Test Generator by Test Shop is an test creation and administration service. They use three different products to create and administer tests over the internet, a LAN, or on a single desktop. The tests are generated from question banks and they allow for several types of media for questions.

Test Generator provides a higher level of functionality than the other test administration alternatives. Their question categorization allows for significant labeling which helps in test generation.

Good Features:

• online components are inherently cross-platform
• easy question bank management
• email notification system for test administration
• hooks into Microsoft's Active Directory user authentication system
• administers pre-test and post-test feedback requests

Bad Features:

• $399 fee per license or a yearly fee
• Requires Windows-only desktop software for administrators
• security features are tied to Microsoft's Active Directory
• Test Generator Web service stores data on their servers, rather than the administrator's server

Missing Features

• does not allow for code to be submitted or graded by an external program
• does not allow for pictures to be submitted
• cannot categorize questions by class
• cannot categorize questions or generate tests by estimated time
• cross-platform question and test generation