Why disable the VPN before the exam?

• A. It can improve network speed.
• B. It is unnecessary.
• C. It can impact the performance of the exam delivery software.
• D. It can reveal your personal data.

Answer: (C)

Disabling the VPN is important because the exam delivery software and proctoring system rely on a direct, stable connection to the testing server. A VPN can route traffic through remote networks, add extra encryption, and traverse firewalls, which often introduces latency, jitter, or dropped packets that can disrupt real-time software, streaming, or identity checks. While a VPN protects privacy in general, it can interfere with how the exam platform communicates and validates your session, potentially degrading performance or causing the delivery to fail. The other options aren’t as accurate: VPNs don’t typically speed up connections, and the requirement isn’t about revealing personal data; the issue is the impact on software performance and reliability.