A description of how to download and install the software is given in section 5. Components 2.1 Browser User operation of the system is through a web browser such as Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Internet Explorer. The software has been designed to be operational with most varieties of browser, but support for HTML forms and tables is expected. Future versions and some future functionality may require a limited amount of JavaScript support. Future individual tutorials may require Java, VRML or other functionality.
Quizzes are collections of questions, answers and explanations stored on a web server.
New questions can be added to the database of quizzes, or existing questions can be modified or deleted from a browser anywhere on the network. Password protection prevents unauthorised access. A description of the operation of the program and the allowed question formats are given in section 3. The database of quizzes are stored in a hierarchy of directories on the server. The top level directory defines the 'course' for which the quizzes are provided, the second level directory defines the 'lesson'.