CIS 116
Introduction to Personal Computers & Operating Systems

How to Access Quizzes




  1. Click on WebCT link under the Quiz section from your Syllabus

  2. Click on Log on to myWebCT

  3. Enter your username and password:
    username (all in small letters) = first 2 characters of your first name, first 2 characters of your last name and the first 3 digits of the last 4 numbers in your Social Security Number

    Example: my name is Debbie Cook. My social security number is 123-45-6789. My user name will look like this below:
    deco678

    You will be assigned a password once you have been added to the WebCT system. You will be able to change your password to whatever you like once you have received the assigned one if you wish.

  4. Each week, a new quiz is available for you to take. It is available for one week only and is due the same day your lab is due. If you fail to take the quiz during the allotted dates and time, you WILL NOT be able to go back and make it up.

    The first quiz will automatically activate on the first night of your class and will deactivate itself the night your lab and quiz are due. . .

  5. Once you have logged into WebCT, in the upper left hand corner are 3 things that are useful to you:

  6. You can access your quizzes in 2 ways: either through the active link that will take you to the class area or by the active link to the quiz as mentioned above.

  7. To access your quiz through the active link that takes you to the class area, click on the active link that is underlined says Introduction to Personal Computers. Once in the class area, you can access the quizzes by clicking on the CIS 116 Quizzes icon to get to the quiz section. You will receive a list of 7 quizzes. Any quizzes that are available for you to take will have an active link that you can click on. Quizzes not active yet or which have already been taken will not have an active link associated to them. If you wish to take the quiz available, click on the active link and follow the directions.

  8. To access your quiz by using the active link to the quiz in the upper left hand corner after you first sign in: click on the active link with the red dot next to it which is underlined and says There is 1 quiz available now (1 new). You will receive a list of 7 quizzes. Again, any quizzes that are available for you to take will have an active link that you can click on. Quizzes not active yet or which have already been taken will not have an active link associated to them. If you wish to take the quiz available, click on the active link and follow the directions.

  9. If you have any questions or problems, please email Nicole or Debbie at ndcook@dnai.com


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