The exam above is the real candidate environment, running live in your browser. Below: what an exam simulator is, how proctoring works, and how a proctored sitting differs from practice.
An exam simulator is software that reproduces the conditions of a real certification or licensing exam: the same timer, the same question navigator, and the same flag-for-review and scoring behaviour. Candidates practise under test-day pressure instead of reading notes. The exam above is a live simulator, not a video or a screenshot: answer a question, flag one, watch the clock, and submit it.
A simulator is not the same thing as a quiz tool. The point is fidelity. If the practice environment behaves differently from the real exam, candidates spend their first ten minutes on test day learning the interface instead of answering questions.
Proctoring verifies that the person sitting the exam is who they claim to be, and that they sit it under the rules. CandidatesPrep verifies identity with a photo ID check and face match, locks the screen for the duration of the sitting, and watches for tab switches, copy-paste, and second screens. The whole session is recorded, and anything unusual is flagged for a human to review afterwards.
That last part matters more than the detection itself. A flag is not a verdict. It is evidence attached to a timestamp. When a result is questioned, the recording and the flag log are already on file, which is what makes a contested pass or fail defensible.
No. Exams run in a standard web browser on the candidate's own device. There is no desktop client to install, no plugin, and no separate lockdown browser to distribute and support, which is usually the step that generates the most candidate support tickets on exam day.
Both use the identical exam interface. The difference is supervision and what the result is worth.
| Aspect | Proctored exam | Unproctored practice exam |
|---|---|---|
| Purpose | A real sitting that counts: certification, licensing, recertification | Rehearsal: build stamina and confidence before test day |
| Identity check | Photo ID and face-match verification before the exam starts | None; the candidate just starts |
| Supervision | AI or live proctoring for the whole sitting | Unsupervised |
| Screen controls | Screen lock, plus tab-switch, copy-paste and second-screen detection | None |
| Session recording | Full recording, with flagged moments queued for review | Not recorded |
| Timer and navigation | Same timer, question navigator and flag-for-review | Same timer, question navigator and flag-for-review |
| Result | Counts toward a certificate you can issue and defend | Practice score and answer review only |
You have just seen what a candidate sees. The other half is the trainer console: the question bank, bulk enrolment, live proctoring, and the analytics behind every result. Walk through the trainer console, see how each industry uses it, or check what is included.