Agent-based autonomous Examination Systems

Online computerized examination systems is developed using software agent technology. Multi-agent system containing main agent, mobile agent and stationery agent is developed to support the functionality of examination systems in Aglet environment. All these agents in the system communicate with each other to process the operations requested by the user. Authentication of the examinee for valid user name and password is done by the stationary agents at user authentication module and database with the help of mobile agent. After successful authentication and selection of subject by examinee, mobile agent collects questions, their alternatives and correct answer retrieved by stationary agent from the database. These questions are displayed to the examinee. As examinee goes on answering these questions, main agent stores the answer given by examinee in database and updates the score. When the examination gets over, the main agent processes the result and displays result.