I have a database of 4 answer multi choice questions, over a thousand. They are seperated into around 6 different categories.

I would like to arrange some way in which I could specify a time limit and question category and have a quiz randomly generated and graded. There are one or 2 other requirements but I am testing the water so won't go into them at the moment.

I can not programme but wouldn't mind learning. This sort of thing can't be that tough can it. What about a web page type setup or is there quiz software specifically for this. This needs to end up looking at least a bit slick as its for a work proposal I'm working on

Any advice would be very much appreciated

[Edited on 29/3/09 by liam.mccaffrey]

You could use Visual basic for this but personally I'd probably opt for html then you could run it on most machines easier.

Try this book - I used to have it - but recently binned it... sorry.

LINKETY LINK

Steve

Should be fairly easy to do but depends on the database software you are using.

If it is a SQL database you should be able to use a simple number generator to randomly select questions and then use some simple ASP/Java script to render on a web page.

probably should add the databasa is a pnp type.


Pen and paper! Should have said "I have a selection of questions"

Right.

As your starting from scratch have a look here:

http://script.wareseeker.com/free-the-quiz-engine/

Some of these are free and use a MySQL database (which is also free).

Lots of ways of doing it but if your new to programming I'd use something like this and modify.

VB and an MS Access database would also work but if you want to make it Web based the above would be better.

Have you designed the database tables yet? If not you could possible achieve the same using XML and some XSL-T script.

Lots on Google if you do a search.

Hi Liam
I teach in a college and some of us use the free (if you're in education) Hot Potatoes software.
It is very easy to use and you can create multi-page quizzes and crosswords etc.
Have a look here:
Linky

Ian