On-line Testing - How Does It Work?

What is an On-line Test?

• An on-line test is a test that is delivered to the User via the Internet. It is a "multiple-choice/numerical input" test that a User accesses via a Web Browser. The User writes the test and submit the test for instant evaluation.

1. What does an instructor need to do to use $online.exe?
   The instructor needs to:
   • generate a test file (.htm) with the use of a template.
   • generate a control file (.ctl) for the test.

2. What is $online.exe and what does it do?
   $online.exe resides on a server computer. Once $online.exe is invoked, it goes through a 7-step cycle automatically. Its job is:
   • deliver the on-line test to the User,
   • mark the submitted test,
   • log the marks.

   Click on the image below for an explanation of $online.exe. (Close all pop-up windows after use.)

   

3. How can I have access to $online.exe?
   Two options:
   1. You can run $online.exe on a server computer that is running O'Reilly's WebSite Web Server.
   2. Run it off my server for a pilot test.
   Send requests to Rosamaria Fong.

4. What are the options that $online.exe have?
   Let's explore the $online.exe Options.

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