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TCExam is a Computer Based Assessment (CBA) software system (also know as CBT - Computer Based Testing or e-exam) that enables educators and trainers to author, schedule, deliver, and report on surveys, quizzes, tests and exams.

TCExam is Free Open Source Software, Web-Based, Platform Independent, Language Independent (includes translations in several languages and RTL support) and conforms to W3C Accessibility and Usability guidelines to provide equal opportunity to people with disabilities, including blind users.

TCExam is Web-based and it can be installed on almost any server. For users (test-takers), all TCExam requires is a computer or PDA with a Web browser (i.e. Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer) and an Internet or Intranet connection to the TCExam Web server. TCExam automates all assessment phases: authoring, scheduling, delivering, and reporting. It's easy to use and do not require expensive hardware to run, nor additional commercial software.

KEY FEATURES:
Flexibility and Configurability: The system has been designed to offer a high degree of adaptability to cover a great variety of usage scenarios. Numerous configuration features allow customizing TCExam to fit all possible requirements.

Free Open Source Software (FOSS): TCExam software is distributed with GNU-AGPLv3 license. Open Source promotes Software reliability and quality by supporting independent peer review and rapid evolution of the source code.

Web-based Architecture: TCExam is Web-based and developed with LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) technology. User-friendly interface allows you to install and use TCExam by simply connecting one cable to the switch of your computer network. All the computers on the network will be able to use TCExam independently from the client’s operating system as a normal intranet website, with no need to install any additional software or plug-in.

Internationalization (I18N): TCExam is language-independent through the adoption of the UTF-8, Unicode and TMX standards. It supports the Right-To-Left mode and currently includes translations in 25 different languages.

Accessibility and Usability: TCExam Web interface conforms to the XHTML 1.0 Strict standard, the guidelines on Accessibility (W3C-WAI-WCAG 1.0) and Usability, to provide equal access and equal opportunity to people with disabilities, including blindness.

Results and Statistics: TCExam outputs a variety of result pages, enabling various selection filters and providing numerous statistical indexes. Results and statistics can then be exported into various formats for filing or reworking. The test-takers can immediately be informed of the result of their test, or have it delivered via email.

Data Import and Export: TCExam uses Open Standard protocols for data filing and interchange: TSV, XML and PDF. Everything is fully documented to be easily extended or used by external applications. Custom filters can be added to import data from other systems. Include Optical Mark Recognition (OMR) system to import users' answers from paper sheets. TCExam supports several types of remote authentication and single-sign-on protocols: LDAP, RADIUS, CAS.

Multimedia Content: TCExam uses a common mark-up language to add text formatting, images, multimedia objects (audio and video) and mathematical formulas (supports LaTeX and MathML).

Unique Tests: TCExam can simultaneously generate unique tests for different users by randomly selecting and sorting questions and alternative answers. This feature drastically reduces or eliminates the chances of cheating on the test.

Paper Testing with Optical Character Recognition (OMR): TCExam can generate printable PDF documents for pen-and-paper testing. The OMR answer sheet can be scanned and uploaded to TCExam for automatic test importing, scoring and reporting.