CAVITE STATE UNIVERSITY – TANZA CAMPUS COMPUTER LABORATORY FINGERPRINT LOG-IN SYSTEM

Author: Charmaine T. Banag

ABSTRACT

The Cavite State University – Tanza Campus computer laboratory fingerprint log-in system was developed to monitor and control the use of computers in the laboratory. The study was specifically conducted to determine the features that should be included in the system; evaluate the system in terms of functionality, reliability, usability, efficiency, maintainability, and portability; and determine if the developed system will help in the maintenance of the computer laboratory as perceived by faculty members concerned.

The researcher used the agile software development process to develop the system. Through the self-administered questionnaires, necessary information was collected from faculty members and students.  After the system was created, it was prepared for end-users evaluation.  A total of 89 participants, of which three were faculty members and 86 were students, rated the system according to its functionality, reliability, usability, efficiency, maintainability, and portability.

The faculty members who utilized the computer laboratory must provide their full name, employee number, designation, and the department where they belong. They must also provide their fingerprint so as to log in before the use of the laboratory. An alternative log-in module is provided such that the faculty members have to provide their username and password. On the other hand, students must provide their student number, full name, curriculum year, and course. The system features are blocking of programs, commands, and message sending, time limiting of a program that is being used, and file transfer. It also has a database for storing the records of authorized users and time logs of each computer user.

The participants evaluated the over-all functionality of the system to be excellent; over-all ratings of other criteria such as reliability, usability, efficiency, maintainability, and portability were likewise rated as excellent. Moreover, all the faculty members utilizing the computer laboratory agreed that the developed system will help in the maintenance of the computer laboratory.

Keywords: fingerprint scanner, computer laboratory, login system

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