1.5. Related Systems

Products that provide certain features of the Test Tool include:

Almost all of the features required for the Test Tool can be found in some form or another in the previously listed software but none of the software packages are exactly what the Test Tool is meant to be. The Test Tool program seeks to expand the functionality of the simpler programs and take out many of the unnecessary features of the more advanced testing tools. Among the features contained in the more sophisticated programs that can be simplified or removed are the long term grade keeping and the detailed statistical analysis.

The following subsections contain detailed comparisons of Test Tool and the five related programs listed above:

In addition to the individual product reviews there is a Feature Comparison Matrix which provides a list table listing all the collective features and each program that contains them.


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