diff --git a/docs/overview.rst b/docs/overview.rst index 3c95f7fc..828a340d 100644 --- a/docs/overview.rst +++ b/docs/overview.rst @@ -1,22 +1,21 @@ Overview ======== -Safe Exam Browser Server (SEB Server) is a web-service application with the objective to help setting up and maintain e-assessments with +Safe Exam Browser Server (SEB Server) is a web-service application with the objective to help set up and maintain e-assessments with `Safe Exam Browser `_ (SEB) in a centralized and more efficient manner. The SEB Server application can be used -by an institution or organization as a self-maintained, lightweight server application to organize and setup their e-assessments. -For an organization or institution that wants to provides safe e-assessments with `Safe Exam Browser `_, -SEB Server can help to organize this e-assessments more effectively, safely and in one place. -Furthermore SEB Server can be setup and run within a cloud infrastructure by general service provider to offer e-assessments with +by an institution or organization as a self-maintained, lightweight server application to organize and set up their e-assessments. +For an organization or institution that wants to provide safe e-assessments with `Safe Exam Browser `_, +SEB Server can help to organize these e-assessments more effectively, safely, and in one place. +Furthermore, SEB Server can be set up and run within a cloud infrastructure by a general service provider to offer e-assessments with SEB and SEB Server as a service. SEB Server comes with a built-in multi-tenancy functionality that allows to create and maintain institutions that are separated -by each other. This is most convenient for smaller groups of organizations or institutions that want to have one self-maintained +from each other. This is most convenient for smaller groups of organizations or institutions that want to have one self-maintained SEB Server instance but need internal separation of institutions. -Since SEB Server is generally an administration tool, meaning used to do administration work and tasks to setup and maintain e-assessments, -there is yet just a built-in and lightweight user-account management where users can register itself and get needed privileges assigned by already registered -administrator users that has the privileges to maintain user accounts. Currently there is no possibility to register with a third -party account and/or single sign on. +Since SEB Server is generally an administration tool, meaning used to do administration work and tasks to set up and maintain e-assessments, +there is yet just a built-in and lightweight user-account management where users can register themselves and get needed privileges assigned by already registered +administrator users that has the privileges to maintain user accounts. Currently, there is no possibility to register with a third-party account and/or single sign-on. SEB Server is written mainly in Java and uses Docker for installation and setup. For more information about the architecture and installation, please go to `SEB Server Installation Guide `_ @@ -24,12 +23,12 @@ please go to `SEB Server Installation Guide `_ and/or `Ongoing Discussions `_ on the Git-Hub page. @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ when an old access token is not valid any longer. - **Version** : 1.0.0 - **Domain** : Exam Administration / Exam / Indicator - **Problem** : This is an example problem description. -- **Explanation** : An explanation is not mandatory but shall be provided if you want to give some background information to the problem. -- **Solution** : A description of the solution, workaround or upcoming fixes. +- **Explanation** : An explanation is not mandatory but shall be provided if you want to give some background information on the problem. +- **Solution** : A description of the solution, workaround, or upcoming fixes. --------------------------------