Certified Associate

Hi there,

      I have been practicing Adobe InDesign cs6 on my friends pc for a long time. And i have planned to buy my own InDesign cc and planning to write Adobe Certified Associate exam. so what my question is i heard that in the part of the certification, Adobe will background check on how i used the software for a year. so what does that mean?. do i have to run the application on my name for one year before taking the exam? if yes is it mandatory to get the certification ?. please guide me..

thanks in advance