Lower Isarog Foundation Exponent Inc.

Gingaroy, Tigaon, Camarines Sur

COMPUTER LABORATORY SYSTEM

 By:
Maricres Biando
LenieJane Coliat
Enrique Binalingbing
The Faculty & Staff of Lower Isarog Foundation Exponent Inc.
Gingaroy, Tigaon, Camarines Sur

COMPUTER LABORATORY SYSTEM

 A Thesis
Presented
To
In Partial fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

By:
MaricresBiando
LenieJane Coliat
Enrique Binalingbing
Lower Isarog Foundation Exponent Inc.
Gingaroy, Tigaon, Camarines Sur

APPROVAL SHEET

The study attached hereto Entitled “COMPUTER LABORATORY SYSTEM”

prepared and submitted to fulfill the requirements for the Degree of
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science has been recommended for
approval and acceptance for oral defense.

Mr.RodenViñas Mr. Ronnie P. Brucelas

Adviser Chairman of Academic

Mr. NolitoCareras Ms. Sheila Brucelas

Member Member

Ms. Leriam H. De Jesus Mr. RodenViῆas

Member Adviser

Approval by the committee on oral examination with the grade of______%

_______________
DEAN
TABLE OF CONTENT

Chapter Page

Title Page i

Approval Sheet ii

Acknowledgement iii

Abstract iv

CHAPTER I

Introduction 1-2

Conceptual Framework 3-4

Background of the Study 5

Significance of the study 6

Statement of the problem 7

Scope and Limitation 6

Objectives 9

Definition of Terms 10

Related Literature 11-13

CHAPTER II

Research Methodology 14-15

System Flowchart 16
10-15
System Specification 17

System Design and Code 18

CHAPTER III

Summary of Findings/Conclusion 19

Recommendation 20

CHAPTER IV

Reference 21

Curriculum Vitae 22
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

We sincerely appreciate to everyone who’s been part to accomplish our

system for academic/school requirements.

First of all we would like to thank Atty. Gregorio B. Chavez and our beloved

teachers who gave us the opportunity to study in this Institution so that we

can fulfill our dreams. Also, we would like to express our gratitude to our

class instructor, Mr. Roden Viñas, for his untiring assistance in this project; to

the members of the Faculty and Staff of Lower Isarog Foundation Exponent,

Inc. Who guided and taught and unfalteringly share their knowledge to us.
As well, we would like to thank all individuals we may not be able to

mention but were contributory to the success of this study.

We likewise express our heartfelt gratitude to our parents for all their efforts

and for supporting us financially and morally.

We also give thanks to each and every one for being there for us to listen.

Most of all, we thank the almighty God who blessed us with the strength in

our daily life and renders us capable of materializing this undertaking

Abstract

Title : COMPUTER LABORATORY SYSTEM

Author : MaricresBiando
Lenie JaneColiat
Enrique Binalingbing
Degree Conferred : Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Name/Address of : Lower Isarog Foundation Exoponent, Inc.
Institution Gingaroy, Tigaon, Camarines Sur

This proposed automated system about computer laboratory

management aims to upgrade the usual computer laboratory. The
automated computer laboratory management system helps the
administration and laboratory custodian to make their task easy to do.
The main objective of this project includes; limiting hours when a
student can/cannot login a computer, limiting how long an eligible student
can use a computer by allocating them specific time on daily basis,
automatically closing a student's session when the time is out, recording
user statistics like used and remaining hours.
Through this system the time consumed by the staff can be reduced in
terms of manual adding data information of the students and viewing the
record of the previous record of the student.
The researchers conducted interview to gather and analyze the
current system’s possible risk and disadvantages. The use of computer
laboratory management system is to make a daily transaction fast and easy.
The purpose of Computer Laboratory Management System was
developed using Visual Basic 6.0 and MS 2007 for the database.

CHAPTER I
 (Introduction)

Nowadays, in our society is in advance technology, human productivity is

made more efficient through the development of electronic gadgets, in one

organization like school/university/college and other agencies or offices.

The Computer Laboratory is an indispensable part of the institution in High

Schools and Universities for the reason that there are several matters that

uses computer like computing of data, creating documents and many other

tasks that uses computers for faster data processing. In schools, almost all

courses are having computer- related subject to learn about computers.

Focusing on this topic, Computer Laboratory Management System helps the

laboratory custodian to record and monitor the data of every student’s and

other personnel.

Most of the computer laboratories are usually monitored in manual way

using logbook to list all the record of students or we called manually log-on.

As we observe in our institution, Ms. Melanie Dañez and Ms. Glecy Viñas are

currently using manual process to record and serve the details of the

student’s, which takes time and effort to school laboratory personnel who is
in-charge in computer laboratory. By using technology we are proposing a

computerized “computer laboratory system” that will help LIFE Institution to

have a automated system that will upgrade and process of daily transaction

inside the computer laboratory.

Computer Laboratory is one of the facilities provided by Atty. Gregorio B.

Chavez to help students practice the theories that have been thought by our

instructors.
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK

OLD SYSTEM

INPUT

-Record Names,
Time in, Time out
of the user on
the record book
- PC No.

PROCEESS

-Manual Compute
time consumed
-Manual searching
students
 OUTPUT

- Laboratory Card
-Access Card

NEW SYSTEM

INPUT

-Present the
Access Card
- Student Info
-Add Time
- PC No.
 PROCESS

- Search for
Students name.
-Add time

OUTPUT

- print Student
Record

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

 The school of Lower Isarog Foundation Exponent, Inc. is known as
Computer School, The proposed system, Computer Laboratory will help the
faculty and staff of the schools to monitor and managed the Computer
Laboratory.

The system includes the day-to-day activities in Computer Laboratory,

the user sign-in, data recording, access control supervision and storing
capability.
This could help computer laboratory personnel to make their job well-
organized and manageable.

The development of the computer technology and network

communication technology makes it possible for human society to enter an
era of information. But nowadays, most of the computer laboratory is still in
the primitive stage of manual management and procedures.
 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

The researcher will give the great benefits to the Computer Laboratory in

Lower Isarog Foundation Exponent, Inc.

School

It gives a great impression to the school for massive changes into

technological advances.

Laboratory in Charge

It would give great help to the laboratory in-charge to do her job fast

and easy, and to monitor the day-to-day activities and controlled

supervision.

Student
 It is helpful to the student to gather their information easily since the

first time they utilize the computers up to the last time, if they needed to

submit a laboratory card to the instructor.

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

The study aims to develop and organize the record in computer laboratory

 To recognize the time and quantity consumed of the students

automatically

 Determine the subjects of the students automatically

 To make easy and fast to lab-in charge

  How can suggest automated laboratory system can support user and

administration?

 What would be the effect to the laboratory custodian if the laboratory

system is being automated?

SCOPE AND LIMITATION

SCOPE
  The researchers used Visual Basic 6.0 for creating the system and

Microsoft access 2003 for handling the database. This system we

entitled Computer Laboratory System that monitor the usage of the

time consumed in the computer laboratory

 The system can update, view and print the record of the students.

 This system records the Time consumed of the Student.

 Automated system also compute automatically time consumed of the

students clients corresponding balance

LIMITATION

 System is not for sale/online

 Laboratory custodian only can access the system

 This system could only be used by authorized personnel inside the

computer laboratory.

 The system is operational assuming that there is no power

interruption

 The system cannot trace what website a client browsed

The system is compatible only to windows platform workgroup

 OBJECTIVE

 The system can monitor the in and out of the user of the

laboratory.

 It includes the name, course and time of the user

 The system can easily monitor the current balance amount of the

student user.

 Make transaction’s fast and manageable

 The system has a friendly-user.

 DEFINITION OF TERMS

ADMINISTRATOR – is a person whose job involves helping to organize and

supervise the way that an organization or institution functions.

a person who manages a computer system

VISUAL BASIC – Programming language in creating a system

USER – A user is a person who utilizes a computer or network

service. Users of computer systems and software products generally lack the
technical expertise required to fully understand how they work.

DATABASE - a structured set of data held in a computer, especially one that

is accessible in various ways.

CLIENT- A client is a piece of computer hardware or software that accesses

a service made available by a server. The server is often on another
computer system, in which case the client accesses the service by way of a
network

SERVER - a person or thing that provides a service or commodity.

Computer or computer program that manages access to a centralized
resource or service in a network.

TECHNICAL - relating to a particular subject

relating to a practical subject organized on scientific principles

RELATED LITERATURE

The history of computer labs at colleges and universities is an ill-

documented one. Books, articles, and websites can be found

documenting the first mainframes put in place and the early years of

computer science. Computer labs, however, are rarely found

described in the literature about computing in higher learning. Even

less scholarly attention has been given to how students have used
these labs. In some ways it appears the labs have quietly settled into

the middle areas between personal computers and supercomputers as

well as between class use and in-home use. Lab computers offer

access to personal computing software and high-end specialized

software. They are also utilized for academic needs similar to in-class

use and entertainment like much computer use at home. Yet, while

studies have been focused on computer use at the ends of these two

spectrums, the university computer lab has unceremoniously bridged

the gaps without garnering much attention. Understanding the

background for this particular study requires a look into three subject

areas: how students use computers to fulfill academic needs, how

computers have become a part of social lives of students, and how

entertainment and other personal tasks are being completed using

computers. Knowing these patterns of general computer usage will

help provide a reference when looking at how computers in university

labs are used. Student use of computers began as a way to make

academic work more effective and efficient. Internet use has become a

staple of almost every type of academic endeavor these days although

its effectiveness in educating students might be debated by 9 some

professors. Oftentimes, students’ primary resource for an assignment

will be a commercial Internet search engine or general web surfing “

instead of using more reliable points of access such as library

databases or their library’s home page” (Thompson, 2003, p. 262).

Despite opinions of some faculty members, students feel that these

methods are working well for them. Seventy-five percent of students

reported that they are successful in finding the information that they

need for academic assignments (Thompson, 2003). These research

methods seem to have an impact on the citations within student

papers. Davis and Cohen (2001) conducted a biometric analysis of

citations in 1996 when the Internet was first being used as

a research tool and 1999 when it was well established. Their data

indicates that citations of websites increased while citations of books

decreased. Magazine and journal citations remained fairly stable which

may be related to their availability in online journals and article

databases. The academic use of computers and the Internet is much

more diverse than simply doing online research. The most basic use is
 in word-processing. The ability to quickly type legible documents, save

them for later use, and easily edit their contents has made writing for

classes much easier and efficient. Similarly, applications like Microsoft

Excel have made it easy to create tabular data and perform simple

calculations. Presentation software such as Microsoft PowerPoint and

Apple Keynote allow students to make professional-looking

multimedia presentations for classes.

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 CHAPTER II

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Technical Background

The researcher used Visual basic 6.0 in developing the system since it’s the

most applicable resources.

The system is composed of two categories which is the server side and the

other one is client side. The server side will be the control or manage the

entire system and only the teacher can use it. Client side is for the students.

How the systems will work:

Students and Teachers must logon in order to access the system by

providing username and password at the login page.

The objective of this research project was to determine the purposes for

which students used the campus computer labs at the Lower Isarog

Foundation Exponent, Inc. The understanding of computer usage patterns in

this area had previously been based on informal observation of students by

lab staff.

OBSERVATIONS

 The researcher gathered data trough searching to the

internet, also conducting interview to the personnel in lab-

in-charge to discuss the flow of transaction about

laboratory system.

DATA GATHERING

 The researchers figure out to collect information and data

for the purpose of making organize.

Data Processing Methods system design

 The system originated design as computer Laboratory

System, to organized/monitored the current balance or

amount of the students in Lower Isarog Foundation

Exponent, Inc.
 Testing

SYSTEM SPECIFICATION

SOFTWARE SPECIFICATION

The required software package programming specification of the

propose

System

1. OPERATING SYSTEM(WINDOWS 2007 and 2010)

2. DATABAS(MS Access 2002 and 2003)
3. PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE (Visual Basic 6.0)
HARDWARE SPECIFICATION

The physical performance and characteristics of the equipment and

facilities by the system.

A. Minimal-Hardware Requirements
CPU-
RAM-
HOD-
VIDEO CARD-Video graphic adapter arrow
B. Recommended hardware Requirements
CPU-Microsoft windows 2010
RAM-PC 4GB

SYSTEM USER

This system can be proposed to use and recommended to the

Administration of Lower Isarog Foundation Exponent, Inc. to help the

computer laboratory in charge to make his job efficient, easy and relevant

using this system.

 CHAPTER III

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS/ CONCLUSION

This Research was conducted to study the Lower Isarog Foundation

Exponent, Inc., entitled “COMPUTER LABORATORY SYSTEM”. The

researcher concludes that having a Computer Laboratory System at Lower

Isarog Foundation Exponent INC., will give great serve to the Computer

Laboratory in Charge to keep the record of those student users, less time

consuming, and it is easy to figure out the computation of time consumed

by the users.

The instructors can add, edit and update students and instructors

information. The instructor can print out the record of the students and

then, students will be given a maximum two hours to use the computer

laboratory based on their subjects. The student can automatically receive a

message box to remind the remaining hours.

 RECOMMENDATION

The researcher of the proposed system really appreciates to make this

system efficient and relevant. The panelist recommended to makes a

friendly-user system by; viewing the record of the student and balance of

the student must be updated, and only the laboratory custodian will be the

only authorized to control the server.

For further information, the administration of the school aside from the

researcher was the only capable to answer some questions regarding the

system.

SOLUTION
The panelist recommended to the researcher how to restart, logout and

shutdown if they will used the computer?

The researcher create a client and server application using visual basic 6.0 to

make sure that have receive a message box to remind and monitor the

remaining hours/time of the client/user.

QUESTIONAIRE OF INTERVIEW

1. How many hours the students can login?

2. Do you have a separate logbook or login record of attendance when

you are in charge in the computer laboratory?

3. How do you manage the time consumed of the student?

 4. Where do you keep your records of daily transaction in computer

laboratory?

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