JP2006331043A - Examination system using external storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an examination system performing a trial examination or the other specific examination on a computer, allowing a large number of examinees to each easily take the examination, and temporarily setting the computer on an existing closed network as a examining server/client. <P>SOLUTION: The existing computer of a university or a vocational college is inserted with a storage medium 50 for a client and a starting storage medium 30 storing a program for a server, the computer is started, and the server 10 and the client 20 are produced to easily produce a large number of pieces of examination environment. By taking out the starting storage medium and performing restarting, restoration to original environment can be performed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a system for performing an on-line test using a computer, and particularly to an environment in which an existing computer is temporarily tested using a startup external storage medium, and when the test is completed, the original environment can be restored. It relates to a test system that can.

  Conventionally, in a qualification test and a national test, an online test using a plurality of client computers connected to a server via a network as shown in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 has been performed. In these test systems, problem information and test taker information are stored in the test server, and problem information is not stored in the test client, but only the test application is stored, thereby leaking test questions. And limit the time spent on testing. In such a system, a test server always stores a database for storing problem information and examinee information and a test program, and a test client always stores a test application. It is usually managed as a server and client dedicated to testing.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-288894 JP 2003-208086 A

  In the conventional test system described above, it is necessary to secure a dedicated server for testing and a dedicated client for testing, and there is a problem that it is difficult to secure a dedicated client particularly in a test with a large number of test subjects. In addition, even if you set up a client for testing at the time of testing instead of a dedicated client, it is necessary to unify the environment of each client, and work such as temporarily deleting existing data in the client is also necessary. It was difficult to prepare the environment.

  An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems and to easily set up a server dedicated to testing and a large number of clients dedicated to testing in a large-scale test system implemented via a network. An object of the present invention is to provide a test system capable of easily returning to the original setting.

  In order to solve the above problems, a test system according to the present invention stores test system environment setting information and program functions necessary for a test in an external startup storage medium, and the test server and test client are stored in the startup storage medium. Is used to temporarily create an environment for a test server and an environment for a test client.

  An external storage device is connected to the test server, and examinee information and question information are stored in the external storage device. These pieces of information may be stored in a startup storage medium. However, when a large-scale test system such as the present invention is assumed, there is a storage capacity problem, so a large-capacity storage device such as an external hard disk. It is desirable to connect.

  The client startup storage medium includes means for automatically searching and recognizing a server from the network, means for acquiring examinee information and transmitting it to the server, and acquiring problem information from the server and storing memory. Means for storing the problem information and time information obtained from the server on the display unit, means for storing the information answered by the examinee in the memory, and when the time limit has passed or the examinee indicates Means for ending the test, means for sending all answer information to the server, means for obtaining correct answer information from the server and storing it in the memory, and displaying the scoring results by comparing the correct answer information with the answer information Means. These means may be compressed and stored in the startup storage medium, and a temporary use area may be provided on the client and decompressed there for operation. In this case, the client startup storage medium is provided with means for erasing information in the temporary use area after the test is completed.

  On the server start-up storage medium, the examinee information input at the client is compared with the examinee information of the external storage device, and if recognized, the problem information is sent to the client, and the examinee information is sent. Means for managing the test start time and end time of the client, means for acquiring the test end information and answer information from the client, storing the answer information in an external storage device, and means for sending the correct answer information to the client With. As with the client, a temporary use area may be provided for the server.

  By storing the test system environment setting information and the program function in these startup storage media, it is possible to set the environment and operate the program without leaving information on the server and the client. When the test is completed, the server and the client can be restored to the original environment by removing the startup storage medium and restarting the computer.

  The means for automatically searching and recognizing the server from the client network is realized by the client searching for the server by dynamic IP address assignment for communication and the server recognizing the client. The server recognizes the client and manages subsequent communications. As this communication management function, a normal communication management function provided in the server may be used. This is the first access process when the client is started.

  Next, the client acquires the candidate information and transmits the candidate information input by the means for transmitting to the server, and the server transmits the candidate information input by the client to the examinee in the external storage device. The information is checked against the information, and if it is recognized, it is checked against the examinee information stored in the external storage device by means for sending the question information to the client. The client stores the problem information in the memory by means for acquiring the problem information from the server and storing it in the memory. This is test taker authentication and question transmission processing.

  For these clients for which test taker authentication has been completed, the test time management means for managing the test start time and end time of the client that sent the test taker information, and at the same time, the server display unit The time measurement is started on the client by means for displaying the problem information and time information acquired from the server, and the problem information stored in the memory corresponding to the problem selected by the examinee is displayed. These means may start time measurement by displaying a test start intention from each client. In that case, the test time management means needs to manage the test start time and end time for each client. The means for storing the information answered by the client examinee in the memory stores the result answered by the examinee in the client memory. The client repeats this question information display and answer result storage, and when the above time limit elapses or when the examinee finishes the test by displaying the intention to end, the time limit determined by the server test time management is exceeded or the test is taken. When the end intention of the person is displayed, the answer is ended by automatically limiting new answers at the client. The means for sending all the answer information of the client to the server sends the answer information stored in the memory to the server upon completion of the answer, and the server acquires the test end information and answer information from the client, and receives the answer information. The answer information is stored in the external storage device by means for storing in the external storage device. The above is the test execution process. As described above, in this test system, it is not always necessary for all clients to start the test simultaneously under the control of the server, and it is possible to perform the test by managing the time individually for each client. .

  After completion of the test execution process, the server sends the correct answer information to the client that has sent the answer information from the external storage device by means of sending the correct answer information to the client, and the client acquires the correct answer information from the server and stores it in the memory. The means for storing and the means for displaying the scoring result by collating the correct answer information with the answer information, and comparing the answer information of the examinee stored in the memory with the correct answer information, the scoring result is displayed on the client screen. indicate. The above is the scoring process, but this process has a functional means for collating the answer information with the correct answer information at the server, and even if only the scoring result is returned to the client, the server performs the scoring process at a later date, A means for notifying by e-mail or the like based on examinee information may be provided. In the case of later processing, the external storage device may be disconnected and processing may be performed by setting a scoring environment in another server for scoring. In addition, when scoring is performed by the client, the question information, answer information, and correct answer information stored in the memory are erased by the erasing means of the client startup storage medium after the scoring is completed, or a temporary storage area is used for the memory area. By doing so, it is automatically deleted at the time of restarting.

  The server and client startup storage media can be provided with a means for restricting only the stored dedicated program to be executed, and information leakage can be prevented by restricting connection to the outside such as the Internet. .

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an environment in which a large number of computers can be easily tested as test servers and clients by inserting a boot storage medium into an existing computer and booting. In addition, by temporarily removing and restarting the startup storage medium that creates the test server and client, it is restored to the original environment, and it is no longer necessary to secure and maintain a test computer at all times. . Further, the communication means creates a closed network by dynamic IP address allocation on the LAN, and restricts only the use of a dedicated program, so that no connection with the outside is performed, so that information leakage can be prevented.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIGS. 1 to 4 are flowcharts showing an embodiment relating to a processing procedure when the present invention is applied to a test system, and FIG. 5 includes a server, a client, and an external storage device in the system according to the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a test system. FIG. 6 is an example of information items used in the test system.

  In FIG. 5, it is assumed that the test server 10 and the plurality of test clients 20, 80, 90 are both installed on an existing LAN such as a university or a technical school.

  The server 10 connects the external storage device 40, manages the client by a program stored in the server startup storage medium 30, transmits problem information by collating user information, and manages the test start and test time. This is a device that stores the answer information received simultaneously with the end of the test in the external storage device 40 and transmits the correct answer information.

  The client 20 searches for a server by a program stored in the client startup storage medium 50, transmits the inputted examinee information to the server, receives problem information and stores it in the memory 60, and the test is started. If the question information is selected, the question is displayed on the display device 21 and the answer information is stored in the memory 60. When the test time is finished or the intention to finish is displayed by the examinee, the answer information is transmitted to the server 10. In addition, the scoring result is displayed on the display device 21 by comparing the correct answer information received from the server 10 with the answer information. The client 80 and the client 90 have the same configuration.

  The display devices 11 and 21 are, for example, a CRT display or a liquid crystal display device, and are devices that are connected to a server or a client and display examinee information, problem information, scoring results, and the like to the server administrator and the examinee.

  The input devices 12 and 22 are a keyboard and a mouse, and are connected to a server and a client so that a server administrator and a test taker can input test taker information and answer information.

  The communication devices 13 and 23 are devices that perform communication between a server and a client using an existing LAN.

  The startup storage medium 30 is a device for storing a program for creating a test execution environment of the server 10 by being inserted into the computer at the startup, and authenticates the function 31 for managing the client and the examinee information 41. A function 32 for performing, a function 33 for transmitting the question information 42 to the client, a function 34 for managing the test time, a function 35 for storing the answer information 64 received from the client in the external storage device 40, and the client 20 having transmitted the answer information 64. A function 36 for transmitting correct information 43 is provided.

  The external storage device 40 is a device for storing examinee information 41 scheduled to be taken, question information 42 of the test to be conducted, correct information 43 for the question information 42, and information 64 answered by each examinee.

  The boot storage medium 50 is a device for storing a program for creating a test execution environment of the client 20 by being inserted into the computer at the time of booting. A function 52 for transmitting the examinee information 61 to the server 10 and storing the question information 42 in the memory 60, and a function 53 for displaying the selected question information 62 on the display device 21 and storing the answered information 64 in the memory 60. When the answer is completed, the function 54 transmits the answer information 64 to the server 10, and the function 55 displays the scoring result from the correct answer information 63 and the answer information 64 received from the server 10.

  The memory 60 is a device that temporarily stores inputted examinee information 61, question information 62 to be executed, information 64 answered by the examinee, and correct answer information 63 for scoring.

  FIG. 6 is an example of items of information stored in the external storage device 40 and the memory 60. The examinee information 41 stored in the external storage device 40 and the examinee information 61 stored in the memory of the client include information such as an examination number, a password, a name, a test code, a venue code, and a test date. The problem information 42 to be stored and the problem information 62 to be stored in the client memory include a test code, a test date, a problem number, a question sentence, an option number, an option sentence, and the like, and correct information 43 and a client stored in the external storage device 40. The correct answer information 63 stored in the memory includes a test code, a test date, a question number, correct answer information, and the like. The answer information 44 stored in the external storage device 40 and the answer information 64 stored in the client memory include a test code, Consists of test date, exam number, question number, answer information, etc. The examinee information 41, the question information 42, the correct answer information 43, and the answer information 44 are linked by a test code. Here, the information stored in the external storage device 40 and the information stored in the client memory are the same, but the information stored in the external storage device 40 is a set of information for a plurality of examinees. The information stored in the client's memory is the information of one examinee.

  Next, the operation of each unit in FIG. 5 will be described based on the flowcharts in FIGS.

  FIG. 1 shows a processing procedure for creating a test environment in a test system comprising a server and a client according to the present invention. FIG. 1A shows the server processing when creating the test environment, and FIG. 1B shows the client processing when creating the test environment.

  As a computer used in the present invention, a computer to be used as a server is selected from computers already installed in universities, vocational schools, and the like. First, in FIG. 1A, a storage medium 30 storing a server program is inserted into a computer serving as a server and activated (step 110). The server recognizes the external storage device 40 when the OS is started (step 120). Then, the server 10 executes the client management function 31 and waits for a client connection (step 130).

  Similarly, a computer as a client is selected from existing computers. In FIG. 1B, a storage medium 50 storing a client program is inserted into a computer serving as a client and activated (step 140). The client 20 automatically searches for the server 10 on the existing LAN by the server search function 51 (step 150). If the client can recognize the server (step 160), the creation of the test environment is completed (step 170).

  FIG. 2 shows a procedure for checking the examinee and preparing for the test. The client 20 acquires examinee information 61 from the input device (step 210), and the client 20 transmits the examinee information 61 to the server 10 by the examiner information setting function 52 (step 220). The server 10 compares the received examinee information 61 with the examinee information 41 stored in the external storage device 43 (step 230), and identifies whether or not the examinee is an examinee (step 240). When the server 10 is recognized as a test taker, the server 10 transmits the problem information 42 from the external storage device 40 to the client 20 (step 250), and the client 20 stores the received problem information 42 in the memory 60 (step 260). ). This completes the preparation for the test (step 270).

  FIG. 3 shows the procedure from the start of the test to the end of the answer. At the same time that the server 10 transmits a test start command to each client, the test time management function 34 is activated (step 310), and the test program 53 starts executing on the client 20 (step 320). Further, the client 20 displays the test time on the display device 21 at the start of the test, and displays the problem information 62 in the memory 60 corresponding to the problem selected by the examinee (step 330). When the examinee inputs the answer information, the client 20 stores the answer information 64 in the memory 60 (step 340). When answer completion information is input by the examinee (step 350) or when the test time management function 34 of the server 10 determines that the time limit has been exceeded (step 360), the server 10 transmits an answer end command to the client (step 370). In the client 20, the answer transmission function 54 restricts the answer information from being newly input (step 380).

  FIG. 4 shows a procedure for displaying the scoring result on the client 20 after the answer is completed and ending the test. After the answer is completed in the process of FIG. 3, the client 20 sends the answer information 64 stored in the memory 20 to the server 10 by the answer sending function 54 (step 410). The server 10 stores the answer information 44 in the external storage device 40 by the answer collection function 35, and correct information 43 stored in the external storage device 40 to the client 20 that has transmitted the answer information 64 by the correct answer distribution function 36. Is transmitted (step 420). The client 20 stores the correct answer information 64 in the memory 24 by using the scoring result display function 55, compares it with the stored answer information 63, and displays the scoring result on the display device 21 (step 430). When the server 10 receives answers from all the clients that have authenticated the examinee information and have transmitted the test start command, the test ends (step 440).

  Finally, the server administrator and the client administrator (or the examinee) take out the storage media 30 and 50 inserted into the server and the client at the time of startup, and the computer leaves information on the test by restarting the server 10 and the client 20. Without being restored to the original environment.

It is a flowchart which shows the form which implements the process sequence at the time of first time access. It is a flowchart which shows the form which implements the process sequence of examinee authentication. It is a flowchart which shows the form which implements the process sequence of test implementation. It is a flowchart which shows the form which implements the process sequence of scoring result display. 1 is a block diagram of a test system including a server and a client using a startup storage medium according to the present invention. It is an example of the item of the information stored in the external storage device and memory which concerns on this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Server, 20, 80, 90 ... Client, 11, 21 ... Display device, 12, 22 ... Input device, 13, 23 ... Communication device, 30, 50 ... Start-up storage medium, 40 ... External storage device, 60 ... memory.

Claims (2)

In a test system that temporarily creates a server that distributes questions and manages examinees and a client that performs tests by booting using a bootable storage medium,
Test taker information and problem information are provided in the external storage device of the server,
Means for automatically searching and recognizing a server from the network to the client started from a storage medium; means for acquiring candidate information and transmitting it to the server; and acquiring problem information from the server Means for storing in memory, means for displaying question information and time information acquired from the server on the display unit, means for storing information answered by the test taker in the memory, and display of intention to end when the time limit has elapsed or the test taker Means for terminating the test, means for sending all answer information to the server, means for obtaining correct answer information from the server and storing it in the memory, and comparing the correct answer information with the answer information. Means for displaying,
The server compares the examinee information input by the client with the examinee information stored in the external storage device and, if recognized, transmits the problem information to the client, and starts the test of the client that has sent the examinee information. Test time management means for managing time and end time, means for acquiring test end information and answer information from the client, storing the answer information in an external storage device, and means for sending correct information to the client A test system using an external storage medium. The test system according to claim 1,
Each means provided in the server is present in a startup medium, and the server stores the question information and answer information transmitted to the client and the answer information received from the client in an external storage device,
Each means included in the client is present in the startup medium, and the client stores in the memory the question information and answer information received from the server and the answer information of the examinee to be transmitted to the server. A test system using an external storage medium characterized by erasing contents.

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