Abstract: There are various kinds of college computer public courses and numerous students, it is very necessary to establish a computer public course universal test platform. This article introduces the design of universal test platform, describes the design of system architecture, question types, scoring strategies, test paper generation strategies, questions distribution, test security, fault tolerance, and other issues. By verifying the partly established test platform, it is proved that the platform is running well, can reduce the marking workload of teachers, improves the efficiency of test, reflects the justice and fairness, and is worth promoting.

Key words: public course, test platform, system design, score, test paper generation, test security