What To Expect When Taking Your Drupal Acquia Exams

1. Make sure you download this in advance and ensure it can be started successfully on your machine. You’ll also have the opportunity to confirm your camera and audio are working correctly with the software. We’ve had challenges with camera compatibility in older MacBooks before.

2. Hardware-wise, you’ll need a suitable PC or Mac with a camera so you can be watched - a laptop is ideal because you’ll have a camera built-in and can move around to find the best place to take an exam.

3. Think ahead to where you will be taking the exam - you’ll need to select a location that’s quiet and free from distractions for a few hours. More importantly, make sure it’s well lit with no shadows from sunlight coming through a window. The Sentinel software employs facial recognition which can fail if the lighting is poor.

4. The Sentinel facial recognition check is for the biometrics data that is recorded before the test - this is stored for the future. If sufficient time has passed since your previous exam, or your appearance has changed (such as a new beard or hairstyle) the facial recognition may fail.  For Paul, this required contacting Kryterion support to reset the biometric data. We'll leave it to you to decide whether Paul grew a beard or simply aged badly. 

5. Before you begin you’ll need to remove any headphones, earphones/AirPods, in-ear electronics etc. that could be feeding answers into your head. Likewise, hats, beanies, sweatbands or anything that can obscure the visibility of your ears must be removed before exam time.