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- Thanks for trying Exam Bank v.1.3!
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- WHAT YOU NEED TO DO TO GET STARTED
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- All Exam Bank files (including this one) must be located in
- the program directory, or the program will not run. That's
- the only way in the shareware world to make sure that all
- the files stay together.
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- EXAM BANK must open ten or more files at one time. The
- DOS default allows only eight files open at one time. The number
- of open files allowable may be changed by locating a file called
- (exactly) CONFIG.SYS in the ROOT directory of your BOOT disk
- (Drive A for floppy disk users, or Drive C if you have a hard
- disk. Although some of your software may run without a
- CONFIG.SYS file, one is required for this program.
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- Modify your CONFIG.SYS file, if necessary, to include the
- line:
- FILES = 15
- (or a larger number)
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- A CONFIG.SYS file containing only the line 'FILES = 15' is
- included on the EXAM BANK disk for your convenience. If you
- don't have this file on your boot disk, you may copy this
- one to the ROOT directory of your BOOT disk. It is not
- needed in the same directory as the program files.
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- Your computer's performance may improve if your CONFIG.SYS
- file also contains the line:
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- BUFFERS=15
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- although this is not absolutely necessary to run the program.
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- If this is confusing to you, get someone who is comfortable
- with computers to help you set up your CONFIG.SYS file.
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- Reboot your computer after you have made these changes.
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- FILL-IN-THE-BLANKS QUESTIONS
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- A registered user of Exam Bank has suggested the addition
- of fill-in-the-blanks questions as an option. That
- capability has already existed, although we didn't
- previously show any examples.
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- To make a fill-in-the-blanks question, just select write-
- short answer. Write the question using the underline for
- the blank. It will look something like this:
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- Question -
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- The _______________ is the highest executive office of the
- Dutch Republic.
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- Key Elements In Answer -
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- stadholder
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- Number of lines for student - (Enter < 1 > for proper
- question spacing.
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- That's all you need to do. Three questions of this
- type have been added to the short answer question file
- to illustrate how this works.
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- HARD DISK USERS NOTE!!!!!
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- A few persons have reported the program bombing out when
- they attempted to set it up on their hard disk. The reason
- was that the data subdirectory did not exist at the time
- Exam Bank was started. The program is not coded to set up
- the subdirectory if it doesn't already exist, so if you
- specify a non-existent sub directory, the program quits and
- dumps you back to DOS with an error message.
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- The error message has now been made specific so that
- there will be no confusion. You should, however, set
- up your data subdirectory with the 'make directory' command
- prior to starting Exam Bank if you wish to put your data
- on the hard disk. (MD C:\EBDATA for example).
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- Then start EB from within the PROGRAM sub-directory and all
- is well. You only have to set up the subdirectory once.
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- This does not apply to persons storing their data files on
- floppy disks without subdirectories.
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- PRINTING A MANUAL
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- While in the program directory, turn your printer on and
- type PRMANUAL <Enter>. The Exam Bank manual (about
- 25 pages) will be printed.
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- RUNNING THE PROGRAM
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- You should as a minimum read the "Jump Start" page of
- the manual before running the program. Then, while in the
- program directory, type EB <Enter>.
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- REGISTRATION
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- Show your support for writers of quality shareware programs
- by registering your copy. While in the program directory,
- turn your printer on and type REGISTER <Enter> to print a
- registration form. A fee of $40 is requested from
- individuals who use this program in their work. School
- registrations are $70 for schools with enrollments less
- than 2000 students, and $100 for schools with more than 2000
- students. School registrations entitle all faculty to use
- Exam Bank without further payment, and provide the same
- benefits for upgrades and future releases from Education
- Software.
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- SHARE THE PROGRAM WITH OTHERS
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- Please share complete copies of Exam Bank with your
- colleagues in the field of education.
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- Thanks
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- Jess Kitchens
- Education Software
- P. O. Box 64205
- Sunnyvale, CA 94088
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