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Welcome to our web testing project page. We've come up with examples of some features of our testing engine. Our tests are internet based but the samples we've developed are not based on sessions with the web server. Instead the whole test is downloaded to your computer's memory including the JavaScript performing all test manipulation activity. You take the test and when it needs to be graded it contacts the server and your answers get uploaded and graded.
Our different quizzes illustrate the different features of our system which can easily be configured by the test creator. Here is the list of tests and what each illustrates:
Our tests are actual quizzes about the subject in the category title. With our program you can create as many categories and tests per category as you want.
What we are actually testing with our download is how to make internet tests secure in the classroom. We feel that using properly configured kiosk systems is the answer.
When taking these quizzes, you should not be able to obtain a list of questions or our source code using only your keyboard or mouse. You should not be able to find this information in the computer's cache after the test is taken. You may be able to do things with the task manager, since its not disabled in our demo, but in a real testing environment it must always be turned off.
To effectively test the kiosk mode, your keyboard must be properly disabled. To do this, you must download a small executable C-Tests.exe.
Place this program on your desktop. Double-click to enter our testing system. Select a subject and take the quiz. Each quiz consists of no more than ten questions. Besides actual quiz material each topic is meant to illustrate some of the features that can easily be created using our system. On most keyboards, you should have practically everything but the ctrl-alt-key disabled while taking the tests. There are a lot of internet keyboards out there, and you might find some special keys available. If need be, we can work with your equipment to disable any special keys you might have.
The executable is needed to place the browser in the kiosk mode and disable the keys that interfere with secure testing. This is equivalent to the full screen mode with practically all exits disabled. For this demo the ctrl-alt-del key can still get the task manager and end the test or be used to cheat. In the classroom the task manager can be easily disabled with either a policy or by setting a registry key, making it impossible to anything in windows but finish taking the test.
The downloaded test is not cached. After you quit the test, no part of the main script or test questions can be recovered from the Temporary Internet Files or the Content.ie5 folders. We realize that anything downloaded can be grabbed, but the only way to get our code or the downloaded test is to load a capture program on your terminal prior to taking the test. Generally the classroom computers have enough security restrictions to keep this from happening.
To have the test operate efficiently, test images are always cached. This normally is not a problem, but if need be, we can run a program to clear the caches after taking the test to keep anyone from acquiring or viewing your test images.