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February 2, 2006

---------------------------------------------------------------------TABLE OF CONTENTS ---------------------------------------------------------------------1. WHAT IS VISUAL CERTEXAM SUITE? 2. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 3. SETUP AND CONFIGURATION 3.1 Installation Instructions 3.2 Installed Files 3.3 Uninstall Instructions 4. GETTING HELP 4.1 Using Help 4.2 Technical Support 4.3 Feedback 5. WHAT'S NEW 6. PURCHASING VISUAL CERTEXAM SUITE ---------------------------------------------------------------------1. WHAT IS VISUAL CERTEXAM SUITE? ---------------------------------------------------------------------Visual CertExam Suite is a test engine designed specifically for certification exam preparation. It allows you to create, edit and take practice exams in an environment very similar to the real exam. Visual CertExam Suite includes two applications: Visual CertExam Designer allows you to create and edit your own professional practice exams. It is designed, first of all, for authors involved in practice exam development. The application supports most of the question types used in certification exams and allows you to work on an exam using the intuitive user interface. Besides, the question preview feature lets the author see exactly how the question will appear during the examination. Visual CertExam Manager is designed for taking exams created with Visual CertExam Designer. The application interface provides the most realistic simulation of a real certification exam. Flexible examination mode settings (which can be password-protected from unauthorized change) make it possible to use Visual CertExam Manager not only for self-preparation, but also for giving practice exams to students in classrooms. Visual CertExam Suite features: - The most realistic certification exam simulation. - You can work with most of the question types used in certification exams (Multiple Choice, Fill in the Blank, Select and Place, Point and Shoot, Hot Area, Create a Tree, Build List and Reorder, Drop and Connect). - Ability to create case study based exams. - The question preview feature allows the author see exactly how a question will appear during an examination. - Supports question text formatting, including bullets, numbering and alignment.

- All exam data (including images) is stored in a single file that simplifies copying and distribution of created exams. - Printing and print preview of exam files. - Supports the most popular image formats: GIF and JPEG. - The Import Wizard lets automatically create exam files from existing text files or RTF-documents with questions. - Ability to work in a local network using file sharing. - You can group questions into sections based on exam topics. - Each exam file can contain multiple instances of an exam (Exam A, Exam B, Exam C and so on). - You can set a password for opening an exam file in Visual CertExam Designer to prevent unauthorized copying, editing and printing of the exam data. - You can restrict the ability to start an exam by setting a password. - Score history tracking. - Doesn't require the installation of additional software. ---------------------------------------------------------------------2. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ---------------------------------------------------------------------In order to run Visual CertExam Suite, your system must meet these specifications: - An IBM PC or compatible that meets the minimum hardware requirements for your version of Microsoft Windows. - Microsoft Windows 98, Me, 2000, XP or later version. - A mouse or other pointing device. - For printed output, a Windows-supported printer that can print bitmaps. (This includes most of the laser, dot matrix and ink jet printers that Windows supports.) ---------------------------------------------------------------------3. SETUP AND CONFIGURATION ---------------------------------------------------------------------3.1 Installation Instructions 1. Double-click the file "visual_certexam_suite_setup.exe". 2. Follow the instructions given by the setup wizard for correct installation of the product. 3.2 Installed Files The Visual CertExam Suite setup program copies the following files to your computer during installation: designer.exe manager.exe VCESHelp.chm VCESHelp.hlp pos.dll readme.txt license.txt history.dat Samples\*.* Visual CertExam Designer executable Visual CertExam Manager executable HTML Help file for Visual CertExam Suite WinHelp file for Visual CertExam Suite Library file for working with Windows Calculator This file End-user license agreement File for saving the score history Sample files

3.3 Uninstall Instructions

If after installing Visual CertExam Suite, you find it necessary to remove the software from your computer, perform the following steps: 1. Run the Windows Control Panel. 2. Open the Add/Remove Programs applet from Control Panel. 3. Select Visual CertExam Suite 1.9 from the list of applications that can uninstalled by Windows. 4. Click on the Add/Remove button to uninstall Visual CertExam Suite. ---------------------------------------------------------------------4. GETTING HELP ---------------------------------------------------------------------4.1 Using Help Visual CertExam Suite Help system is compatible with the Windows Help subsystems. The help file contains all of the information you'll need to use Visual CertExam Suite. To access Visual CertExam Suite Help, select Help from the menu bar, then Contents from the drop-down menu. To get a quick overview of Visual CertExam Suite, select Quick Start from the Help menu. 4.2 Technical Support If you have a problem with Visual CertExam Suite, please contact us at support@visualcertexam.com. The technical support is free and available for both registered and unregistered users. Please provide us the following information so that we can process your request efficiently: - Visual CertExam Suite version (see in the About dialog box). - Windows version (including service pack). - Description of your problem (as much information as possible to describe the problem). - If you are a registered user, please include your registration name. 4.3 Feedback If you have any suggestions, ideas, comments or concerns about our software please direct them to feedback@visualcertexam.com. Your feedback is important to us in order to get an idea of how to make our software the best product for you. ---------------------------------------------------------------------5. WHAT'S NEW ---------------------------------------------------------------------v1.9.734 Minor release Manager: - A question section is displayed along with the correct answer explanation. - Case-study based exams: score by sections. - Several internal improvements and fixes. Designer:

- Exam Explorer: Possibility to select and process multiple items at once. - Exam Explorer: Possibility to cut, copy and paste the selected items using the Clipboard. - Import Wizard: Now you can import questions, testlets, question sets and complete exams from other .vce files. - Sections: Possibility to move the selected section up and down. - Many internal improvements and fixes. v1.7.542 Minor release Manager: - Ability to print a question along with candidate's response during the viewing of answers. - Ability to view score reports and candidate's answers from the Score History window. - Ability to export the entire score history to a text file. Designer: - Some internal improvements and fixes. v1.5.410 Minor release Manager: - There is a new option in the Options dialog box. The "Enable Calculator buttons" option allows you to enable or disable the Calculator button during an exam. - Many internal improvements and fixes. Designer: - The Import Wizard now supports importing images from RTF-documents. - Ability to import questions to the opened exam file. - Some internal improvements and fixes. v1.1.284 Minor release Manager: - There is a new option in the Options dialog box. The "Enable Previous and Review buttons" option allows you to disable the ability to return to previous items. - Many internal improvements and fixes. Designer: - Added the Import Wizard that allows to automatically create exam files from existing text files or RTF-documents with questions. - Context menu right-click bug fixed. - Fixed a problem where Designer may conflict with antivirus monitoring software during saving exam files. - Many internal improvements and fixes. v1.0 Initial release ---------------------------------------------------------------------6. PURCHASING VISUAL CERTEXAM SUITE ---------------------------------------------------------------------If you are evaluating Visual CertExam Suite, please see the help file for detailed information on how to purchase the product. You can always find the latest information on the product by visiting our web site at http://www.visualcertexam.com Please contact us at sales@visualcertexam.com if you have any

questions about purchasing Visual CertExam Suite including special offers and multiple unit purchases. Thank you for using Visual CertExam Suite! Visual CertExam Software Web: www.visualcertexam.com E-mail: contact@visualcertexam.com 2003-2006 (C) Visual CertExam Software. All Rights Reserved. ----------------------------------------------------------------------