Knowledge assessment tool

1. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing computer readable instructions, which when loaded and run in a computer, cause the computer to perform a method for processing and managing test data, the method comprising:

providing a plurality of questions for a test in a tool, the tool being located in a first shared folder;

providing a data storage device on a second shared folder, wherein the data storage device comprises a plurality of database files, wherein each database file of the plurality of database files is assigned to a user name from a list of user names used to identify a plurality of users;

retrieving time-stamps of the database files from directory information of the database files;

retrieving date-times from the retrieved time-stamps and assigning the date-times to the corresponding user names in the list of user names;

if a user from the plurality of users performs the test and submits a test result, storing the test result in a database file corresponding to a user name of the user, and updating the time-stamp of said corresponding database file; and

in response to receiving a request for generating a test report:

comparing the date-time of a user name and the time-stamp of a database file corresponding to user name; and

when the date-time does, not match the time-stamp, accessing the database file to retrieve a test result, and appending the retrieved test result to the test report.

2. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 1 , wherein making the order assignment comprises:

ordering the plurality of questions according to their associated random numbers in ascending order.

3. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 1 , further comprising:

generating new random numbers for each of the questions from the plurality of questions after the user has accessed the test.

4. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 1 , wherein, if for a database file from the plurality of database files, an associated time-stamp differs from a date time assigned to a corresponding user name, further comprising:

clearing and saving the cleared database file, and

retrieving an updated date-time of the time-stamp of the cleared database file and assigning the updated date-time to the corresponding user name.

5. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 1 , wherein the tool is implemented in Excel.

6. A system for processing and managing test data, comprising:

a first shared folder located on a server, the first shared folder comprising a tool which provides a plurality of questions for a test;

a second shared folder located on the server, the second shared folder storing a data storage device, wherein the data storage device comprises a plurality of database files, wherein each database file of the plurality of database files is assigned to a user name from a list of user names used to identify a plurality of users; and

wherein the tool is operable to:

retrieve time-stamps of the database files from directory information of the database files;

retrieve date-times from the retrieved time-stamps and assign the date-times to the corresponding user names in the list of user names;

if a user from the plurality of users performs the test and submits a test result from a client computer, store the test result in a database file corresponding to a user name of the user, all and update the time-stamp of said corresponding to database file; and

in response to receiving a request for generating a test report:

compare the date-time of a user name and the time-stamp of a database file corresponding to the user name; and

when the date-time does not match the time-stamp, access the database file to retrieve a test results, and appending the retrieved test result to the test report.

7. The system according to claim 6 , wherein the tool is further operable to:

make the order assignment by ordering the plurality of questions according to their associated random numbers in ascending order.

8. The system according to claim 6 , wherein the tool is further operable to:

generate new random numbers for each of the questions from the plurality of questions after the user has accessed the test.

9. The system according to claim 6 , wherein, if for a database file from the plurality of database files, an associated time-stamp differs from a date time assigned to a corresponding user name, the tool is further operable to provide means for:

clearing and saving the cleared database file, and

retrieving an updated date-time of the time-stamp of the cleared database file and assigning the updated date-time to the corresponding user name.

10. The system according to claim 6 , wherein the tool is implemented in Excel.