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==Features==
==Features==
Safe Exam Browser is a webbrowser-environment to carry out online-exams safely. The software changes any computer into a secure workstation. It regulates the access to any utilities and prevents students from using unauthorised resources.
Safe Exam Browser is a customised web browser that must be downloaded an installed on the computer that the student uses to attempt the quiz. The restrictions placed on students are similar to those in pop-up window case, but because Safe Exam Browser is software running on the student's computer, it can do a much more effective job of restricting their actions. If you select this option:


* Fullscreen mode (without any navigation elements)
        * Students will only be able to attempt the quiz if they are using Safe Exam Browser.
* Disabled actions (default):
        * The browser window will be fullscreen (without any navigation elements).
:  Close or leave the window the test unless submitted
        * The window cannot be closed until the test is submitted.
Shortcuts/Keys as Win, CTRL+ALT+DEL, ALT+F4, F1, CTRL+P, Printscreen, etc.
        * Shortcuts keys such as Win, Ctrl+Alt+Del, Alt+F4, F1, Ctrl+P, Printscreen, are disabled.
:  Right-click
        * Copy and paste, and the context menu, are disabled.
:  Switch to other applications (unless permitted)
        * Switching to other applications is disabled.
:  Surf the internet (unless permitted)
        * Surfing to other web sites is prohibited.
 
* Connection Ilias, Moodle


==Requirements==
==Requirements==

Revision as of 10:17, 3 May 2010

The Safe Exam Browser can work with Moodle to control what a student can do when in Moodle. It must be installed and enabled under the Experimental settings in Moodle. It is offered under a Mozilla Public License and uses C++ and JavaScript.

Features

Safe Exam Browser is a customised web browser that must be downloaded an installed on the computer that the student uses to attempt the quiz. The restrictions placed on students are similar to those in pop-up window case, but because Safe Exam Browser is software running on the student's computer, it can do a much more effective job of restricting their actions. If you select this option:

       * Students will only be able to attempt the quiz if they are using Safe Exam Browser.
       * The browser window will be fullscreen (without any navigation elements).
       * The window cannot be closed until the test is submitted.
       * Shortcuts keys such as Win, Ctrl+Alt+Del, Alt+F4, F1, Ctrl+P, Printscreen, are disabled.
       * Copy and paste, and the context menu, are disabled.
       * Switching to other applications is disabled.
       * Surfing to other web sites is prohibited.

Requirements

Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP

See also