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- Sample Q&ASA Database
-
- This file must be compiled with Q&ASA's database compiler Q&AC.EXE, which
- will create the file SAMPLE.Q&A.
-
- This sample database contains questions and answers about Q&ASA.
-
- A Q&ASA database may contain any of the following options. Any line
- not part of one of the following options is considered to be a comment,
- which is why this explanatory text may appear here.
-
- Q= question on following lines, terminated by a blank line or
- another option.
- A= answer on following lines, terminated by a blank line or
- another option.
- N= quiz name is on next line.
- M= macro definition on following lines, terminated by a blank
- line or another option.
- T= time allowed is on next line in the format HH:MM:SS.
- C= clear NOT allowed. No additional lines.
- S= lock in sequential mode (user cannot change mode). No additional
- lines.
- R= lock in random mode (user cannot change mode). No additional
- lines.
- F= output score filename is on next line (no score recording
- if omitted).
- W= assign weighting. Weight appears as an integer on the next line.
- This weight will be used for all questions following until and
- unless another weight is assigned.
- D= disable display of correct answers if answer is incorrect. No
- additional lines.
-
- In this sample database, questions are weighted by type as follows:
- multiple-choice 1 point each
- true/false (yes/no) 2 points each
- fill-in 3 points each
-
- Again, note that comments are just about free-form. Place them anywhere
- except between option keywords and their termination. Q&AC will discard
- all comment text as it compiles this file, so you are not penalized for
- commenting your databases.
-
- The sample database configuration follows....
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-
- Set the time limit to 10 minutes.
- T=
- 10:00
-
- Name the database. This name is displayed in Q&ASA's main window.
- N=
- Q&ASA Sample Database
-
- Specify a score file. If it already exists, score data will be appended.
- Otherwise, a new file will be created using this name.
- F=
- sample.scr
-
- These are the 'true' and 'false' macro definitions...
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-
- M=
- $TRUE$
- True
- T
- Yes
- Y
-
- M=
- $FALSE$
- False
- F
- No
- N
-
- The first question follows, with a weight of 3.
- -----------------------------------------------
-
- W=
- 3
-
- Q=
- Fill-in:
-
- Q&ASA requires a maximum of _____ bytes of memory.
-
- A=
- 126K
- 126000
- 126,000
-
- Now the weighting is changed to 1 before multiple-choice questions.
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-
- W=
- 1
-
- Q=
- Multiple-choice:
-
- How many questions and answers can typically be put in a Q&ASA database?
-
- A. 100
- B. Limited by disk space
- C. 3000
- D. All of the above
- E. None of the above
-
- A=
- C. 3000
- C
- 3000
- 3K
-
- Q=
- Multiple-choice:
-
- How does Q&ASA determine the correct answer?
-
- 1. It knows the answers
- 2. By scanning the list of answers in the database and scoring
- "correct" if your answer matches any of them.
- 3. By reading your mind
- A=
- 2. By scanning the list of answers in the database
- By checking for matches.
- 2
- Scanning
- Matching
-
- Q=
- Multiple-choice:
-
- What will Q&ASA do if my question won't fit in the 15 screen
- lines provided?
-
- 1. Crash
- 2. Truncate the question
- 3. Display the question in 'pages'
- A=
- 2. Truncate the question (actually done by Q&AC)
- 2
- truncate
-
- Q=
- Multiple-choice:
-
- Can Q&ASA assign a "weight" to each question?
-
- a. Yes, provided the total weight adds up to 100.
- b. No.
- c. Yes, without restriction.
- A=
- c. Yes, without restriction.
- c
-
- Change the weight to 2 for "true/false".
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- W=
- 2
-
- Q=
- True/False:
-
- Is there a way to limit the time allowed to answer all questions?
- A=
- $TRUE$
-
- And back to 1 again for multiple-choice.
- ----------------------------------------
-
- W=
- 1
-
- Q=
- Multiple-choice:
-
- How does Q&ASA save the score?
-
- 1. By appending the score information to the file "Q&ASA.SCR".
- 2. It creates a score file defined by the "File/Load" command.
- 3. By appending the score to the file defined in the database.
- 4. Both 1 and 2 above.
- 5. None of the above.
- A=
- 3. By appending the score to the file defined in the database.
- 3
-
- W=
- 2
-
- Q=
- True/False
-
- Can I skip questions without answering them and come back to them later?
- A=
- $TRUE$
-
- W=
- 1
-
- Q=
- Multiple-choice:
-
- How does Q&ASA locate my database?
-
- 1. It searches the whole disk
- 2. It searches the current directory
- 3. It searches the directory specified in the "File/Load" command.
- A=
- 3. It searches the directory specified by "File/Load"
- 3
-
- Q=
- Multiple-choice:
-
- How does Q&ASA locate its HELP file?
- 1. It searches the whole disk.
- 2. It searches the current directory.
- 3. It searches the directory specified by the "File/Load" command.
- 4. It searches all of the directories given by the PATH variable.
- 5. It will ask for the directory if it cannot find the file.
- 6. Both 2 and 4 above
- 7. 2, 4, and 5 above
- 8. All of the above
- A=
- 7. It searches the current directory, then the PATH, then asks.
- 7
-
- W=
- 2
-
- Q=
- True/False
-
- The name of the database definition file must end with ".Q&A".
-
- A=
- No. It CANNOT end with ".Q&A". The Q&AC compiler uses this extension!
- $FALSE$
-
- W=
- 1
-
- Q=
- Multiple-choice:
-
- The number of correct answers that I can give for a question is
-
- A. Two
- B. Five
- C. Unlimited
- D. Limited by available memory, but essentially unlimited.
- A=
- D. Limited by available memory
- D
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- W=
- 2
-
- Q=
- True/False
-
- Can Q&ASA handle an essay question?
- A=
- No. Scoring an essay question would require language interpretation.
- $FALSE$
-
- W=
- 1
-
- Q=
- Multiple-choice:
-
- Which of the answers given in the database does Q&ASA display as correct
- if I answer incorrectly?
-
- 1. All of them
- 2. The last one
- 3. The first one
- A=
- 3. The first one
- First
- 3
-
- W=
- 2
-
- Q=
- True/False
-
- Does Q&ASA regard case ("A/a") in an answer as significant?
- A=
- $FALSE$
-
- W=
- 1
-
- Q=
- Multiple-choice:
-
- What will Q&ASA do if I put tabs in my database?
-
- 1. It will crash
- 2. It will expand them using 8-column tab stops
- 3. It will convert them to blanks
- A=
- 2. Q&AC will expand them using 8-column tab stops.
- 2
- expand
-
- Q=
- Multiple-choice:
-
- How does Q&ASA locate the question/answer tags (Q=, A=) in the database?
-
- 1. It looks at the first character of each line
- 2. It looks for those characters alone on a line
- 3. It assumes 7-line spacing
- A=
- 2. It looks for those characters alone on a line
- 2
-
- W=
- 2
-
- Q=
- True/False
-
- Is Q&ASA public domain?
-
- A=
- NO! Q&ASA is SHAREWARE. You are expected to register and pay for its use.
- $FALSE$
-
- W=
- 1
-
- Q=
- Multiple-choice
-
- What if I want to change the database file?
-
- 1. You may change it any time you wish.
- 2. You must recompile it using Q&AC.
- 3. You cannot change the database.
- A=
- 2. You must recompile it using Q&AC.
- 2
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- W=
- 2
-
- Q=
- True/False
-
- If I type the database to the screen using the DOS command
- "type filename.q&a", can I see the answers?
-
- A=
- No, the database is encrypted for just this reason.
- $FALSE$
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- End of sample database.....
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