{"id":3036,"date":"2012-09-14T14:27:33","date_gmt":"2012-09-14T14:27:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.snapsurveys.com\/?page_id=3036"},"modified":"2025-11-19T12:10:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T12:10:19","slug":"technical-specifications","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.snapsurveys.com\/survey-software\/technical-specifications\/","title":{"rendered":"Technical Specifications"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Snap XMP<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Snap XMP Online (for respondents and researchers)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>JavaScript-enabled browser such as Chrome, Safari, Edge or Firefox<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Snap XMP Desktop (and Network edition)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Windows 11 or 10<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Windows Server 2012 or later required for network edition<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>JavaScript-enabled browser such as Chrome, Safari, Edge or Firefox<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A modern PC with at least 250MB of spare disk space<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Server install requires 400MB on server and 25MB on clients<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Data import\/export via Triple-S, SPSS SAV, CSV, TSV, ODBC<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Snap XMP Scanning (Snap Desktop)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Requires an ISIS compatible scanner, or a scanner able to produce TIFF or PDF images<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Disk space of 50-150kb per side for scanned pages<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Snap XMP Offline Interviewer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Apple iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch devices running iOS15 or later<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Android tablets or smartphones running version 5.1 or later<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Amazon Kindle Fire HD tablets running OS5 or later<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Windows based laptops, tablets and kiosks running Windows 11 or 10<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An Internet connection is required to synchronise surveys and data<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Application uses 1024 bit RSA encryption to store data on mobile devices&nbsp;(AttachIt requires device level encryption)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Snap XMP Online (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.snapsurveys.com\/survey-software\/on-premises\/\">On-Premises<\/a>)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Windows Server 2019 or later running IIS, matching Microsoft\u2019s minimum requirements, plus an additional 2GB memory<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SQL Server 2016 or later, matching Microsoft\u2019s minimum requirements<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Further resources will be determined by load levels and usage profiles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For both security and reliability, Snap Surveys recommends using hardware, operating systems and software which are in support by their respective manufacturers. The use of end of life systems may result in some Snap features being unavailable, and support of those systems may also be limited.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Capacity Management \u2013 Snap XMP<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Questions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>65,000 questions\/variables per survey<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2,000 answer codes per question<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>10,000 characters per literal response<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1,000 characters for question and code labels<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Categories of question response \u2013 Valid, No Reply, Not Asked and Errors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Data entry<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>100,000 responses per survey. (100 million with DBX extension)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2,000,000 characters per response<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tables<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Maximum size table of 2,000 rows by 2,000 columns<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1000 characters for definition of analysis, break or filter field<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Snap Online Subscription Service<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>100,000 responses for anonymous surveys<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Database of 100,000 for invites\/ logins (40,000\/upload)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Up to 20,000 email invitations per survey per day<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>10MB attachment limit per question<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>200 pages in Analysis reports<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Our data centres use AES cryptography for Data at Rest Encryption<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Snap reserves the right to apply service limits to provide a fair and reliable service for all users<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Legacy Products \u2013 Snap 11<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Snap Professional (and Network edition)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Windows 10, 8.x, 7<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Windows Server 2008 or later required for network edition<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>JavaScript-enabled browser such as Chrome, Firefox or Internet Explorer 8 or later<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A modern PC with at least 250MB of spare disk space<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Server install requires 400MB on server and 25MB on clients<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Data import\/export via Triple-S, SPSS SAV, CSV, TSV, ODBC<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Snap Scanning (in addition to Snap Professional)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Requires an ISIS compatible scanner, or a scanner able to produce TIFF or PDF images<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Disk space of 50-150kb per side for scanned pages<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Snap Mobile Anywhere<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Apple iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch running iOS8 or later<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Android tablets or smartphones running version 4.4 or later<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Amazon Kindle Fire OS4 or later<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Windows based laptops, tablets and kiosks running Windows 10, 8.x (x86\/x64, not RT), 7, with Microsoft Internet Explorer version 8 or later<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An Internet connection is required to synchronise surveys and data<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Application uses 1024 bit RSA encryption to store data on mobile devices (AttachIt requires device level encryption)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Feature availability is dependent on device support.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a name=\"o111ts\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Snap WebHost Server installation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Windows Server 2008 R2 or later<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Microsoft IIS V7.0 or later<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2.0Ghz+ Dual Core processor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4GB of memory<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>100GB RAID drive<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Snap WebHost Subscription Service (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Software_as_a_service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SaaS<\/a>)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Our data centres use AES cryptography for Data at Rest Encryption<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Capacity Management<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Questions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>65,000 questions\/variables per survey<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2,000 answer codes per question<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>10,000 characters per literal response<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1,000 characters for question and code labels<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Categories of question response \u2013 Valid, No Reply, Not Asked and Errors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Data entry<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>100,000 responses per survey. 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