Sindy (version 2.0.1)
Revision dated 12 April 2017
1.General Information
1.1.Introduction
Sindy makes it easy and convenient to create various tests and conduct automated testing with them. Testing can be performed either directly in the program or using the functionality for launching user tests on the website http://www.ledisgroup.com
Tests can be created in such areas as:
- Education, where an examination test can be prepared in advance and then used to conduct an exam or assessment.
- Psychological diagnostics, including tests for such areas as career guidance, diagnostics of cognitive abilities and the emotional-volitional sphere, personality psychodiagnostics, diagnostics of the motivational sphere, diagnostics of social and communication skills or interpersonal relations and communication, diagnostics of intra- and intergroup relations, etc.
There are a great many ready-made tests for psychological diagnostics that only need to be created in our system and then used to achieve your goals.
- Professional selection and HR management, which can be extremely useful for automating candidate selection processes in recruitment agencies and human resources departments. Sindy can also be used to organize surveys not only of applicants but also of company representatives looking for promising specialists, in order to collect their requirements and process the results automatically.
- Employee assessment in organizations, with full automation of testing procedures and result processing.
- Consulting and surveys of an organization’s employees, when a project in any field requires you to perform a comprehensive analysis of the organization and assess its current conditions in order to prepare the most effective proposal for a potential customer.
- And any other areas where automation of testing and certification processes is required.
1.2.Distinguishing Features of Sindy
Sindy has the following distinguishing features:
Local single-user system. Sindy can be freely downloaded by any user and installed on a personal computer (provided, of course, that the user has the necessary permissions on that computer). You do not need to additionally install or configure any auxiliary software to work with Sindy (for example, database management systems, application servers, web servers, etc.). Immediately after the first installation, absolutely all functions of version 2.x are available free of charge and without restrictions.
Test construction. Sindy makes it possible to construct most known types of tests according to the algorithm described later in the description of the test structure. While creating a test, you can see all of its elements simultaneously in a hierarchical view, which makes the work very clear and significantly improves construction accuracy.
It is also possible to purchase a test developed by third-party authors and then import that test into the system with a simple operation and immediately start using it.
Running tests. The Sindy Test Player makes it possible to debug tests while they are being constructed or to launch completed tests for actual testing.
A distinctive feature of the program is the ability to expand the window of a running test to the full screen and eliminate the influence of unrelated computer interface elements on the test taker.
1.3.Product Contents
The Sindy program (product) distribution is provided as the distribution file “sindy_rus_x_x_x”, where x_x_x is the version number. When the file is launched, the installation procedure starts. As a result, the program working folder is created on the personal computer and the files listed in the following table are placed in it:
Table 1. Sindy program working files
| No. | File | Description |
| 1 | language.txt | File containing string resources for language localization. |
| 2 | license_Russian.txt | License in Russian. |
| 3 | readme_English.txt | README file containing a list of fixes and improvements since the last major release (in English). |
| 4 | Sindy.exe | Sindy executable file. |
| 5 | Sindy_rus_helper.chm | Context-sensitive help file in Microsoft HTMLHelp format. |
| 6 | Sindy_userguide_rus.pdf | User Guide (this document) in PDF format. |
| 7 | unins000.dat, unins000.exe | Files used to uninstall Sindy at the user’s request. |
| 8 | update120.dll, update142.dll | Dynamic libraries containing functionality for updating project files created in older versions. |
1.4.Contact Information
LeDiS Group contact details for technical support of registered users:
- Email:
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. - Phone: +7 (495) 943-1945
- Website: http://www.ledisgroup.com
1.5.How to Register
To purchase the program, visit the LeDiS Group website at:
http://www.ledisgroup.com/rus/educationpro/form.php
There you can review the product price and available payment options.
Within 2–3 days after payment, registration details and activation instructions will be sent to the email address that you must provide to LeDiS Group.
If you have any questions, please contact LeDiS Group Technical Support using the contact information.