Development of Grader for Automatic Evaluation of Practical Tasks on the Course "Design of Computer Networks" in Cisco Packet Tracer Simulator

The purpose of this final qualification work is to develop a system for automatic verification of laboratory works for “Computer Network Design” course, created in the Cisco Packet Tracer. To achieve this goal, two services were implemented in the form of Docker containers. The data extraction service allows you to extract data from lab work files. The review service is engaged in obtaining work files from Google Classroom, checking work using the previously mentioned service, and setting grades. The services have passed manual and automated testing, including load tests. The system can work independently after the initial configuration, the intervention of the system administrator is only necessary to add new laboratory work to the system. A promising direction for the development of this work is the writing of verification services with integration with other learning management systems, such as Moodle or Stepik. In addition, in the future, it will be necessary to add support for new versions of Cisco Packet Tracer to the data extraction service as they are released. The volume of work is 78 pages. The paper uses 24 illustrations, 4 tables, and 14 sources. All of the above does not count the attachments.