
Test Proctor Performance
Thursday, March 13th, 2008We’ve made a few changes to the test proctor recently, so that it’s faster and smoother, especially on systems like limited bandwidth.
With a few schools we’ve worked with recently, this has become a major problem. Even though our demos run full-speed-ahead, the school has their network set up properly, and everyone can log into their PassMath accounts, when dozens of students start their tests in the computer lab at the exact same time, the Internet bandwidth requirements at that moment are enormous.
We’ve done several things to reduce that load, and to make the tests run smoother even in “difficult” network conditions: