Alun Palmer wrote:
Mike Coslo wrote in
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Alun Palmer wrote:

Robert Casey wrote in
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Phil Kane wrote:



The questions come out of computer at a speed which is dependent on
how fast the applicant is answering them. Scramble the questions
and the multi-choice answers so that if one memorizes the "little
red book" of all the questions and answers it won't help unless
s/he understands and knows the material.

The machine keeps feeding questions until it is a guaranteed "pass"
or a guaranteed "fail" and then it terminates the exam session. The
applicant does not know whether s/he passed or not until the
results are sent by mail. Just like the olden days.....




Back in 1994 I lived in Oregon for a year. The written driver's test
at the DMV was
done with a computer with touch screen. I knew how many questions I
got wrong, but
lost track of how many more I had to complete during the test. Then
it told me that
I passed and my score, around 92%.

Paper tests generated just before the VE session via computer would be
cheaper and
easier than dedicated hardware like that DMV had anyway.




It wouldn't need dedicated hardware - just software

Whatcha gonna run that software on?


- Mike KB3EIA -




Any old PC

Whose PC Alun? One of the test sessions I was at had at least 30 people
in it. Who is going to pay for those PC's? Will a VE have to supply his
or her own PC for other people to use? Maybe have to buy several to
allow everyone to test?

- Mike KB3EIA -