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| 13 | <h4> Modules of wims</h4> |
13 | <h4> Modules of wims</h4> |
| 14 | <p> |
14 | <p> |
| 15 | A wims server is a modular system, with different applications as modules. |
15 | A wims server is a modular system, with different applications as modules. |
| 16 | At each new call to wims, the user has to specify which module he want to |
16 | At each new call to wims, the user has to specify which module he want to |
| 17 | access. |
17 | access. |
| 18 | 18 | </p><p> |
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| 19 | A wims module may be an interactive course or interactive exercise (of any |
19 | A wims module may be an interactive course or interactive exercise (of any |
| 20 | level), a computational tool, a dictionary, a mathematical game, a database, |
20 | level), a computational tool, a dictionary, a mathematical game, a database, |
| 21 | or a mixture of the above. |
21 | or a mixture of the above. |
| 22 | 22 | </p><p> |
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| 23 | Wims modules are independent from each other. Each module has its own |
23 | Wims modules are independent from each other. Each module has its own |
| 24 | directory, which serves as its address, and contains all the files of this |
24 | directory, which serves as its address, and contains all the files of this |
| 25 | module. Different modules have different authors and different maintainers, |
25 | module. Different modules have different authors and different maintainers, |
| 26 | and may follow different copyright policies. |
26 | and may follow different copyright policies. |
| 27 | 27 | </p><p> |
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| 28 | There is no relation between modules in a same wims site, except hypertext |
28 | There is no relation between modules in a same wims site, except hypertext |
| 29 | links which allows one module to access another in various ways. |
29 | links which allows one module to access another in various ways. |
| 30 | </p> |
30 | </p> |
| 31 | <h4>How to access a wims server</h4> |
31 | <h4>How to access a wims server</h4> |
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| 33 | Wims is accessed by a request to the main cgi program, for example |
33 | Wims is accessed by a request to the main cgi program, for example |
| 34 | <pre> |
34 | <pre> |
| 35 | http://wims.unice.fr/wims/wims.cgi |
35 | http://wims.unice.fr/wims/wims.cgi |
| 36 | </pre> |
36 | </pre> |
| 37 | which usually should be followed by parameters. A call to the main wims.cgi |
37 | which usually should be followed by parameters. A call to the main wims.cgi |
| 38 | program without parameter will bring up the wims homepage of the site. </p><p> |
38 | program without parameter will bring up the wims homepage of the site. </p><p> |
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| 92 | Supervisors of registered classes can maintain their classes and consult |
92 | Supervisors of registered classes can maintain their classes and consult |
| 93 | results of students via the same web address (the main cgi program), just |
93 | results of students via the same web address (the main cgi program), just |
| 94 | by logging in as supervisor. All the options are then available via html |
94 | by logging in as supervisor. All the options are then available via html |
| 95 | links and buttons. |
95 | links and buttons. |
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