1.5 Related Systems



Available commercial systems that provide functionality comparable to the Test Tool include
These systems offer a variety of different approaches to the development, creation and administering of tests. Each system provides tools for basic question building and exam generation and an assortment of other features. While these systems are usable for a wide range of disciplines they are generally incumbered by a profuseness of features. A goal for Test Tool is to create a product more specific to testing with computer related subjects. Additional goals include providing the end-user with the following:

a.  more flexibility, speed and ease with question building process;
b.  additional control and options for generating exams and administering the exams;
c.  increased capabilities for test administrators to govern the level of access to outside resources of test takers.

It is also a goal of the Test Tool development team to allow the Test Tool product and code to be available to the public.

A detailed review of each related tool follows in these subsections:
Following these reviews, a summary of the features is provided in a feature comparison matrix.


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