fequiz-pl is a command-line quiz program for studying FCC examination questions.
It was written at the request of my father who is a pilot and aircraft maintenance engineer. If his outstanding grades are any indication, this software has been helpful.
This software is written in Perl.
Example of program output:
=============================================================================== fequiz 1.2.2 2008-Apr-03 Written by Dino Morelli <dino@ui3.info> `fequiz -h` for help =============================================================================== [untitled] (element1.txt) =============================================================================== Pass 1 =============================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pass 1, Question 1 (Number 1 of 170 total in this pass) What is the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS)? a} An automated ship-to-shore distress alerting system using satellite and advanced terrestrial communications systems. b} An emergency radio service employing analog and manual safety apparatus. c} An association of radio officers trained in emergency procedures. d} The international organization charged with the safety of ocean-going vessels. Answer (a, b, c, d or q to exit test)?
Test data files can be acquired from the FCC Commercial Operator Licenses site.
The quiz progression goes like this: All questions are asked (possibly in a random order, see switches below). The correct answer will be shown immediately if the user gets one wrong, and the program moves on to the next.
After all questions have been answered, a new round starts and all incorrectly-answered questions are asked again. This repeats, using the new remaining set of incorrectly-answered questions until they have all been answered correctly.
At the end some statistics are shown about the user's performance.
fequiz's --help usage information:
fequiz - Quiz program for studying FCC examination questions usage: fequiz [-r] FILE fequiz -h fequiz -v options: -h, --help This help information. -r, --randomize The questions and their answers are displayed in a random order. -v, --version Output version info and exit. Some quiz data files can be found here: http://wireless.fcc.gov/commoperators/eqp.html This program works with the plain-text question files. From the above web site, you can save-as the .doc files to plain ascii text or extract the .exe archives.
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last modified 2009-09-17