Which action reduces the risk of technical disruptions during the exam?

• A. Close all background applications
• B. Increase desktop wallpaper resolution
• C. Enable multiple video streams
• D. Turn off the monitor

Answer: (A)

To reduce the risk of technical disruptions, free up system resources by closing all background applications. This ensures the exam software has more memory and CPU power available, and it minimizes the chances of other programs causing slowdowns, pop-up interrupts, or network congestion during the test.

The other actions can actually increase the risk. A higher desktop wallpaper resolution uses more graphics memory and processing, which can slow the system. Enabling multiple video streams adds bandwidth and CPU load, raising the chance of buffering or lag. Turning off the monitor doesn’t address software stability and could complicate the testing setup if the system or proctoring software expects the display to be active.