS devices

• Android devices (including tablets)

• Linux

• Microsoft Internet Explorer

• Built-in computer microphones

• Bluetooth headsets