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CHAPTER 1
I N T R O D U C T I O N
INTRODUCTION Quiz Master 5.0
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1.1 DISCLAIMER - AGREEMENT
Users of Quiz Master must accept this disclaimer of
warranty: " Quiz Master is supplied as is. The author disclaims
all warranties, expressed or implied, including, without
limitation, the warranties of merchantability and of fitness for
any purpose. The author assumes no liability for damages, direct
or consequential, which may result from the use of Quiz Master."
Quiz Master is a "shareware program" and is provided at no
charge to the user for evaluation. Feel free to share it with
your friends, but please do not give it away altered or as part
of another system. The essence of "user-supported" software is
to provide personal computer users with quality software without
high prices, and yet to provide incentive for programmers to
continue to develop new products. If you find this program
useful and find that you are using Quiz Master and continue to
use Quiz Master after a reasonable trial period, you must make a
registration payment of $49.95 to Hallandales Inc. The $49.95
registration fee will license one copy for use on any one
computer at any one time. You must treat this software just like
a book. An example is that this software may be used by any
number of people and may be freely moved from one computer
location to another, so long as there is no possibility of it
being used at one location while it's being used at another. Just
as a book cannot be read by two different persons at the same
time.
Commercial users of Quiz Master must register and pay for
their copies of Quiz Master within 30 days of first use or their
license is withdrawn. Site-License arrangements may be made by
contacting Hallandales Inc..
Anyone distributing Quiz Master for any kind of remuneration
must first contact Hallandales Inc. at the address on manual
cover page for authorization. This authorization will be
automatically granted to distributors recognized by the (ASP) as
adhering to its guidelines for shareware distributors, and such
distributors may begin offering Quiz Master immediately (However
Hallandales Inc. must still be advised so that the distributor
can be kept up-to-date with the latest version of Quiz Master.).
You are encouraged to pass a copy of Quiz Master along to
your friends for evaluation. Please encourage them to register
their copy if they find that they can use it. All registered
users will receive a copy of the latest version of the Quiz
Master system.
See Appendix B, Registering Quiz Master for more information.
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1.2 DEFINITION OF SHAREWARE
Shareware distribution gives users a chance to try software
before buying it. If you try a Shareware program and continue
using it, you are expected to register. Individual programs
differ on details -- some request registration while others
require it, some specify a maximum trial period. With
registration, you get anything from the simple right to continue
using the software to an updated program with printed manual.
Copyright laws apply to both Shareware and commercial
software, and the copyright holder retains all rights, with a few
specific exceptions as stated below. Shareware authors are
accomplished programmers, just like commercial authors, and the
programs are of comparable quality. (In both cases, there are
good programs and bad ones!) The main difference is in the method
of distribution. The author specifically grants the right to copy
and distribute the software, either to all and sundry or to a
specific group. For example, some authors require written
permission before a commercial disk vendor may copy their
Shareware.
Shareware is a distribution method, not a type of software.
You should find software that suits your needs and pocketbook,
whether it's commercial or Shareware. The Shareware system makes
fitting your needs easier, because you can try before you buy.
And because the overhead is low, prices are low also. Shareware
has the ultimate money-back guarantee -- if you don't use the
product, you don't pay for it.
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1.3 WHAT IS IT?
Quiz Master is an examination preparation software program,
but what is that? To answer that question let's get down to
basics. How do we normally prepare an exam?
To prepare an exam we have to perform the following steps :
1. Copy or compose and assemble a group of questions.
2. Pick and choose the questions to be part of the exam.
3. Type them up in the proper order and produce an answer key.
4. Make multi-copies with a copy machine.
5. Repeat steps 1 through 4 every time we need a new exam.
The first thing we can do to alleviate this monumental task
is to use a computer. The computer loaded with a word processor
helps us with step 1. We can enter the questions once, keep them
on disk and have instant access to them. Steps 2 & 3 are still
laborious tasks, because we must move and copy data to bring the
selected questions together, plus we still have to produce an
answer key. If we add a printer, the computer can take care of
step 4.
This is all very well but what happens if we want to give
the same exam to the same group, but mix up the questions and
answers so the exams are not all laid out the same. The word
processor helps a little, but doing anything special really
requires a lot of work.
What can we do now to lessen our burden? We have the
computer, we have the word processor, we have the printer, but
the one most important tool is missing.
That tool is Quiz Master !
What does Quiz Master do to help with steps 2, 3 ?
Using our word processor we can enter Multiple-Choice,
Essay, Fill-in or True-False questions and answers into what we
call Question Banks. With each question bank we can Categorize
up to 999 questions into 17 different groups. Once a question
bank is entered, Quiz Master does the rest. (If you already have
questions on a computer system, these can be used to build a
question bank, there is no need to retype.)
With Quiz Master we can actually make up and print an exam
in minutes! Questions can be in any order, chosen randomly or
manually from 1 or more question banks and print 1 or more copies
with the questions shuffled and the answers scrambled. And last
but not least it prints our Answer Key!
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1.4 FEATURES
Quiz Master is quick and easy to use and comes packed with
the following features:
Quick and Easy printing of exams with answer keys.
Choose questions randomly or manually.
Mix questions chosen from up to 10 question banks. This means you
can make up a final exam from all your subject areas.
Create your own question banks, using your own favorite word
processor.
Exam length can vary from 1 to 400 questions from each Question
Bank for virtually unlimited exam size (4000).
Question banks can hold up to 999 questions.
Each question bank can support up to 17 categories.
View questions and answers on screen.
Scramble multiple choice answers while printing.
Students can no longer memorize questions numbers and
answers and get a good grade.
Shuffle questions so they print out of order. On multiple copies
prints a different exam with answer key.
Supports Multiple-choice, true/false, fill-in or essay type
questions.
Speed has increased by more than 100 times, using our exclusive
new search and find method.
Help has been added extensively throughout the program, actually
eliminating the use of a manual.
Totally NEW look and structure, pull down menus, pop-up windows
for a true user friendly environment.
Save an exam to disk for later retrieval and printing.
Printer install feature to install any printer or set-up, HP
LASER, HP JET set-ups included, along with many others.
Prints an exam to the hard disk for editing and printing with a
word processor, or desk top publishing program.
Full MOUSE support for MicroSoft Mouse or Compatible. Point and
shoot makes exam preparation even easier.
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1.5 TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS
QUIZ MASTER is a compiled TURBO PASCAL program using the
following system requirements:
IBM PC, XT, AT, PS 2, 386 (or compatible) with either high
density (1.2 Meg or 1.4 Meg) double disk drives or a hard disk.
A hard drive is recommended. 512K RAM and MSDOS 2.2 or greater
is required. Using the program also requires a printer and a
word processing program capable of producing an Ascii Text File
(see Appendix A).
1.6 THE PROGRAM AND THE MANUAL
Both the QUIZ MASTER program and manual are designed to be
easy to use even for beginning computer users.
The order of the program menu and the order of this manual
follow the order of steps you will need to install the program on
your computer, create your Question Bank(s) and print exams.
Hard Drive users; all references are made to the C: drive, if
you are using drive D: or E: please substitute.
A word about the <Enter> key. When the manual indicates Type:
ENTRY we assume that the <ENTER> key is to be pressed after you
key in the entry. So always press the <Enter> key after an entry.
1.7 HELP & ERROR MESSAGES
Valuable on-screen help is available to you throughout the
program. Look at the bottom of each screen for the help key, or
look on the menus for the "Help" topic. There is extensive on
screen help virtually eliminating the need for the manual once
you become acquainted with Quiz Master.
You will find the error messages in this system both
friendly and helpful. If you make an entry error (one that is
not accepted by the system), your computer will beep and display
a message window explaining the error.
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1.8 USING THE KEYBOARD & MOUSE
In all our programs, we want you to be able to learn the
system quickly and easily without any frustrations. We have
designed our programs so all you have to do is highlight and pick
what you need to do with very little keyboard entry. For this, we
highly recommend a mouse. Quiz Master is compatible with
MicroSoft or MicroSoft Compatible mouse systems.
You can select menu topics 3 different ways.
1. Move the highlight bar with the right, left, up, or down arrow
keys and press <ENTER> at the highlighted topic.
2. Press the highlighted capitol letter for your selection. Eg.
to select "Random Question Selection" just press the <R> key.
3. Use a mouse to highlight the selected topic, and press the
left button. The mouse set-up is left mouse button is the same
as pressing the <ENTER> key and the right mouse button is the
same as pressing the <ESC> key.
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