How to Build the Perfect AI Knowledge Base for an Exam
TL;DR
Upload your professor's lecture PDFs, slide decks, syllabus, problem sets, and any previous exam reviews. Order matters: the more your professor's exact phrasing is represented in the knowledge base, the more closely Lockdownify's answers will match the language of the actual exam.
Generic AI answers sound generic. AI answers grounded in your specific class materials sound like your professor — because they're literally pulling from your professor's wording. The setup takes 10 minutes and pays off for the whole semester.
Tier 1: Lectures and slides
Upload every lecture PDF, every slide deck, every recording transcript you can get. This is the primary source — the actual content the professor wants you to know, in the language they used.
Tier 2: Problem sets and homework
Especially solutions, if you have them. The way a professor solves a problem reveals the way they want you to solve a problem. Upload graded homework with their comments — Lockdownify learns your professor's specific terminology.
Tier 3: Previous exams and reviews
Practice midterms, past finals, exam reviews posted to the LMS. The questions a professor wrote before are an excellent predictor of the questions they'll write again.
Tier 4: Syllabus and topic list
The syllabus is shorter than people think but valuable — it tells the model which topics matter, which weeks they were covered, and how the professor categorized them.
What not to upload
Textbook chapters from publishers like Pearson or McGraw-Hill. Generic study guides from random websites. These dilute the signal — the more class-specific the materials, the more class-specific the answers.
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Sign up nowFrequently asked questions
How many files should I upload?
There's no upper limit. 10–30 files per class is typical for a well-prepared knowledge base.
Can I share my knowledge base with classmates?
No — every knowledge base is private to your account, encrypted at rest. You can re-share the source PDFs separately if you want.
Will Lockdownify get me caught?
No. Lockdownify is filtered out of every screen-capture pipeline at the operating-system level — before a single pixel is ever encoded. LockDown Browser, Honorlock, Proctorio, Zoom, Teams, and Meet all read the same OS frame buffer, and Lockdownify is excluded from it. We re-test against every major proctoring tool weekly. If you ever do get flagged, we refund your subscription and reimburse the exam fee.
What platforms does Lockdownify support?
macOS 13 Ventura and later, and Windows 10 and 11. Both desktop apps ship today.
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