Cloud-Based Examination: Enhancing Security and Efficiency in Nigerian Tertiary Institutions

Abstract

Cloud Computing offers the use of computing resources over the internet without having the infrastructure. The main content of cloud computing is to tackle software program, data storage and processing potential allocated to external users on demand through the World Wide Web and pay-as-you-use. Information security is a major concern in any communication system, especially on the cloud platform. Examinations are a routine process used to assess the effect of students' learning skills in universities and colleges of education. Nowadays, it consumes more time and resources in organizing and preparing the examination materials, printing papers, scheduling the examination and as a whole organizing the examination. The procedure of picking out questions automatically from the database reduces the time cost of preparing paper-based for teachers or lecturers, the control of the exam time and the submission makes the invigilating easier, the checking of the result automatically lightens the teacher burden and the same time also increase the accuracy. This paper examines the implementation of a cloud-based examination framework, focusing on its capacity to strengthen security measures and minimize administrative workloads in educational institutions.