19-05-2016, 09:31 AM
Abstract
In this paper ire present an effective and practical approach for developing high-performance, scalable, and manageable automated computer examination systems (ACES). The proposed solution employs the XML technology) to naturally represent and efficiently manipulate the semi-structured data of test libraries, performs the most complex computational tasks via SQLCLR objects that reside in the server-side processes, and therefore reduces the network traffic and improves system performance vastly. Our approach has been successfully applied in several real-world examination systems, and has demonstrated its significant contribution to the effectiveness and efficiency of computer-based test delivery and management.
INTRODUCTION
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has become a valuable, decisive and critical resource for individuals, communities, enterprises and organisations. ICT has reached at every door step, but its protenctial has not been fully utilised. ICT is a very helpful tool for providing good governance by bringing a sea‐change in the working of organisations and institutions. Most of the developing countries now understand the importance of ICT and have been adopting it as a basic tool for good governance. The new ICT mediated good governance is also called e‐governance. In most of the government run Indian Universities, examination system is managed manually. The manual examination system is facing many problems such as not declaring examination results in time and accurately. ICT is an effective tool for integrating and automating various activities of examination system at different administrative levels to bring reliable, efficient, scalable, transparent and robust e‐governance solutions.
In this paper ire present an effective and practical approach for developing high-performance, scalable, and manageable automated computer examination systems (ACES). The proposed solution employs the XML technology) to naturally represent and efficiently manipulate the semi-structured data of test libraries, performs the most complex computational tasks via SQLCLR objects that reside in the server-side processes, and therefore reduces the network traffic and improves system performance vastly. Our approach has been successfully applied in several real-world examination systems, and has demonstrated its significant contribution to the effectiveness and efficiency of computer-based test delivery and management.
INTRODUCTION
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has become a valuable, decisive and critical resource for individuals, communities, enterprises and organisations. ICT has reached at every door step, but its protenctial has not been fully utilised. ICT is a very helpful tool for providing good governance by bringing a sea‐change in the working of organisations and institutions. Most of the developing countries now understand the importance of ICT and have been adopting it as a basic tool for good governance. The new ICT mediated good governance is also called e‐governance. In most of the government run Indian Universities, examination system is managed manually. The manual examination system is facing many problems such as not declaring examination results in time and accurately. ICT is an effective tool for integrating and automating various activities of examination system at different administrative levels to bring reliable, efficient, scalable, transparent and robust e‐governance solutions.