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04 Aptis Platform Migration Pack

This document provides the system requirements for delivering Aptis tests through the Janison Insights platform, including supported operating systems, hardware requirements, and browser recommendations. It specifies that Windows 7 or later, Android 5.0 or later, and iOS 10.3 or later are supported. Google Chrome is recommended for all tests, especially those with speaking components, though limited support is provided for other browsers. This document expires on September 30, 2017 and more current documentation can be found at the listed help site.

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04 Aptis Platform Migration Pack

This document provides the system requirements for delivering Aptis tests through the Janison Insights platform, including supported operating systems, hardware requirements, and browser recommendations. It specifies that Windows 7 or later, Android 5.0 or later, and iOS 10.3 or later are supported. Google Chrome is recommended for all tests, especially those with speaking components, though limited support is provided for other browsers. This document expires on September 30, 2017 and more current documentation can be found at the listed help site.

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Aptis System Requirements

These system specifications describe what hardware and software is needed to deliver Aptis
tests through Janison Insights.

This document expires on 30 September 2017. For the most recent documentation, visit
Aptis Help (https://centresupport.britishcouncil.org/aptishelp)

High Level Summary – Janison Replay


An application is provided to deliver Aptis on Windows computers, Android tablets and
iPads. In each case, we support whatever operating systems are currently supported by
their manufacturer. For example, Microsoft provides dates for when they will stop supporting
old operating systems here: https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/13853/windows-
lifecycle-fact-sheet

At the time of writing, this means that the following operating systems are supported:
 Windows 7 and above
 Android 5.0 and above
 iOS 10.3 and above

If these operating systems run on a device, that device will meet all other requirements for
memory, screen size, disc capacity, processing power etc.

Detailed Requirements – Janison Replay

Minimum requirements
Computer
s and Operating
Devices Hardware Not Supported
System

1GB RAM free, 1Ghz processor, 1GB hard drive space


free.

Dependencies included in the .exe installer, but not in the


.msi installer: Windows RT

Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable Packages 2015 Windows tablets


Windows
Windows
7+
https://www.microsoft.com/en- Windows touch screens
us/download/details.aspx?id=52685
Dual monitors
.NET Framework 4.5.2

https://www.microsoft.com/en-
au/download/details.aspx?id=42642

0
iPad Pro+

iPad Air+ iPad mini is not recommended


iOS iOS 10.3+ due to screen size – but it is still
iPad 5th generation+ supported

iPad mini 2+

Kindle Fire (Fire OS)


*Device manufactured during 2015 or later with
minimum 1GB RAM free, 1Ghz processor, 1GB hard *The Android market has many
drive space free. device manufacturers, hardware
Android configurations and OS
Android customisations – it is not
5.0+ Android System WebView / Chromium 56+
“standardised” like iOS. As such
not all Android devices meeting
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.googl the minimum hardware and OS
e.android.webview&hl=en requirements are guaranteed to
be fully supported.

Equipment Minimum requirements

Display must measure 24.6 cm (9.5 inches) diagonally and support resolution of at least 1024 x
Screen
768 at 32,000 colours.

Headphones, earphones,
Headphones, earphones or earbuds are recommended for speaking and listening tests
earbuds

Microphone Microphone is required for speaking test

Physical keyboard (wired or wireless) is required for laptops and desktop computers.

Physical keyboard (wired or wireless) is optional for tablets (iOS and Android).
Keyboard
Note: An external keyboard is not necessary for successful interaction with online items when
students are responding to tests on iOS and Android tablets (although external keyboards for
tablets can still be used and are recommended for long form writing tasks)

Mouse, trackpad, touchpad or touch screen (iOS and Android) or other pointing device with
Pointing device
which the student is familiar.

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Browser Tests
Google Chrome is recommended for all tests, especially if a speaking component is
included.

Limited support is provided for Mozilla Firefox, Safari, Microsoft Edge. Each of these
browsers is compliant with the HTML5 standards used to create the speaking test, but as the
technology is new, they are unreliable. At the time of writing Google Chrome is the only
browser to fully and reliably support these technologies.

Note that it is not possible to deliver tests on any versions of Internet Explorer. This
was decided early in the Aptis platform migration project, as the only way this would have
been possible was to use Adobe Flash. Adobe annouced they were retiring Flash during the
project, and it has a number of security flaws which would put candidate data and test
content at risk.

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