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- This is an introduction to the TEST series of programs.
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- This message will be shown
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- This message will be shown
- at the end of the session
- if your score was between
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- Welcome to the TEST series of programs.
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- This is a brief introduction to the programs.
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- This is a NOTICE, not a QUESTION.
- The prompt asks you to press Enter to continue.
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- What you write here will not be seen on the screen, but the line counts
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- The programs are intended to be used as
- learning aids, and as a method of keeping
- track of the student's progress.
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- Program List
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- TRAIN.EXE - Intended for training purposes, flags incorrect
- answers and shows an optional comment/explanation.
- Question are presented again until the answer is correct.
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- TEST.EXE - Intended for testing purposes, accepts a valid
- answer and scores it without giving feedback on it.
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- TDEBUG.EXE - An aid in the producing of testing material.
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- TENCODE.EXE - Encripts testing material. Encripting is optional.
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- THELP - Memory resident help, can be used with most editors.
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- TEDIT - A small editor with cut and paste capabilities.
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- XCOL - Temorarily changes screen colors.
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- Test and training material can be easily
- prepared with any word processor that can
- produce an ASCII file.
- ASCII stands for American Standard Computer
- Information Interchange, and most editors
- can store files in this format.
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- Sometime they call it PLAIN TEXT FORMAT, or
- DOS FORMAT. Refer to the documentation of
- your word processor for specific instructions.
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- TEST and TRAIN are very easy to use.
- After asking for the name of the test to run
- and the test taker information, they start
- presenting the material.
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- When the session is over, an evaluation message
- tied to the final score can be shown.
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- Both programs produce a file containing the
- name of the test taker, date, name of the test,
- score, answers given and time spent on each question.
- Groups of questions can also be timed together.
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- This is your first question.
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- It is a TRUE/FALSE question. Notice the prompt.
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- Question : The prompt is asking you for a T(rue) of F(alse) response.
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- Since the only way to see this message is answer F for False, it follows
- that it was True that the prompt was as described.
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- Twenty screen lines are available for each question.
- The lines can be all dedicated to the question itself,
- or can be split between the question and an optional
- explanation.
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- The explanation is shown by the TRAIN program when the
- answer given is incorrect.
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- This is a Yes or No Question:
- If you intend to use a file ONLY for TESTING, is there any
- purpose in using some of the lines for explanations ?
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- Explanations are shown only by the TRAIN program, therefore they will
- never appear on the screen while using TEST.
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- Time for a multiple choice question.
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- The program can adjust to any question
- whose answer is one of the following:
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- A) True/False,
- B) Yes/No,
- C) 1, 2 or 3,
- D) A,B,C,D or E
- E) All of the above, plus Notices.
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- The program will adjust the prompt to the type of question
- encountered, by reading the question header.
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- The result file created by the program will be named as follows:
- File name : Up to 6 letters from the last name, followed by
- letters from the first name and the middle initial,
- for a total of 8 characters.
- Extension : The file extension is .RES
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- If no name is entered, the file is named NONAME.RES
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- Question : The result file for Mr. Frank J. Smith is named:
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- 1) SMITHFRJ.RES
- 2) SMITHFJ.RES
- 3) RESULT.FJS
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- Review the question.
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- This was a quick and simple introduction to the TEST series of
- programs. The file DOC.TST is a more complete presentation in
- test format. To run it, enter
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- TRAIN DOC
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- To receive the latest version of a registered copy, please
- send $11.88 to:
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- Frank Lendaro
- P.O.Box 1021
- Douglas, AK 99824 USA
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- Write for company and corporate rates.
- Add $1.00 for 3.5" format. Price includes standard shipping charges.
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- *- - - ------------ <<< IMPORTANT : End the test with a MINUS '-' sign !!!!