At least in Algeria, they only did it during 2-3 hours of the day when the tests were taken.

> It published a timetable of the shutdown schedule: three one-hour blackouts, coinciding with the first hour of each baccalaureate exam, on Wednesday, and two each on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday.

Text books are still used in many parts of the world and all the course material are covered by those prescribed text books.

How to study during an exam? I think you'd be taking it, not studying.

with a book? Or notes from class? Asking someone educated on the topic?

You're not serious, are you? Books? Notebooks? Even downloading to your reading device? Screenshots if everything else fails?

You forgot that papers and pens ceased to work the second laptops showed up because that's how technology works.

Some people on this site are just idiots and need note-taking apps for a "productivity boost", whereas I can go to the store with a written list of everything I need. They think everyone should be hamstrung the same way they are.