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System Scan and Testing Readiness CheckEnsure Online Test Readiness
While students are preparing for their tests, make sure you’re ready, too. Use System Scan and Test Readiness Check to quickly and easily find out if testing devices and resources are all systems go — and then make adjustments before testing season.
Secure Testing Requirements
Devices: Desktops & Laptops
Nextera supports desktop or laptop devices with the supported hardware requirements listed below. If a device doesn’t meet these requirements, it is not supported or tested by us.
Chromebook | Windows | Apple | |
Minimum Screen Size | 11.6″+ | 11.6″+ | 11.6″+ |
Minimum Resolution | 1024×768 | 1024×768 | 1024×768 |
Minimum Processor | Intel Core 2 equivalent or higher CPU | Intel Core 2 equivalent or higher CPU | Intel Core 2 equivalent or higher CPU |
Minimum System Memory |
1GB minimum 2GB recommended |
1GB minimum 2GB recommended |
1GB minimum 2GB recommended |
Free Storage | 1GB | 1GB | 1GB |
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Devices: Tablets & Touchscreens
Nextera supports touchscreen devices with the supported hardware requirements listed below. If a device doesn’t meet these requirements, it is not supported or tested by us.
Chromebook Tablets | Windows Tablets | iOS Tablets (Apple) | |
Minimum Screen Size | 9.7″+ | 9.7″+ | 9.7″+ |
Minimum Resolution | 1024×768 | 1024×768 | 1024×768 |
Minimum Processor | 1.6 Ghz (or equivalent) | 1.6 Ghz (or equivalent) | 1.6 Ghz (or equivalent) |
Additional Notes |
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Operating Systems
Unsupported OS versions may be capable of running TDS, but are not validated or supported by Questar. Supported operating systems are updated as required based on vendor or testing requirements. All operating systems listed have passed Questar’s testing process.
We recommend not making any OS upgrades or updates within 30 days of a testing window.
Fall 2020 | Spring 2021 | Fall 2021 | Spring 2022 | |
Windows 10 |
Pro Education Pro Education Home Enterprise (Windows 10S is not supported) |
Pro Education Pro Education Home Enterprise (Windows 10S is not supported) |
Pro Education Pro Education Home Enterprise (Windows 10S is not supported) |
Pro Education Pro Education Home Enterprise (Windows 10S is not supported) |
Windows |
8* 8.1* |
8* 8.1* |
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MacOS |
10.15.x 10.14.x |
11.x 10.15.x 10.14.x |
11.x 10.15.x 10.14.x |
11.x 10.15.x
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iOS |
14.x 13.x 12.3-12.4.5 |
14.x 13.x 12.3-12.4.5 |
14.x 13.x |
14.x |
Chrome | 74+ ** | 74+ ** | 86+ | 86+ |
Sub-versions are generally supported (shown above as “.x”) unless a range of sub-versions are specifically stated.
*Windows 8 and 8.1 will not be supported for Summer 2021 testing.
Network Requirements
LAN Requirements
Minimum | Recommended | |
General Requirements |
802.11g wireless 54 Mbps or greater |
802.11n wireless 150 Mbps or greater |
Desktop Requirements | 100 Mbps | 1 Gbps |
Bandwidth for Each Workstation | 1 Mbps | 2 Mbps |
Internet Speed
Minimum | Recommended | |
Speed Per Device | 150 Kbps | 300 Kbps |
Additional Product Requirements
Nextera Admin
- Admin does not fully support touchscreen devices.
- Supported browsers for Admin:
- Recommended: Google Chrome v74+
- Mozilla Firefox 63+
- Safari 12+
- Microsoft Edge (some features might not be supported)
Public Item Samplers/Practice Tests
- Any device that is supported above in the sections that start with “Device” may be used to take the online public item samplers or practice tests.
- Supported browsers:
- Google Chrome v74+
System Scan
Do your testing devices meet our minimum system requirements?
Test Readiness
Do your classrooms and schools have the right resources to test online?