Questions
Can Server-Side Testing run on Windows 95 or 98?
Can I make the test questions random?
Can I password protect my course?
Can I pre-register students using Server-Side Testing?
My company requires that when I register students I record their department information. How do I set up student registration for our specialized needs?
Is there any limit to the number of students that can take a course?
What are security features in WCB and Server-Side Testing?
Can I include an essay in a test?
Will the Server-Side Testing module affect the performance of our web server?
Will the Server-Side Testing module work with our existing database (e.g. PeopleSoft, Oracle, Informix, IBM)?
Do you use the LDAP login/authentication?
Do ReadyGo Web Course Builder and Server-Side Testing follow J2EE architecture?
What database is used for authoring and for Server-Side Testing?
What are your "canned" reporting capabilities? What report writing applications can be used to create and view reports based on the data you capture? What data do you capture that can be reported on and rolled-up?Answers
Can Server-Side Testing run on Windows 95 or 98? Answer
Server-Side Testing is written in C. It will run on any web server including Windows 95, 98, 2000, NT, and UNIX.
Can I make the test questions random?Answer
Yes, you must have installed Server-Side Testing to randomize test questions.
Can I password protect my course?Answer
If you have Server-Side Testing, you can optionally choose to include a password that students must enter before accessing the course.
Can I pre-register students using Server-Side Testing?Answer
You are unlimted in the number of students you can pre-register. You can add any number of students using the user registration feature (Testing & Tracking > User Registraion) in ReadyGo WCB. Alternatively, you can place any size student list in CSV format within the SST files on your server.
My company requires that when I register students I record their department information. How do I set up student registration for our specialized needs?Answer
Server-Side Testing supports up to 20 registration fields. The course developer can designate any name to the fields.
Is there any limit to the number of students that can take a course?Answer
WCB and Server-Side Testing does not limit the number of students that can take a course or to have their test scores saved. Any limitation is with your server hardware.
What are security features in WCB and Server-Side Testing?Answer
Just like with Word, Excel, or PowerPoint files, our .wct and .wcg files are secure as long as they are securely stored. Server-Side Testing provides a password protection feature. Additional security is provided by the web server that hosts your course and Server-Side Testing.
Can I include an essay in a test?Answer
ReadyGo tests support text entry questions. You should limit the size of your essay question length because of the following technical considerations.
- It is not safe to send text strings of over 1,000 characters using CGI scripts.
- MS Excel and Access type databases will only read strings of up to 256 characters.
Will the Server-Side Testing module affect the performance of our web server?Answer
Server-Side Testing is a small executable file (less then 100 KB) that will not affect server performance.
Will the Server-Side Testing module work with our existing database (e.g. PeopleSoft, Oracle, Informix, IBM)?Answer
Server-Side Testing creates a simple comma separated values (CSV) file that can be imported into any database or spreadsheet software.
Do you use the LDAP login/authentication?Answer
No, we do not use LDAP. There are several options for login:
- No password. The student just enters their name, and can self-register for a course.
- Single password for course. The student just enters their name and the password, and can self-register for the course.
- User is pre-registered. You create a CSV list of authorized student names and IDs. If the student is not in that list, their results are not stored.
Do ReadyGo Web Course Builder and Server-Side Testing follow J2EE architecture?Answer
We use a CGI written in ANSI-C (for portability). We have set it up so that it is very small (60KB), and can handle multiple simultaneous accesses.
What database is used for authoring and for Server-Side Testing?Answer
We do not use a database for course authoring or SST. The authoring is done using a stand-alone tool that resides on your PC, and we store the data as native format files, the same approach as Word or PowerPoint.
For Server-side Testing, we use some native file formats (ASCII-based) for the course setup information. All results are stored in comma-separated-variable ASCII files so that you can load them into your own database. By not requiring a database, we are not imposing more software on your system than is absolutely necessary.
What are your "canned" reporting capabilities? What report writing applications can be used to create and view reports based on the data you capture? What data do you capture that can be reported on and rolled-up?Answer
Our canned reporting includes a list of all registered students from which you can request all results for each student, you can sort the results by test (to see how the student base performed on the particular test). Additionally we have a grade book report. We store every submittal of results, so you can see if students resubmit multiple times. Since the data is stored as ASCII CSV files, you can easily import the data into a spreadsheet or database and create your own results. The data we capture is keyed off of the student ID.
When viewing the reports, you can sort the test results by any column. This also provides you with test statistics including number of students who took the test, the average score, etc.
We store score, number answered correctly, total number of test questions, date and time test was submitted, and the amount of time the student spent on each test page. For each question, we store the answer submitted by the student.