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Republic of the Philippines

NORTHERN NEGROS STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT
Old Sagay, Sagay City, Negros Occidental
(034) 722 4120 / www.nonescost.edu.ph
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
Everything relies on technology that exists. In fact, many
people are taking advantage of the benefits of using the products
of technology in communication, business, education, and other
important tasks.
Information Technology is not only about the study of
Computer Software and Hardware components but also for any
devices used by many people who need it for personal purposes.
Today, smartphones like, iPhones, and Android phones, are greatly
used for communication and interaction in business transactions.
Every transaction becomes popular as it reached and used even in
a small organization like schools. Schools are organizations that
need technology because many transactions are done manually like
administering the entrance examination. Northern Negros State
College of Science and Technology (NONESCOST) is one of the
schools using traditional entrance examination scheme which is a
requirement of the College and the Commission on Higher
Education.
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The present examination has difficulty in using the manual
examination process, manual checking of answer sheets, and
generating exam results. Thus, the researchers aim to develop a
portable, reliable, and efficient entrance examination system
that will hasten the procedures in administering, checking, and
releasing of exam results as a basis for enrollment.
The researchers designed and developed an Android-based
Entrance Examination with SMS Notification for NONESCOST which is
efficient and convenient to process in administering entrance
examination; it is also a user-friendly system and will greatly
help in generating examination results needed by the students.
The developed system will send SMS Notification to the students
who have taken the entrance examination that contains course
suggestion based on the scores, and it will increase the
performance of the entrance examination personnel.
The developed system which is related to a LAN-based
Entrance examination system has some features which are the same
but different processes. According to El-Seoud, et al. (2013),
LAN-based Entrance Examination also called a computer assisted
entrance examination that will provide fast and printed exam

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results to the examinees. It gives more convenient to the user
and provides quality service to the students as well as to the
guidance counselor.
The system will activate using a username and password for
confidentiality. It gives SMS notification to the examinee
directly to their mobile phone (studymode.com).
The developed system has the following features of the
guidance counselor and students wherein the guidance counselor
will know the students who registered their complete name,
address, contact number, username, and password. The Guidance
counselor will also manage the questions of each category,
course, and provide the summary reports of the exam result and
reports of all the takers.
The students register their complete name, address, contact
number, username, and password to the system using the tablet or
Android devices. It can take and submit exam answers after the
registration. The student will receive SMS Notification that
contains course suggestion based on the result.

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The uniqueness of the developed system to other related
system is its Android Application and SMS Notification. The
Android Application is a software used by Android devices such as
mobile phone and tablets and the SMS Notification, is an
information that contains student course suggestion based on exam
result.
Finally, the developed system will simply improve NONESCOST
by giving faster and convenient services to the Guidance
Personnel in processing the entrance exam.
Objectives of the Study
This capstone project aimed to design and develop an
Android-based Entrance Examination with SMS Notification for
NONESCOST.
Specifically, it aimed to achieve the following:
1. Determine the quality of the developed software based on:
a. Correctness
b. Reliability
c. Efficiency
d. Integrity
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e. Maintainability
f. Flexibility
g. Testability
h. Portability
i. Reusability
j. Interoperability
k. Usability
2. Determine the level of system’s acceptability based on
the required application functions.
3. Develop a system that can analyze the examination answers
and can generate exam result through SMS notification.
4. Develop a system that provides immediate students course
suggestion based on exam result.
Scope and Limitation

This study was conducted at the Main Campus of Northern
Negros State College of Science and Technology, and the target
users are the incoming first (1st) year students. This system is
accessible via intranet in Local Area Network (LAN) within the
school campus. The developed system is not connected to the other
systems of the school like the registrar and the cashier,

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it focused on the Entrance exam at the guidance office of
the school.
The developed system focused on entrance examination using
Android which uses different versions of Android such as
lollipop, Cupcake, kitKat, and other versions. Likewise, it is
also suitable for the Windows desktop, Android mobile phone, and
tablet devices which are owned by the school. Testing area where
the examinees take the entrance examination using Android
devices. Internet connection is not covered in this study.
Significance of the Study

NONESCOST will systematize guidance counselor’s permanent files
concerning their Entrance exam questions and the student exam
results.
The results of the study were deemed beneficial to the
following:
Guidance Counselor. The system will aid the Guidance
counselor in operating the system in terms of administering
Entrance exams and generating exam results of the students.

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Examinees. The system will aid the Examinees by saving
personal information, following the accurate instruction to
answer questions and receiving the exam results through SMS
notification of mobile phone.
NONESCOST. The system will help the development and
improvement of the school by processing every transaction of the
Entrance examination.
Definition of Terms
For better understanding of this capstone project. The
following were operationally defined:
Android. Is an operating system of mobile phone and tablets

used by the examinees.
Correctness. Is a property of the software which means

Complete, Consistent, and Traceable.
Efficiency. Is a property of the software which means concise,

performed the program correctly, and easy to operate the program.
Entrance Examination. It is a type of examination given to

the incoming freshmen students in NONESCOST to test the ability
and special characteristics of the students before entering
college.
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Flexibility. Is a property of the software which means

General, Expandable, Modular, Self-documented, Simple, Concise,
and Consistent.
Integrity. Is a property of the software which means Audible,

Identifies errors, and Secure.
Interoperability. Is a property of the software which means

understand the standard interfaces and protocols, used standard
data structures and types throughout the program, general, and
modular.
Maintainability. Is a property of the software which

identifies error, Self-documented, Modular, Concise, and
Consistent.
Portability. Is a property of the software which is

Expandable, the software must be decoupled from the hardware,
Modular, Self-documented, and Independent of non-standard
programming language features.
Reliability. Is a property of the software which means

Accurate, Consistent, Modular, Simple, and prevent damage when
the program encounters an error.
Short Message Service (SMS). It is a type of notification used

in the system to inform the examinee about the course suggestion
after submitting answers.
Usability. Is a property of the software wherein the software

can assist the new users with ease in operating the program.
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CHAPTER II
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
This chapter includes the review of related literature of

the developed system. It contains the related studies, related
research, and prior arts. This chapter will help to familiarize
all the information to give better understanding.
Related Literature
Online Entrance Examination System
According to Cjudinell (2012), Online Entrance Examination
System is to efficiently evaluate the examiner through a fully
automated system that not only saves a lot of time but also give
fast results.
The target of this system is to remove all the paper works
in the examination process that is usually spent by the teacher
or instructor in reading and checking the answer one after the
other (www.studymode.com).
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Online Entrance Examination of Caritas University
In the study of Abi Thomas Augustine (2013), these exams may

be administered at any level of education, from primary to higher
education, although they are more common at higher levels. Online
Entrance Examination Systems are very convenient and fast. The
effective use of "Online Entrance Examination System", any
Educational Institute or training centers can be used to
developed their strategy for putting the exams, and for getting
better results in less time
(www.design_and_implementation_of_online_entrance_examination20pd
f).
Online Examination System at Sakarya University
Based on the study of Tasci T. et al. (2014), Online
Examination system is designed as a basic component of the
Learning Management System called AkademikLMS (SAUPORT) that aims
to execute online exams of the distance education programs of
Sakarya University. OES, which is developed to ensure effective
management of assessment and evaluation processes of academic
institutions that have many distances education programs and to
offer ease of use to the students and the instructors. The said
system provides user-course and user enrollment information from
the databases of the OES (ifets.info/journals).

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Related Study
Intranet Entrance Examination System of Liceo de Cagayan

University
According to Kenneth Castro (2010), a computer-based
entrance exam for LDCU (Liceo de Cagayan University) has an
efficient in generating entrance examination for the examinee,
easy to use, quick in getting exam result and provide backup of
files.
In this system, the university saves papers and time in
checking the answer sheet of the examinee
(www.asianscientificjournals.com).
Prior Art
LAN -based entrance examination

According to El-Seoud, et al. (2013), LAN-based entrance
examination also called a computer assisted entrance examination
that provides fast and printed results to the examinees. It is a
user-friendly system and provides quality service to the students
as well as to the guidance counselor.
The system was activated using a username with its
corresponding password for confidentiality. The Examinees receive

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a notification via SMS directly to their mobile phone. The SMS
notification content is just brief information about the event
where to be held (studymode.com).
Synthesis
At present, the entrance examinations are conducted many
ways which include online, LAN-based, and the traditional. The
related studies on entrance examination have the same features
which are efficient in generating exam result, paperless for the
answer sheet, and backup of their files. The difference of the
Entrance Exam from the LAN based Entrance Exam it is user-
friendly, and it has an SMS Support.
The related literature and studies, served as guide in the
development of the framework. It helps the system in doing such
accurate and efficient output. It is desired to generate exam
result needed by the student. The gap of the developed system to
the other related system is Android application wherein it used
Android devices in taking entrance examination and SMS
Notification which contains student course preference based on
their exam results.

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CHAPTER III
TECHNICAL BACKGROUND
This chapter includes Hardware, Software, and Peopleware,
specifications used in developing this system.
The development of Android-based Entrance Examination with
SMS Notification for NONESCOST can be accessed by the students,
and guidance office personnel via LAN (Local Area Network) of the
said school. LAN is a personal network of the computer that can
share resources and exchange data.
The developed system used an Android device connected to the
Local Area Network. Android technology is an open source
Operating System, user-friendly, and appealing applications.
The researchers decided to select software that is reliable
enough to answer the needs, and problems of the Guidance Office
in providing entrance exam. It is recommended that the choice for
developed application development software is XAMPP 1.8.3-2
version (PHP 5.5 based). XAMPP is a multi-platform package that
installs Apache, MySQL, and PHP (www.Xammp.com).

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The software used for the developed system which are
Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) for web design, PHP:Hypertext
Preprocessor (PHP) for the SQL, XAMPP for the connection, Mozilla
Firefox, and Google Chrome as the Browser, and Intranet for the
connection within the organization. Android-based Entrance
Examination with SMS Notification for NONESCOST is a modern
Android application that used the standard like HTML and
Javascript to deliver a powerful, and elegant user experience
using Android.
The hardware requirements used to operate the system must be
reliable, and efficient which is Intel Pentium Dual Core
Processor, 15.6” HD LCD for the monitor, 4GB memory, 500 GB HDD
of secondary Storage, standard mouse, keyboard, and printer.
The peopleware recommendations are the Guidance Counselor,
and the Examinees. They are the one to use the Android-based
Entrance Examination with SMS Notification for NONESCOST. The
user should have the knowledge to use the system, and must be a
computer literate, undergo training, and familiarizing himself
with the developed system.

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First is the IT Manager, manage the system resources with no
demands on existing IT infrastructure or personnel. The second is
the Programmer, who makes the source code of the system. The
third are the Students, to allow them in submitting their exam
answers and directly receive the SMS Notification by using
Android devices. The fourth is the Guidance Counselor, easy to
handle the files because it is done in a systematized manner,
there will be backups and security program.
How the system works
Android-based Entrance Examination was installed at the
Guidance Office, and it can be accessed using Android device
version 4.2.2, and higher, Windows desktop in LAN. In every
transaction, it was automated and fast response and efficient
services, given to the students with the SMS Notification which
contains the student course base of their exam results.

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CHAPTER IV
METHODOLOGY
This chapter presents the different stages of development
and the methodology used for the Android-based Entrance
Examination with SMS Notification for NONESCOST.
According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, methodology is
a body of methods, rules, and postulates employed by a discipline
or a particular procedure or a set of procedures.
The researchers used the developmental method in order to
come up with accurate and efficient functions of the developed
system. The Rapid Prototyping Model (Figure 1.0 see on page 18)
is a guide throughout the development cycle. Each of the phases
was extensively used by the researchers to come up with ideas,
guide and procedures and successfully developed the system.

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Design
Requirements Implementatio Mainte

and n nance
Analysis
Testing
Developme
nt/Coding
Figure 1.0: Rapid Prototyping Model
Figure 1.0 shows rapid prototype model. This process started
with the requirements and analysis phase where the researchers
gathered the data from the NONESCOST guidance office, and among
the first (1st) year students. Then after the gathering of data,
the researchers made the initial design of the system,
development/coding, testing to the client, and IT expert
suggested to change, and to apply the system. After the clients
satisfied the developed system the developers implemented the
system. Then the maintenance phase was executed to check and
update the system for the errors when using the system.
Requirement and Analysis Phase

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The researchers gathered all the data at NONESCOST main
campus by distributing the questionnaires to the first (1st) year
students. The researchers explained what the purpose of this
system, the importance, and benefits of the system. They also
interviewed the Guidance Counselor personally about the design
they want in the system. And the data that they gathered served
as their basis for the development of the system.
The requirements, and analysis phase includes the population
of the study, Course Population in Table 1.0, the requirements
specification which are the Software Requirements in Table 2.0,
Hardware Requirements in Table 3.0, People Requirements in table
4.0, Functional Decomposition Chart in Figure 2.0, Technical
Feasibility, Schedule Feasibility which is the Gantt Chart in
Figure 3.0, Pert table in Table 5.0, Critical Path Method in
Figure 4.0, the Economic Feasibility which is the system budget
in Table 6.0, Cost Benefits Analysis in Table 7.0, the
requirements modeling which is the Input Process Output framework
in Figure 5.0, the data process modeling which is the Context-
Level Data Flow Diagram in Figure 6.0, and the Exploded Data Flow
diagram in Figure 7.0.

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Locale
The Northern Negros State College of Science and Technology
(NONESCOST) is located at Brgy. Old Sagay, Sagay City, Negros
Occidental started its operation when the school was founded in
the year 1998.
The school adopts technological advancement to keep the
institution become globally competitive (www.nonescost.edu.ph).
Population of the study
Northern Negros State College of Science and Technology
located at Brgy. Old Sagay, Sagay City, Negros Occidental.
The total numbers of the NONESCOST first (1st) year students
are one thousand eight hundred ninety-nine (1,899). Out of the
total population, only three hundred thirty (330) were taken as
respondents.
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The following table shows the population of the students in every
course:
Table 1.0
Population and Sample Size
Course Number of Students Sample Size

BSA 73 12
ABEnglish 111 19
BSBIO 25 4
BSBA 402 70
BSF 24 4
BSHRM 142 25
BSIT 338 59
BSED 165 29
BSCRIM 619 108
BSA 73 12
TOTAL 1,899 330
Table 1.0 shows the population of the first (1st) year
students in every course which is the respondents of this study.
The researchers come up with the sample size of the following
number of students in every course. The researchers used the
Slovin’s formula to determine the sample size of every courses
which is sample size equals the total population of the
respondents of every courses over one (1) which is the constant
value plus the total population of all courses multiplied to the
margin of error which is zero point zero five (0.05)² squared.

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To come up with the total Sample size, the formula is: sample
size is equals to the total population of the respondents over
one which is the constant value plus the total population
multiplied to the margin of error which is zero point zero five
(0.05)² squared to come up with the result of the sample size
which is three hundred thirty (330) from the total population
which is one thousand eight hundred ninety-nine (1,899).
The researchers used the Slovin’s formula in determining the
sample size. The formula is as follows.

N
N =
1 + (N) (e)²
Where:
n = sample size,
N = total population,
e = margin of error
1,899
n =
1 + 1,899(0.05)
²
n = 330
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Requirements Specification
The requirements specification is a description of a
software system to be developed, laying out functional, and non-
functional requirements. The software requirements specification
document enlists enough and necessary requirements that are
required for the project development (www.wikipedia.org).
Software Compatibility
First, is the software, it is defined as non-tangible
components of the computers and it is also known as computer
programs. It is needed for the development and for the
implementations shown in the table shown on page 24.
(www.en.wikipedia.org).
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Table 2.0
Software Requirements for the Development and Implementation of
the system
 Microsoft Windows 7 and Windows 8

 Any browser
Development
 Mobile Android phone
 Netbeans IDE 6.9
 XAMPP 1.8.3-2 Version(PHP 5.5 based)
 Bootstrap
 Phone Gap Build
 Microsoft Windows 7
 Any browser
Implementation
 Mobile Android phone and Tablets
Hardware Compatibility
Table 3.0 shows the list of recommended hardware for the
development of the user interface of the developed system.
Table 3.0
Hardware Requirements for the Development and Implementation of
the system
Processor Intel Pentium Dual

Core Processor
Monitor 12.6” HD LCD
Memory 4GB
Secondary Storage 500GB HDD
Development Peripherals - Standard Mouse
- Standard Keyboard
Connection Pocket Wifi(Globe
Tattoo)
 Motherboard(the latest)
 Processor (Dual Core 2.0 GHz)
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Implementation  Memory (4GB)

 Network Connection (High Speed)
 Power Supply (at least 300 watts)
 Standard keyboard
 Standard mouse
 Monitor
 AVR/UPS
 Cable wires
 Android Devices
People Requirements
Peopleware is responsible for using the development of
computer software and hardware systems.
Table 4.0
Peopleware Requirements for the Development and Implementation of
the system
Development Function
System Developers These are the people developed
the system and responsible for
refining those problems
encountered in the system.
Implementation
Guidance Counselor These are the people are in-
charge with the students’
examination records, and in
generating the exam results.
Examinee These are the people are using
the system in taking the Entrance
examination.
System Administrator The person manages the server of
the system and plans the system
maintenance.
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Figure 2.0: Functional Decomposition Chart
Figure 2.0 shows the Functional Decomposition Chart of
NONESCOST. As shown, the system is composed of several menus that
are useful for the intended users. The Decomposition chart shows
the menus and sub-menus of the Android-based Entrance Examination

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with SMS Notification for NONESCOST, under that there are the two
(2) users which are the guidance counselor, and the examinees.
It is composed of two (2) menus, and each menu has drop-down
menus. Each menu has its own function.
Technical Feasibility
The developed system used the following Software and
Hardware. The software used in the developed system are NetBeans
and XAMPP, because XAMPP is a multi-platform package that
installs Apache, MySQL, and PHP. The said system is compatible
with the different version of Android devices and also for the
Windows desktop and Laptop. Android is a mobile operating
system developed by Google. It is used by several smartphones and
Samsung Galaxy (wikipedia.org). The developed system requires APK
(Android Application Package), SDK (Software Development Kit),
and Android devices to complete the processing of the entrance
examination.
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Schedule Feasibility
Below are the figures and schedule of the activities for the
development of the system.
Figure 3.0: Gantt Chart
Figure 3.0 shows the Gantt chart of the developed system on
Android-based Entrance Examination with SMS Notification. It
contains the different activities which are: Title hearing, Data
gathering, Analysis, Documentation of Chapters 1-4, Pre-oral,
System development, Initial testing, System defense, Revision of
the system, Final testing, UAT (User Acceptance Testing),
Documents of Chapters 4-6, Final defense and Revision of
documents, each activities has the corresponding date, the shaded

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part of the figure represents the expected days of what the
developers did.
Table 5.0
PERT Table
Activities Pre- Time Early Early Late Late Slack

Requisite Expected Start finish Start Finish
A Title Hearing1 0 1 0 1 0 1 O
B Data Gathering A 33 1 34 1 34 0
C Analysis B 1 34 35 34 35 0
D Documentation Chapter 1-4 C 14 35 49 35 49 0
E Pre-Oral Defense D 1 49 150 49 150 0
F System Development E 75 150 125 150 125 0
G Initial Testing F 1 125 126 125 126 0
H System Defense G 1 126 127 126 127 0
I Revision of the system H 13 127 140 127 140 0
J Final Testing I 1 140 141 140 141 0
K User Acceptance Testing J 1 141 142 141 142 0
L Documentation of Chapter 4-5 K 6 142 148 142 148 0
M Final Defense L 1 148 149 148 149 0
N Revision of the Documents M 7 149 156 149 156 0
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Table 5.0 shows the PERT Table of the Android-based Entrance
Examination with SMS Notification. Program Evaluation Review
Technique or PERT is a project management tool used to schedule,
organize, and coordinate tasks within a project (techtarget.com).
The developers had the different activities to achieve the
developed system. The said activities which are the Title
Hearing, Data gathering, Analysis, Documentation of Chapters 1-4,
Pre-oral Defense, System Development, Initial Testing, System
Defense, Revision of the System, Final Testing, UAT (User
Acceptance Testing), Documentation of Chapters 4-6, Final

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Defense, and Revision of the Documents have corresponding
estimated time. The different activities are arranged in a
series form, it could not proceed to other activities if the
other one is not done. In getting the different values of the
different activities here are the following formulas:
EF = ES + TE
LF = LS – TE
To determine the slack time of the developed system, the ES
- LS is equivalent to zero.
Figure 4.0 Critical Path Method
Figure 4.0 (see on page 30) shows the CPM of the Android-
Based Entrance Examination with SMS Notification. CPM is a step-
by-step project management technique for process planning that

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defines critical and non-critical tasks with the goal of
preventing time-frame problems and process bottlenecks. It is
also ideally suited to projects consisting of numerous activities
that interact in a complex manner (whatis.techtarget.com).
This figure contains the corresponding time expected of the
different activities of the developers to determine the CPM of
the developed system which is the critical path are A, B, C, D,
E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M and N.
Economic Feasibility
The economic feasibility shows the budget of the software
and hardware used by the system for implementation. It is
described as the cost of the operation and maintenance in the
implementation of the system. It also states all the productivity
savings of the system and other expenses in implementing the
system.
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Table 6.0
Cost and Benefits of the System
Design and Implementation Amount

Cost
Hardware Costs
Android Phone 35pcs*5,000.00 P105,000.00
System Programmer 3,000.00
Implementation 2,000.00
Total of Design and 110,000.00
Implementation Cost:
Operational and
Maintenance
Operational Cost 5,000.00
Maintenance 5,000.00
Total of Operational and 10,000.00
Maintenance:
Benefits of the System
Reduce Ink Cost 22,100.00
Reduce Bond Paper use Cost 17,400.00
Less of time in releasing 10,500.00
exam result
Less of time in producing 10,600.00
test questionnaire
Total of Benefits of the P60,600.00
System:
Table 6.0 shows the budget of the system based on the design
and implementation cost, the operation and maintenance, and the
benefits of the system. In the design and implementation cost
shows the hardware cost which is the Android devices used of the
system and the cost of the system programmer who does the code or
the system and the implementation cost which is the installment

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of the system on the system area. In operation and maintenance
shows the cost of operation of the system to make the system
functioned well and cost of the maintenance to maintain the
operation of the system. In benefits of the system shows the
less of time and reduced expenses in producing the Entrance
Examination.
Table 7.0
Cost and Benefits Analysis
YEAR YEAR YEAR YEAR YEAR YEAR

CASH FLOW DESCRIPTION
0 1 2 3 4 5
Design and Implementation Costs 110,000
Operation and Maintenance Cost 10,000 10,500 11,000 11,500 12,000
Discount Factor @ 12% 0.893 0.797 0.712 0.646 0.567
Time Adjusted Cost(adjusted to 8,930 8,369 7,832 7,429 6,804
present value)
Cumulative Time-Adjusted cost 110,000 118,930 127,299 135,131 142,560 149,364
over lifetime
Benefits from the Operation of 0 60,600 63,030 66,060 69,090 72,120
the New System
Discount Factor @ 12% 1 0.893 0.797 0.712 0.646 0.567
Time Adjusted Benefits(present 0 53,580 50,235 47,035 44,632 40,892
value)
Cumulative Time –Adjusted 0 53,580 103,815 150,850 195,482 236,374
Lifetime Benefits
Cumulative Lifetime Time-
Adjusted Costs + Benefits -110,000 -65,350 -23,484 15,719 52,922 87,010
Time Adjusted Payback Period---------------3.3 years
Table 7.0 shows the Cost Benefits Analysis of the system
from year Zero (0) to year five (5). This table tells the design
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and implementation costs, the operation and maintenance costs and
benefits of the system on how it increases every year. It also
tells the time adjusted payback period or how many years did the
system return the expenses or gains from the system.
The Net Present Value (NPV) is defined as the sum of the
present value (PVs) of incoming and outgoing cash flows over a
period of time. Incoming and outgoing can flows can also be
described as benefit and cost cash flows respectively
(www.wikipedia.org).
The Return-on-Investment (ROI) is defined as the investment
gains compare favorably to investment cost. As a performance
measure ROI is used to evaluate the efficiency of an investment
or to compare the efficiency of a number of different investments
(www.wikipedia.org).
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To calculate the ROI, the formula is:
Cost Return of
Investment Analysis = ELBELC

- ELC *100
87,010
ROI Analysis = *100
149,364
ROI = 58.25%
(ROI is usually expressed in percentage)
Net Present Value (NPV) = Cumulative Adjustment Lifetime

Benefits - Cumulative Adjusted Lifetime Cost
NPV = 236,374-87,010
NPV = 149,364
Where:
ROI = Return On Investment
ELB = Estimated Lifetime Benefits
ELC = Estimated Lifetime Cost
NPV = Net Present Value
Payback Period refers to the length of time required
recovering the cost of an investment, the formula is:
TAPP = (3 + (23,484-15,719))/23,484
=3.33 years
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Requirements Modeling
Figure 5.0 Input Process Output Framework
Figure 5.0 shows a widely used approach in systems analysis
and software engineering for describing the structure of an
information processing program or another process. An Input-
Process-Output diagram includes all of the data and information
required for the process, details of the process itself, and
description of all information and information resulting from the
process. In this system, the user input all the data, the system
processed it and stored it into the database. The system sent
back a result by displaying all information after processing
(www.businessdictionary.com/IPO_model).
Data and Process Modeling

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Figure: 6.0 Context-Level Data Flow Diagram
Figure 6.0 shows how the System functions. There are two
main users in the developed system, the Guidance Counselor and
the Examinees that can access the system. The Guidance Counselor
need to login as administrator to access the system and generates
the exam results needed by the students. Second are the Examinees
needs to register their personal details and mobile number before
taking the entrance examination.

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Figure 7.0 Exploded Data Flow Diagram
Figure 7.0 shows how the program processed through the
different users. Each of the users has main operations to develop
the system. The Guidance Counselor cannot undergo any task
without log-in to the system to confirm their username and
password. After log-in, the Guidance Counselor manage the
schedule, manage category, manage the question, manage the
course, manage the student, encode the new student and manage the
takers to perform the tasks.

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The Examinees registered to the system to verify the
complete detailed and password. After the log-in, the Examinees
start to take the exam by choosing the category and by answering
every question.
Design Phase
The researchers come up with the design, based on the result
of the survey and the suggestions of the guidance counselor of
NONESCOST.
Before starting the actual coding, it is highly important
what it is to be created and what it should look like. The
developers identified all the necessary input, output, design,
data process and interfaces of the system.

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The Output and User-Interface Design
This section will present the form/screen layout of Android-
Based Entrance Examination with SMS Notification for NONESCOST.
Figure 8.0 Admin Login Form
Figure 8.0 shows the login form of the admin user to access
the system. This form is intended for the admin user to login in
order to activate the whole system. The username and password
serve as the protection of the user to make secured.

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Figure 9.0 Main Menu
Figure 9.0 Shows the following functions of the Admin main
menu:
1. The user main menu
2. A menu bar that allows the user to add Entrance
Examination schedule.
3. It is used to refresh the page
4. The user logout button.
5. Search box where one can search data.
6. Delete button used to delete the schedule.
7. Edit button used to edit exam schedule.

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Figure 10.0 Entrance Exam Schedule Form
Figure 10.0 shows the form where the Guidance Counselor or
the Guidance staff set the Entrance exam schedule.
Figure 11.0 Add Category Form
Figure 11.0 shows the form where the Guidance Counselor or
the Guidance staff adds the category for each question.

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Figure 12.0: Add Course Form
Figure 12.0 shows the form wherein the Guidance Counselor
manage, and add the courses with the corresponding passing score.
Figure 13.0 Student Registration Form
Figure 13.0 see on page 43 shows the student registration
form wherein the Guidance Counselor registered the students

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doesn’t have a mobile phone. They have to receive a password
needed to start an exam.
Figure 14.0 Entrance Exam Result
Figure 14.0 shows the form where the list of the Examinee,
scores and course suggested needed for enrollment.
Figure 15.0 Student Main Menu

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Figure 15.0 shows the form of the student main menu wherein
the students guide in order to login or register to start the
exam.
Figure 16.0 Student Login Form
Figure 16.0 shows the login form of the students, wherein
they can type the username and password.
Figure 17.0 Student Category Menu
Figure 17.0 shows the form of student category menu where
the student can choose the category to take.

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Figure 18.0 Student Exam Result
Figure 18.0 shows the form where the score and course
suggestion of the students based on the exam result.

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Data Design
Figure 19.0 Entity Relationship Diagram
Figure 19.0 shows the Entity Relationship Diagram (ERD).
The Entity Relationship Diagram or ERD is defined as a data model
for describing the data or information aspect or its process
requirements. In an abstract way that lends itself to ultimately
being implemented in a database.

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The ERD is composed of entities and relationships. The
entities of this ERD are the following: Admin, Login, students,
exam schedules, category, questions, choices, result, course
suggestions and SMS. While the relationships are the following:
register, has, manage, choose, answer, contains, view and
receive. All the attributes are found inside the entities.
Finally, the researchers have designed the appropriated ERD
for Android-Based Entrance Examination with SMS Notification for
NONESCOST, to know the relationships of each entity among each
attribute.
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Data Dictionary
Table 8.0
Data Dictionary
Category
Fieldname Datatypes Null Default Comments MIME

Id int(11) No
Name varchar(200) No
Time int(11) No
Choice
Id int(11) No
Questioned int(11) No
Choice varchar(50) No
Answer varchar(50) No
File Text No
Courses
Id int(11) No
Coursecode varchar(100) No
Coursename Varchar(255) No
Passingscore varchar(10) No
Exam_sched
Id int(11) No
Description varchar(100) No
Start_date Date No
End_date Date No
Start_time Varchar(15) No
End_time Varchar(15) No
Question
Id int(11) No
Content Text No
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File Text No
Category_id int(11) No
Result
Id int(11) No
Stud_id Varchar(50) No
Score int(11) No
Total int(11) No
Date Date No
Status
Id int(11) No
stud_id varchar(50) No
question_id int(11) No
Choice_id int(11) No
Has_quiz Tinyint(4) No
SMS
Id int(11) No
Mobile_no varchar(45) No
Message varchar(255) No
Student
Id int(11) No
Stud_id varchar(50) No
Fname varchar(100) No
Lname varchar(100) No
Gender varchar(10) No
Mobile_no varchar(45) No
Email varchar(45) No
Address varchar(45) Yes
Birthdate Date Yes
Graduated Date Yes
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Last_school varchar(100) Yes

Pref_course int(11) Yes
User_id int(11) No
Userdata
Id int(11) No
Username varchar(100) No
Password varchar(100) No
Str_password varchar(100) No
Fname varchar(100) No
Lname varchar(100) No
Email varchar(45) No
Mobileno varchar(45) No
Level varchar(100) No
Table 8.0 represents the data dictionary of the system. Data
Dictionary contains different tables such as category, choice,
courses, exam schedule, question, result, status, SMS and Table
students. Each table corresponds to its field name and data
types, it contains different attributes, characters, sizes, and
lengths; that determined the contents of the data stored.
System Architecture
Figure 21.0 Shows the network model and topology for Android
Based Entrance Examination with SMS Notification for NONESCOST.

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Figure 20.0 Network Model and Topology
Figure 20.0 shows the network model and topology of the
system which is Android-Based Entrance Examination with SMS
Notification for NONESCOST. The desktop computers serve as a
server of a system and connected to the router which is the Local
Area Network of NONESCOST in order to pass the data through
Android devices wherein the examinees take an exam. Likewise, the
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examinees in taking entrance examination from Android devices can
see on the server through the network. The printer can print the
exam result and other data from the server.
Development / Coding Phase
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design, MySQL for databases. The Twitter Bootstrap is the most
popular HTML, CSS, JavaScript and Phone Gap Build. Phone Gap
Build is online software to convert HTML, CSS, JavaScript into
APK.
The hardware will be used to operate the developed system.
This hardware must be reliable and efficient which Intel Pentium
Dual Core Processor, 15.6” HD LCD for the monitor, 4GB memory,
500 GB HDD of secondary storage.
The back-end users are the System Administrator, who
maintains and manages the table entries of files; the user
accounts; and updating of data. The front-end user, is the
Guidance Counselor, manages the questions, category, courses,
exam schedules, and students exam result; The students, register
in the system using Android devices, take the exam, and receive
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the SMS notification with corresponding course suggestion based
on the exam results.
Testing Phase
The developers presented their system with the self-made
testing instrument to the evaluators or experts to evaluate the
system based on the standard rate of evaluation purposes. The
experts rated the following criteria based on the particular
instrument that is useful for measuring the design which is
McCall’s Software Quality Model. (See Appendix J)
The next phase undergoes the testing, if all the
functionality of the system functioned well or else did not need
some improvements. In the evaluation of Android-based Entrance
Examination with SMS Notification for NONESCOST, the developers
also used the same testing instrument which is McCall’s Software
Quality Model for the assurance of the system evaluator (See
Appendix K).
The developers presented their system to the respondents
which is the first (1st) year students to evaluate the user
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the level of performance of every question given to the users
(See Appendix L).
After the test and evaluation of the IT Experts, the system
was ready for the final testing of all the features and the
functions of Android-based Entrance Examination with SMS
Notification for NONESCOST. The developed system met the needs
of the users, as it worked efficiently, accurately and
accordingly. The clients were required to underwent a user
training to enable them to familiarize fully the whole system.
Implementation Phase
The implementation of the system is so hard, especially for
the new beginners. In this selection, the researchers discussed
the actual testing of the program in order for the system to
produce efficient reports and to avoid program defect.
The developers finished the program of the implementation to
improve the Manual Entrance Examination of NONESCOST. The
Guidance Office should have the necessary computer facilities in
order for the system to work best. The hardware, software, and
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The school has a network where the computer connected to the
main server so that the guidance personnel will be able to use
the system. There should be a person assigned for the security
of the system, in order to have an efficient transaction in every
entrance examination of NONESCOST.
Maintenance Phase
Maintenance is the final phase in the Rapid Prototyping
Application. In this phase, the researchers determined that
producing Entrance exam should accommodate, and maintain Android-
based Entrance Examination with SMS Notification for NONESCOST.
The maintenance of the developed system should be done by a
System Administrator of the school in their ICT office to
maintain the devices and functionalities in the testing area
which should be in the Guidance Office. It should plan the
necessary corrective, preventive, and updated maintenance of the
system.
The first thing that should be planned in the maintenance
phase is preventive maintenance. It should be planned first for
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provide a systematic precaution, correction, and safeguard to the
system to prevent it from errors and viruses.
The maintenance where the software and hardware were used in
the system should be updated for the advancement of its
technologies. It makes the system perform faster and reliable,
and more secured from the viruses and hackers that would damage
the system. Another thing which should be done in the update
maintenance is that every year the number of examinees increases,
the reason the system administrator should do more update
whatever inevitable changes happen.
Lastly, the corrective maintenance should be done so that
the failure or damage in the system can be rectified and fixed.
In this phase of corrective maintenance, the failure and damage
to the system can be fixed and restored correctly again by the
System Administrator.
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CHAPTER V
PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS, AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA
This chapter discusses the presentation, analysis, and
interpretation of data. The researchers used the McCall’s
Software Quality Model rated by the IT Experts to determine whole
quality and functionality of the developed system.
The succeeding tables in different categories contains
different criteria with corresponding rating by the three (3) IT
Experts, two (2) Internal IT Experts, and one (1) External IT
Expert. The researchers used the following scale:
4.21 – 5.00 Very Good

3.41 – 4.20 Good
2.61 – 3.40 Average
1.81 – 2.60 Poor
1.00 – 1.80 Very Poor
Table 9.0
The Quality of the Developed System in terms of Correctness
Criteria Expert 1 Expert 2 Expert 3 Mean Interpretation
Completeness 4 4 4 4 Good
Consistency 4 5 5 4.66 Very Good
Traceability 5 4 4 4.33 Very Good
Grand Mean 4.33 4.33 4.33 4.33 Very Good
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Table 9.0 see on page 57, shows the different criteria in
terms of Correctness with its corresponding mean and
interpretation. In Completeness, the system was rated by the
experts with a mean of four (4) which is interpreted as Good,
four point sixty-six (4.66) in Consistency which is interpreted
as Very Good, and four point thirty-three (4.33) in Traceability
which is interpreted also as Very Good. The total mean in terms
of Correctness is four point thirty-three (4.33) which is
interpreted as Very Good.
Table 10.0
The Quality of the Developed System in terms of Reliability
Criteria Expert 1 Expert 2 Expert 3 Mean Interpretation
Accuracy 4 4 4 4 Good
Error-Tolerance 4 4 4 4 Good
Modularity 4 4 5 4.33 Very Good
Simplicity 5 5 4 4.66 Very Good
Table 10.0 shows the different criteria in terms of
Reliability with its corresponding mean and interpretation. In
Accuracy and Error-Tolerance, the system was rated by the experts
with a mean of four (4) which is interpreted as Good. In
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with a mean of four point thirty-three (4.33) which is
interpreted as Very Good, and in terms of Simplicity the system
rated by the experts with a mean of four point sixty-six (4.66)
which is interpreted as Very Good. The total mean in terms of
Reliability is four point twenty-six (4.26) which is interpreted
as Very Good.
Table 11.0
The Quality of the Developed System in terms of Efficiency
Criteria Expert Expert Expert Mean Interpretation

1 2 3
Conciseness 5 4 5 4.66 Very Good
Execution-efficiency 5 5 5 5 Very Good
Operability 4 4 5 4.33 Very Good
Grand Mean 4.66 4.33 5 4.64 Very Good
Efficiency with its corresponding mean and interpretation. In
Conciseness the system rated by the experts with a mean of four
point sixty-six (4.66) which is interpreted as Very Good, five
(5) in Execution-Efficiency which is interpreted as Very Good,
and in terms of Operability the system was rated by the experts
with a mean of four point thirty-three (4.33) which is
interpreted as Very Good. The total mean in terms of Efficiency

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is four point sixty-four (4.64) which is interpreted as Very
Good.
Table 12.0
The Quality of the Developed System in terms of Integrity

1 2 3
Auditability 4 4 5 4.33 Very Good
Instrumentation 4 4 5 4.33 Very Good
Security 4 4 5 4.33 Very Good
Grand Mean 4 4 5 4.33 Very Good

Integrity with its corresponding mean and interpretation. In
Auditability, Instrumentation, and Security the system was rated
by the experts with a mean of four point thirty-three (4.33)
which is interpreted as Very Good. The total mean in terms of
Integrity is four point thirty-three (4.33) which is interpreted
as Very Good.
Table 13.0
The Quality of the Developed System in terms of Maintainability

1 2 3
Modularity 4 4 4 4 Good
Self-Documentation 4 4 4 4 Good
Grand Mean 4.2 4 4.8 4.33 Very Good
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Table 13.0 (see on page 61) shows the different criteria in
terms of Maintainability with its corresponding mean and
interpretation. In Conciseness the system was rated by the
experts with a mean of four point sixty-six (4.66) which is
interpreted as Very Good, in terms of Consistency, and
Instrumentation the system was rated by the experts with a mean
of four point thirty-three (4.33) which is interpreted also as
Very Good and in terms of self-documentation the system was rated
by the experts with a mean of four (4) which is interpreted as
Good. The total mean in terms of Maintainability is four point
thirty-three (4.33) which is interpreted as Very Good.
Table 14.0
The Quality of the Developed System in terms of Flexibility

1 2 3
Expandability 5 4 5 4.66 Very Good
Generality 5 4 4 4.33 Very Good
Table 14.0 (see on page 62) shows the different criteria in
terms of Flexibility with its corresponding mean and

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interpretation. In Conciseness, Expandability, and Simplicity
the system was rated by the experts with a mean of four point
sixty-six (4.66) which is interpreted as Very Good. In terms of
Consistency, Generality, and Modularity the system rated by the
experts with a mean of four point thirty-three (4.33) which is
interpreted also as Very Good, and in terms of Self-documentation
the system was rated by the experts with a mean of four (4) which
is interpreted as Good. The total mean in terms of Flexibility
is four point forty-two (4.42) which is interpreted as Very Good.
Table 15.0
The Quality of the Developed System in terms of Testability

1 2 3
Auditability 4 4 5 4.33 Very Good
Testability with its corresponding mean and interpretation. In
Auditability, Instrumentation, and Modularity the system was
rated by the experts with a mean of four point thirty-three

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(4.33) which is interpreted as Very Good. In terms of Self-
documentation, the system was rated by the experts with a mean of
four (4) which is interpreted as Good and in terms of Simplicity
sixty-six (4.66) which is interpreted also as Very Good. The
total mean in terms of Testability is four point thirty-three
(4.33) which interpreted as Very Good.
Table 16.0
The Quality of the Developed System in terms of Portability

1 2 3
Expandability 5 4 5 4.66 Very Good
Hardware-Independence 4 4 4 4 Good
Software system 4 4 5 4.33 Very Good
independence
Grand Mean 4.2 4 4.6 4.26 Very Good
Portability with its corresponding mean and interpretation. In
Expandability, the system was rated by the experts with a mean of
four point sixty-six (4.66) which is interpreted as Very Good, in
terms of Modularity and Software system independence the system
was rated by the experts with a mean of four point thirty-three
(4.33) which is interpreted also as Very Good. In terms of

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Hardware-independence and Self-documentation, the system was
rated by the experts with a mean of four (4) which is interpreted
as Good. The total mean in terms of Portability is four point
twenty-six (4.26) which is interpreted as Very Good.
Table 17.0
The Quality of the Developed System in terms of Reusability

1 2 3
Hardware-Independence 5 5 5 4 Very Good
Self-Documentation 4 4 5 4.33 Very Good
Software system 5 4 5 4.65 Very Good
independence
Grand Mean 4.6 4.2 5 4.6 Very Good
Reusability with its corresponding mean and interpretation. In
Generality, Modularity, and Software System Independence the
system was rated by the experts with a mean of four point thirty-
three (4.33) which is interpreted as Very Good. In terms of
Hardware Independence and Self-Documentation, the system was
rated by the experts with a mean of four (4) which is interpreted
as Good. The total mean in terms of Reusability is four point
two (4.2) which is interpreted as Good.

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Table 18.0
The Quality of the Developed System in terms of Interoperability

1 2 3
Communication 4 5 5 4.66 Very Good
commonality
Data commonality 4 4 4 4 Good
Interoperability with its corresponding mean and interpretation.
In Communication commonality, the system was rated by the experts
with a mean of four point sixty-six (4.66) which is interpreted
as Very Good, in terms of Data commonality the system was rated
by the experts with a mean of four (4) which is interpreted as
Good. In terms of Generality and Modularity, the system was
rated by the experts with a mean of four point thirty-three
(4.33) which interpreted as Very Good. The total mean in terms
of Interoperability is four point thirty-three (4.33) which
interpreted as Very Good.

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Table 19.0
The Quality of the Developed System in terms of Usability

1 2 3
Operability 4 5 5 4.65 Very Good
Training 4 5 4 4.33 Very Good
Grand Mean 4 5 4.5 4.49 Very Good
Table 19.0 shows the different criteria in terms of Usability
with its corresponding mean and interpretation. In Operability,
thirty-three (4.33) which is interpreted as Very Good and in
terms of Training the system was rated by the experts with a mean
of four (4) which is interpreted as Good. The total mean in
terms of Usability is four point sixteen (4.16) which is
interpreted as Good.
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Table 20.0
Mean Distribution of the Responses of the Respondent in terms of
System Acceptability
Criteria 5 4 3 2 1 Mean Interpreta-
tion
The accounts of the guidance 150 110 65 4 1 4.22 Very Good
counselor and the examinee
are protected by a username
and password.
The system can provide 130 145 55 4 2 4.25 Very Good

immediate student course
suggestion base on the exam
result.
The system is easy to use. 190 103 30 5 2 4.44 Very Good
The system can analyze the 163 106 56 3 2 4.29 Very Good
examination answers and can
generate exam result through
SMS notification.
The system is convenient for 150 110 65 4 1 4.22 Very Good

the student and guidance
personnel.
The system sends SMS. 173 135 15 6 1 4.43 Very Good

The system gives accurate 163 106 56 3 2 4.29 Very Good
instruction to the examinee
during examination.
The system can provide back- 97 86 41 4 2 4.43 Very Good

up and security in storing
data.
Grand Mean 4.31 Very Good
Table 20.0 (see on page 68) shows the different criteria to
determine the System Acceptability with its corresponding mean

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and interpretation. The system was rated with the total mean of
four point twenty-two (4.22) which is interpreted as Very Good in
terms of protecting accounts of guidance counselor and examinees.
In terms of providing student course suggestion based on exam
result, the system was rated with the total mean of four point
twenty-five (4.25) which is interpreted as Very Good. The system
was rated with the total mean of four point forty-four (4.44)
which is interpreted as Very Good in terms of easy to use, four
point twenty-nine (4.29) interpreted as Very Good in terms of
providing examination result, four point nineteen (4.19)
interpreted as Good in terms of system is convenient for the
student and guidance personnel, four point forty-three (4.43)
interpreted as Very Good in terms of sending SMS notification and
providing backup for storing data, three point seventy-eight
(3.78) which is interpreted as Good in terms of giving accurate
instruction to the examinee.
In terms of analyzing examination answer and generating exam
result through SMS notification, the system was rated with the
total mean of four point forty-three (4.43) interpreted as Very
Good. In terms of providing course suggestion based on the exam

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result, the system was rated with the total mean of four point
twenty-five (4.25) which is interpreted as Very Good. The grand
mean of system acceptability was four point twenty-five (4.25)
which interpreted as Very Good.

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CHAPTER VI
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS
This chapter presents the summary of findings, conclusions,
and recommendations. This study developed an Android-based
Entrance Examination with SMS Notification for NONESCOST that has
an efficient and convenient process in administering the Entrance
examination.
Summary of Findings
After the initial, final, and user acceptance testing the
researchers come up the result of the user based on the
objectives using McCall’s Software category which are:
1. In terms of the quality of the developed software, the
system was rated by the IT experts based on the different
criteria which are Correctness, Reliability, Efficiency,
Integrity, Maintainability, Flexibility, Testability,
Portability, Reusability, Interoperability and Usability
with the grand mean of four point thirty-nine (4.39)
which is interpreted as Very Good.

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2. In terms of the system acceptability, the system was
rated by the respondents with the grand mean of four
point thirty-two (4.32). Interpreted as Very Good.
3. In terms of analyzing examination answers and generating
of exam results, the system was rated with the grand mean
of four point twenty-nine (4.29) which is interpreted as
Very Good (see table 20.0, page 67).
4. In terms of providing course suggestion based on the exam
results of the Examinees, the system was rated with the
grand mean of four point twenty-five (4.25) which is
interpreted as Very Good (see table 20.0, page 67).
Conclusions
After all the development cycle of the system and the
conducted user acceptance evaluation, Android-Based Entrance
Examination with SMS Notification for NONESCOST proved that:
1. The developed system was of good quality since it passed
all the criteria based on the McCall’s Software quality
model.
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3. The system can analyze the examination answers and
generated exam results through SMS notification;
4. The system can provide data on course preference based on
exam results.
Recommendations
From the findings and conclusions of the study, the
researchers have the following recommendations:
1. NONESCOST guidance office may consider using the
developed Android-Based Entrance Examination with SMS
Notifications;
2. The school may hire IT personnel for the maintenance and
operation of the system;
3. The school may establish a Local Area Network in the
guidance office for the purpose of the system.
4. It is recommended further that another study maybe
conducted to further improve the developed system.

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APPENDICES
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APPENDIX A:IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
NONESCOST was installed in the guidance office of Northern Negros
State College of Science and Technology. The developed system is
not accessible in the other offices such administration office,
registrar’s office and other offices, only the guidance counselor
can use the system as an administrator and server that are
connected to Android devices which is mobile phone and tablets
used by the examinee to take an entrance exam in testing area.
The user of the developed system is the guidance counselor,
assistance guidance personnel and examinees which are the
guidance conducted training on how to use the system.
In order to implement the system, here are the following
checklists of Android based Entrance Examination with SMS
Notification for NONESCOST.
Software Requirements:
 Microsoft Windows 7
 Microsoft Office
 Any Browser
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 NetBeans IDE 6.9
 XAMPP 1.8.3 version 2(PHP 5.5 based)
 Phone Gap build
Hardware Requirements:
 Android Mobile Phone version 4.2 higher
 Tablets
 Windows Desktop
Peopleware Requirements:
 Examinees-the one who used the system using Android phone
and tablets
 System Administrator- person who used the system to
accommodate the examinees in their needs
APPENDIX B: USER MANUAL OF ANDROID-BASED ENTRANCE EXAMINATION

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WITH SMS NOTIFIFCATION FOR NONESCOST
How to Login
1. Click the username text box and type Username.
2. Click password text box and type Password.
3. Click the enter to proceed.
Navigating the System Menu and Side bar (ADMIN)
When you have successfully login to the system, a user main
form will appear which means you are ready to use the system. The
system has the following options: Home, Manage, Students,
Reports, and Settings.

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How to Add Examination Schedule
1. Click Add Entry to Add New Examination Schedule.
2. Click the edit icons to revise or to change exam schedule.
3. Click the delete icons to delete exam schedule.

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4. Click yes button to delete question successfully.
How to view Manage Menu

1. Click Manage Menu
2. A context of Manage Menu will appear. It includes the
different kinds of sub menus Manage Questions Category,
Manage Questions and Manage Courses.

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How to Add Questions Category

1. Click Add category to Add New Category
2. A text box will appear for inserting new category. Then
click the submit button below the text box to add new category.
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How to add Question

1. Click Add Question button to add a new Questions
2. A text box will appear for inserting a new questions.
Then click the submit button below the text box to add on the
questionnaires context.
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How to Edit Questions

1. Click the edit icons to revise or to change question.
2. Click Delete icons to delete question.
3. Click yes button to delete question successfully.

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How to Add Courses

1. Click Add Courses to add new course
2. A text box will appear for inserting a new courses. Then
click the submit button below the text box to add on the
courses context.
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2. Click the edit icons to revise or to change Course.
3. Click Delete icons to delete courses.
4. Click yes button to delete course successfully.

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How to view Student

1. Click student Menu
2. A context of Student Menu will appear. It includes the
different kinds of sub menus Create New and Manage.
How to Add new Student

1. Click Add Student button to add new student.
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3. A text box will appear for inserting a new student. Then
student context.
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How to View Result Each Category

1. Click the View Result icons to view each category
scores.
2. Click the edit icons to revise or to change Student
Details.
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3. Click the Update Account icons to update or to change
Student username and password.

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4. A text box will appear for updating student account.
Then click the save button below the text box to update on
the username and password of the student.

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5. Click Delete icon to delete student.
6. Click yes button to delete student successfully.

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How to view Reports

1. Click Reports Menu
2. A context of Reports Menu will appear. It includes Takers
sub menu.
2. Click takers to view the examinees exam result with
corresponding course suggestion.

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3. Click Export to Excel button to export the examinees exam
result into excel.
4. Click the Refresh button to refresh the whole page.
5. Click the Print button to print the student exam result.

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How to view User

1. Click Settings Menu
2. A context of Settings Menu will appear. It includes
Manage Users sub menu.
How to Add Users

1. Click the Add User button to add new user.
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2. A text box will appear for inserting a new user. Then

users context.
3. Click the edit icons to edit user details.
4. Click the delete icons to delete user.

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5. Click yes button to delete user successfully.

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APPENDIX C: LETTER FOR THE COMPANY/ORGANIZATION
June 9, 2015
Regie Rose Monotilla Baloco

NONESCOST Guidance Couselor
Dear Ma’am:
The undersigned are 4th year students taking Bachelor of Science

in Information Technology of Northern Negros State College of
Science and Technology, Old Sagay, Sagay City. As part of our
requirement, we are having a capstone project entitled, “Android-
based Entrance Examination with SMS Notification for NONESCOST”.
In line with this, we would like to ask permission from your good
office to allow us to gather data needed for the said capstone
project. Rest assured that the data gathered will remain
confidential.
Hoping for your positive response on this matter. Thank you very
much.
Very truly yours,
EDUARDO G. JIMENEZ JR. LIZA N. LEGASPINA
ESTELITA M. INTIA ESTELA M. INTIA
Noted by: Approved by:
JEFFRIC S. PISUEÑA REGIE ROSE MONOTILLA BALOCO, RGC

Capstone Adviser NONESCOST Guidance Counselor
APPENDIX D: LETTER FOR EXPERT’S EVALUATION OF ANDROID-BASED
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ENTRANCE EXAMINATION WITH SMS NOTIFICATION FOR NONESCOST
July 25, 2015
MS. KRISTINE T. SOBERANO, MIT

Academic Coordinator, IT
NONESCOST
Dear Miss Soberano:

To conduct User-Acceptance Testing, we created a self-made
instrument to be rated by our respondents. To determine the
validity of the said self-made instrument, we would like to ask
you to rate it based on the criteria set forth by Carter Good and
Douglas E. Skates.
much.
Very respectfully yours,

JEFFRIC S. PISUEÑA KRISTINE T. SOBERANO, MIT

Capstone Adviser Academic Coordinator, IT
July 25, 2015

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MS. Lalie G. Padernal

English Teacher
NONESCOST
Dear Miss Padernal:


Douglas E. Skates.
much.


JEFFRIC S. PISUEÑA LALIE G. PADERNAL
Capstone Adviser English Teacher
APPENDIX E: LETTER TO CONDUCT USER ACCEPTANCE OF ANDROID-BASED
ENTRANCE EXAMINATION WITH SMS NOTIFICATION FOR NONESCOST
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October 12, 2015
Regie Rose Monotilla Baloco

NONESCOST Guidance Couselor
Dear Ma’am:
In line with this, we would like to request you to allow us to
conduct User Acceptance Testing. Your contribution, comments and
suggestions is highly appreciated.
Thank you very much for your kind response to our request.
Very truly yours,

JEFFRIC S. PISUEÑA REGIE ROSE MONOTILLA BALOCO, RGC

Capstone Adviser NONESCOST Guidance Counselor
APPENDIX F: LETTER FOR USER ACCEPTANCE VALIDATION FOR ANDROID-
BASED ENTRANCE EXAMINATION WITH SMS NOTIFICATION FOR NONESCOST
July 25, 2015

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MR. ELVIN T. LUCATIN, MIT

IT Instructor
NONESCOST
Dear Mr. Lucatin:

Douglas E. Skates.
much.

JEFFRIC S. PISUEÑA ELVIN T. LUCATIN

Capstone Adviser IT Instructor
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APPENDIX G: RESEARCH INSTRUMENT EVALUATION
Using the criteria for evaluating survey questionnaire set

forth by Carter V. Good and Douglas E. Skates, a jury of experts
evaluated the self-made survey instrument for this study.
Direction: Kindly rate or evaluate the User Acceptance Instrument

attached herewith. Encircle the score that best describe the validity
of the instrument using the following:
Rating Scale: 1 – Poor 2 – Fair 3 – Average 4 –

Good 5 – Very Good
CRITERIA EXPERTS MEAN INTERPRETATION
1 2 3
1. The questionnaire is short enough

that the respondents respect it
and it would not drain much of
his precious time.
2. The questionnaire is interesting
and has a far appeal such that
respondents will be induced to
respond it fully.
3. The questionnaire can obtained
some depth to the responses and
avoid superficial answers.
4. The items/questions and their
alternative responses are not too
suggestive nor too un-
stimulating.
5. The questionnaire can elicit
responses, which are definite but
not mechanical forced.
6. Questions/items formed are stated
in such a way that the responses
will not be embarrassing to the
persons concerned.
7. Questions/items are formed such a
manner to avoid suspicion on the
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part of the respondents

concerning hidden responses to
the questionnaire.
8. The questionnaire is not too
narrow nor restrictive nor
limited in its philosophy.
9. The respondents to the
questionnaire when taken as a
whole could answer the basic
purpose for which the
questionnaire is designed and
therefore considered valid.
TOTAL MEAN
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APPENDIX H: SYSTEM EVALUATION CRITERIA BASED ON MCCALL’S SOFTWARE

QUALITY MODEL
Expert Name: _______________________________ Date: _____________

Each of the items is provided with five options. Please read each item
carefully and mark [/] on the box that closely represent your choice.
Rating Scale: [5] Very Good [4] Good [3] Average

[2] Poor [1] Very Poor
Direction: Listed below are the questions related to McCall’s Software

Quality Model use to test the developed system. How would you rate the
developed system, (“Android-based Entrance Examination with SMS
Notification for NONESCOST”) in terms of the following criteria:
Criteria 1 2 3 4 5
Auditability
The ease with which conformance to standards

can be checked.
Accuracy
The precision of computations and control
Completeness
The degree to which full implementation of the

required functions has been achieved.
Communication Commonality
The degree to which standards interfaces and

protocols are understood.
Conciseness
The compactness of the program in terms of

lines and code.
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Consistency
The use of uniform design and documentation

techniques throughout the software development
project.
Operability
The ease of operation of a program.
Security
The availability of mechanisms that control or

protect programs and data.
Self-Documentation
The degree to which the source code provides

meaningful documentation.
Simplicity
The degree to which the program can be

understood without difficulty.
Software System Independence
The degree to which the program is independent

of non-standard programming language features,
operating system characteristics, and other
environmental constraints.
Traceability
The ability to trace a design representation or

actual program component back to requirements.
Training
The degree to which the software assists in

enabling new users to apply the system.
Data Commonality
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The use of standard data structures and types

throughout the program.
Error Tolerance
The damage that occurs when the program

encounters an error.
Execution Efficiency
The run-time performance of the program.
Expandability
The degree to which architectural, data, or

procedural design can be extended.
Generality
The breadth of potential application of program

components.
Hardware Independence
The degree to which the software is decoupled

from the hardware on which it operates.
Instrumentation
The degree to which the program monitors its

own operation and identifies errors that do
occur.
Modularity
The functional independence of program

components.
Signature: _____________________________
APPENDIX I: USER ACCEPTANCE INSTRUMENT OF ANDROID-BASED ENTRANCE
EXAMINATION WITH SMS NOTIFICATION FOR NONESCOST
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Direction: Please provide your honest responses to the following

statements. Your responses will be treated with absolute
confidentiality and will not be divulged to anyone else or used for
any purpose other than for this research.
Name(optional):____________________________Date:_________
Please check that correspond to your course:
Student Course
 BSIT  BSCRIM  BSBA  BSED
 BSBio  ABEngish  BSFi  BSHRM
Instruction:
Listed below are elements related to the perception of the system

Android based Entrance Examination with SMS Notification for
NONESCOST. Please read each item carefully and check (√) the box that
corresponds to the number that closely represents your choice.
Use this scale:
5 – Excellent 4 –Very Good 3 - Good 2 – Fair 1 – Poor
5 4 3 2 1
How do you assess the level of Very Good Average Poor Very
performance the system in terms of: Good
Poor
a. The accounts of the guidance

counselor and the examinee are
protected by a username and
password.
b. The system can provide immediate
student course suggestion base
on the exam result.
c. The system is easy to use.
d. The system can provide exam

result when needed.
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e. The system is convenient for the

student and guidance personnel.
f. The system sends SMS.
g. The system gives accurate

instruction to the examinee
during examination.
h. The system can provide back-up
and security in storing data.
Is the system beneficial to the guidance counselor and the

examinee?
__________Yes _________No
Other comments: ________________________________________________
____________________
Respondent Signature
APPENDIX J: EXPERT TESTING USING MCCALL’S CRITERIA

INITIAL TESTING
Criteria Per Category E1 E2 E3 Mean Interpretation

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a. Correctness 4 3.66 4 3.88 GOOD
b. Reliability 4.4 4.2 4 4.2 GOOD
c. Efficiency 3.66 4 4.33 3.99 GOOD
d. Integrity 4 3.66 3.33 3.66 GOOD
e. Maintainability 4 3.8 3.8 3.86 GOOD
f. Flexibility 4 3.85 4 3.95 GOOD
g. Testability 4.2 3.8 3.8 3.93 GOOD
h. Portability 3.6 3.8 3 3.46 AVERAGE
i. Reusability 3.4 3.8 2.8 3.33 AVERAGE
j. Interoperability 4 4 3.75 3.91 GOOD
k. Usability 4 3.5 4 3.83 GOOD
TOTAL MEAN 3.81 GOOD
APPENDIX K: EXPERT TESTING USING MCCALL’S CRITERIA

FINAL TESTING
Criteria Per Category E1 E2 E3 Mean Interpretation
a. Correctness 4.33 4.33 4.33 4.33 VERY GOOD
b. Reliability 4.2 4.2 4.4 4.26 VERY GOOD
c. Efficiency 4.6 4.33 5 4.64 VERY GOOD
d. Integrity 4 4 5 4.33 VERY GOOD
e. Maintainability 4.2 4 4.8 4.33 VERY GOOD
f. Flexibility 4.57 4.14 4.57 4.42 VERY GOOD
g. Testability 4.2 4.2 4.6 4.33 VERY GOOD

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h. Portability 4.22 4 4.6 4.26 VERY GOOD
i. Reusability 4.22 4 4.6 4.26 VERY GOOD
j. Interoperability 4.25 4.25 4.5 4.33 VERY GOOD
k. Usability 4.25 425 4.5 4.33 VERY GOOD
TOTAL MEAN 4.34 VERY GOOD
APPENDIX L: USER ACCEPTANCE EVALUATION RESULTS
Please assess the system 5 4 3 2 1 Mean Interpretation

acceptability based on the
following:
a. The accounts of the

guidance counselor and
the examinee are
protected by a 150 110 65 4 1 4.22 Very Good
username and password.
b. The system can provide
immediate student
course suggestion base
on the exam result. 130 145 55 4 2 4.25 Very Good
c. The system is easy to

use. 190 103 30 5 2 4.44 Very Good
d. The system can analyze

the examination
answers and can 163 106 56 3 2 4.29 Very Good
generate exam result
through SMS
notification.
e. The system is
convenient for the
student and guidance 150 110 65 4 1 4.22 Very Good
personnel.
f. The system sends SMS.
173 135 15 6 1 4.43 Very Good
g. The system gives

accurate instruction
to the examinee during
examination. 163 106 56 3 2 4.29 Very Good
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h. The system can provide

back-up and security
in storing data. 97 86 41 4 2 4.43 Very Good
Grand Mean
4.31 Very Good
APPENDIX M: USER ACCEPTANCE VALIDATION RESULTS
CRITERIA EXPERTS MEAN INTERPRETATION
1 2 3
1. The questionnaire is 4.33 4.33 4.33 4.33 VERY GOOD

short enough that the
respondents respect it
and it would not drain
much of his precious
time.
2. The questionnaire is 4.2 4.2 4.4 4.26 VERY GOOD

interesting and has a
far appeal such that
respondents will be
induced to respond it
fully.
3. The questionnaire can 4.6 4.33 5 4.64 VERY GOOD

obtained some depth to
the responses and avoid
superficial answers.
4. The items/questions 4 4 5 4.33 VERY GOOD

and their alternative
responses are not too
suggestive nor too un-
stimulating.
5. The questionnaire can 4.2 4 4.8 4.33 VERY GOOD

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elicit responses, which

are definite but not
mechanical forced.
6. Questions/items 4.57 4.14 4.57 4.42 VERY GOOD

formed are stated in
such a way that the
responses will not be
embarrassing to the
persons concerned.
7. Questions/items are 4.2 4.2 4.6 4.33 VERY GOOD

formed such a manner to
avoid suspicion on the
part of the respondents
concerning hidden
responses to the
questionnaire.
8. The questionnaire is 4.22 4 4.6 4.26 VERY GOOD

not too narrow nor
restrictive nor limited
in its philosophy.
9. The respondents to 4.25 4.25 4.5 4.33 VERY GOOD

the questionnaire when
taken as a whole could
answer the basic purpose
for which the
questionnaire is
designed and therefore
considered valid.
TOTAL MEAN 4.35 VERY GOOD

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APPENDIX N: ADVISER’S RECOMMENDATION SHEET
ADVISER’S RECOMMENDATION SHEET
This CAPSTONE PROJECT entitled:

NONESCOST
by:
Eduardo G. Jimenez Jr.

Estelita M. Intia
Estela M. Intia
Liza N. Legaspina
Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the
Bachelors of Science and Information Technology degree has been
examined and is recommended for system presentation.
JEFFRIC S. PISUEÑA, MIT

Capstone Adviser
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APPENDIX O: GRAMMARIAN CERTIFICATE
GRAMMARIAN’S CERTIFICATE
This is to certify the undersigned has reviewed and went through

all the pages of the project questionnaire/documentation entitled
“ANDROID-BASED ENTRANCE EXAMINATION WITH SMS NOTIFICATION FOR
NONESCOST” as against the set of structural rules that govern the
composition of sentences, phrases, and words in the English
language.
Signed:
FELICIDAD V. MAGNO, MA
Grammarian
Conformed by:
EDUARDO G. JIMENEZ JR.

Project Manager
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APPENDIX P: RELEVANT SOURCE CODE
Login.php
<?php include('../server/auth/index.php'); ?>
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-
scale=1">
<meta name="description" content="">
<meta name="author" content="">
<title>ENTRACE EXAM</title>


<link
href="../bower_components/bootstrap/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css"
rel="stylesheet">


<link
href="../bower_components/metisMenu/dist/metisMenu.min.css"
rel="stylesheet">


<link href="../bower_components/bootstrap-social/bootstrap-
social.css" rel="stylesheet">


<link href="../bower_components/font-awesome/css/font-
awesome.min.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">


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<style type="text/css">
body {
padding-top: 80px;
padding-bottom: 80px;
background-color: #eee;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div class="container">
<?php if($message !== '') { ?>
<div class="alert alert-danger" role="alert">
<button type="button" class="close" data-
dismiss="alert" aria-label="Close"><span aria-
hidden="true">×</span></button>
<strong>Warning!</strong> <?php echo $message; ?>
</div>
<?php } ?>
<center> <h2>NONESCOST Entrance Exam</h2></center><br><br>
<div class="col-md-4 col-md-offset-4">
<div class="login-panel panel panel-primary">
<div class="panel-heading">
<h3 class="panel-title text-center">Admin
Panel</h3>
</div>
<div class="panel-body">
<form role="form" method="POST">
<img src="../pages/images/noy.jpg"
alt="DS System" style="width:70px;margin-top:10px;" class="pull-
left">
<fieldset>
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<div class="form-group">
<input class="form-control"
placeholder="Username" id="inputEmail" name="username"
type="text" autofocus>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<input class="form-control"
placeholder="Password" id="inputPassword" name="password"
type="password">
</div>

<button class="btn btn-lg btn-primary
btn-block" type="submit">Login</button>
</fieldset>
</form>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>


<script
src="../bower_components/jquery/dist/jquery.min.js"></script>


<script
src="../bower_components/bootstrap/dist/js/bootstrap.min.js"></sc
ript>


<script
src="../bower_components/metisMenu/dist/metisMenu.min.js"></scrip
t>


<script src="../dist/js/sb-admin-2.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
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Controller.php
<?php
include( __DIR__.'/model.php');
class StudentController {
public static function create($data){

session_start();
$headers = apache_request_headers();
$token = $headers['X-Auth-Token'];
if(!$headers['X-Auth-Token']){
header('Invalid CSRF Token', true, 401);
return print
json_encode(array('success'=>false,'status'=>400,'1msg'=>'Invalid
CSRF Token / Bad Request / Unauthorized ... Please Login
again'),JSON_PRETTY_PRINT);
die();
}else if($token != $_SESSION['form_token']){
return print
json_encode(array('success'=>false,'status'=>400,'msg'=>'Invalid
die();
}else if(isset($data['studid']) &&
empty($data['studid'])){
return print
json_encode(array('success'=>false,'status'=>200,'msg'=>'Student
ID is required'),JSON_PRETTY_PRINT);
die();
}else if(isset($data['fname']) &&
empty($data['fname'])){
return print
Firstname is required'),JSON_PRETTY_PRINT);
die();
}else if(isset($data['lname']) &&
empty($data['lname'])){
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return print
Lastname is required'),JSON_PRETTY_PRINT);
die();
}else if(isset($data['mobileno']) &&
empty($data['mobileno'])){
return print
json_encode(array('success'=>false,'status'=>200,'msg'=>'Mobile
No. is required'),JSON_PRETTY_PRINT);
die();
}else if(isset($data['email']) &&
empty($data['email'])){
return print
json_encode(array('success'=>false,'status'=>200,'msg'=>'Email
Address is required'),JSON_PRETTY_PRINT);
die();
}else if(isset($data['username']) &&
empty($data['username'])){
return print
json_encode(array('success'=>false,'status'=>200,'msg'=>'Username
is required'),JSON_PRETTY_PRINT);
die();
}else if(isset($data['password']) &&
empty($data['password'])){
return print
json_encode(array('success'=>false,'status'=>200,'msg'=>'Password
die();
}else{
$var = [
'studid' => $data['studid'],
'fname' => $data['fname'],
'lname' => $data['lname'],
'mobileno' => $data['mobileno'],
'username' => $data['username'],
'password' => $data['password'],
'email' => $data['email'],
'address' => $data['address'],
'birthdate' => $data['birthdate'],
'graduated' => $data['graduated'],
'last_school' => $data['last_school'],
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'pref_course' => $data['pref_course'],

'gender' => $data['gender'],
'level'=> 'Student'
];
Student::create($var);
}
}
public static function signup($data){

if(isset($data['studid']) && empty($data['studid'])){
return print
die();
return print
die();
return print
die();
return print
die();
return print
die();
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return print
json_encode(array('success'=>false,'status'=>200,'msg'=>'Username
die();
}else{
$var = [
'username' => $data['username'],
'gender' => $data['gender'],
'gradschool' => $data['gradschool'],
'course' => $data['course'],
'level'=> 'Student'
];
Student::signup($var);
}
}
public static function read(){

session_start();
return print
die();
return print
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die();
}else{
Student::read();
}
}
public static function detail($id){

session_start();
return print
die();
return print
die();
}else{
Student::detail($id);
}
}
public static function update($id,$data){

session_start();
return print
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die();
return print
die();
}else if(isset($data['studid']) &&
empty($data['studid'])){
return print
die();
return print
die();
return print
die();
return print
die();
return print
die();
}else{
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$var = [
'last_school' => $data['last_school'],
'pref_course' => $data['pref_course'],
'gender' => $data['gender']
];
Student::update($id,$var);
}
}
public static function delete($id){

session_start();
return print
die();
return print
die();
}else{
Student::delete($id);
}
}
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public static function auth($data){

if(isset($data['username']) &&
return print
json_encode(array('success'=>false,'status'=>200,'msg'=>'Please
enter a valid username'),JSON_PRETTY_PRINT);
return print
enter a valid password'),JSON_PRETTY_PRINT);
}else{
$username = filter_var($_POST['username'],
FILTER_SANITIZE_STRING);
$password = filter_var($_POST['password'],
FILTER_SANITIZE_STRING);
/*** now we can encrypt the password ***/

$phpro_password = sha1($password);
Student::auth($username,$phpro_password);
}
}
public static function updateAccount($data){

session_start();
return print
die();
return print
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die();
return print
enter a valid username'),JSON_PRETTY_PRINT);
die();
return print
enter a valid password'),JSON_PRETTY_PRINT);
die();
}else if(isset($data['password2']) &&
empty($data['password2'])){
return print
enter a valid confirmed password'),JSON_PRETTY_PRINT);
die();
}else{
$id = $data['id'];
Student::updateAccount($id,$data);
}
Sms.php
<?php
include('../../server/cors.php');
include( __DIR__.'/model.php');
$method = $_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'];
$request = explode("/", substr(@$_SERVER['PATH_INFO'], 1));
switch ($method) {
case 'POST':
// SMS::itexmo($_POST['number'],$_POST['message']);
SMS::itexmo_less($_POST['number'],$_POST['message']);
break;
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case 'GET':
if(isset($request) && !empty($request) && $request[0] !
== ''){
$id = $request[0];
}else{
SMS::itexmo_bal_less();
}
break;
case 'DELETE':
if(isset($request) && !empty($request)){
$id = $request[0];
}else{
}
exit();
?>
Sms2.php
<?php
require_once '../../server/connection.php';
require_once('../../server/pagination.php');
class SMS {
function __construct(){
}
//###############################################################
###########
// ITEXMO SEND SMS API - CURL METHOD
//#####################################################
#####################
public static function itexmo_less($number,$message){
$config= new Config();
=> $config->sms_api_code);
$param = array(
'http' => array(
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'header' => "Content-type: application/x-www-

form-urlencoded\r\n",
'method' => 'POST',
'content' => http_build_query($itexmo),
),
);
$context = stream_context_create($param);
$result = file_get_contents($url, false, $context);
$response = $config->sms_response($result);
return
print_r(json_encode(array('number'=>$result,'response'=>$response
)));
}
public static function itexmo_bal_less(){

$url = 'https://www.itexmo.com/php_api/api.php';
$itexmo = array('4' => $config->sms_api_code);
$param = array(
'http' => array(
'header' => "Content-type: application/x-www-
form-urlencoded\r\n",
'method' => 'POST',
'content' => http_build_query($itexmo),
),
);
$context = stream_context_create($param);
$result = file_get_contents($url, false, $context);
if ($result == "INVALID"){
return print_r(json_encode(array('msg'=>'Invalid
API CODE','balance'=>$result)));
}else{
return
print_r(json_encode(array('balance'=>$result)));
}
}
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APPENDIX Q: CURRICULUM VITAE
Eduardo G. Jimenez Jr.

Barangay Paitan
Escalante City, Negros Occidental
09104107791
tatapogi23@yahoo.com
PERSONAL BACKGROUND
Birth Date : August 28, 1993
Birth Place: Barangay Paitan, Escalante City, Negros Occidental
Age : 22
Gender: Male
Civil Status: Single
Religion : Roman Catholic
Father’s Name: Eduardo Y. Jimenez
Mother’s Name: Lani L. Gepitulan
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Tertiary: Northern Negros State College of Science and
Technology(NONESCOST)
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology
Brgy. Old Sagay, Sagay City, Negros Occidental
2015-Present
Secondary: Mabini National High School
Barangay Mabini, Escalante City, Negros Occidental
2009-2010
Elementary: Paitan Elementary School
Barangay Paitan, Escalante City, Negros Occidental
2005-2006
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NATIONAL CERTIFICATE
PC Operation NCI April 3,2013
SEMINARS ATTENDED
CAMPUS DEVCON
Balay Kauswagan, Sagay City, Negros Occidental
March 12, 2015
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Estelita M. Intia
Lot54,Blk11 Phase 2,Pahanocoy,
Tangub, Bacolod City
Negros Occidental 6100
09467254937
estelitaintia@gmail.com
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Birth Date : December 2,1991
Place of Birth : Brgy. Bug-ang, Toboso Negros Occ.
Age : 23 years old
Zodiac Sign : Sagittarius
Citizenship : Filipino
Gender : Female
Status : Single
College : Bachelor of Science in Information
Technology
Northern Negros State College of Science
and Technology
Brgy. Old Sagay, Sagay City
(2012 to present)
Secondary : Bug-ang National High School

Brgy. Bug-ang Toboso,
Negros Occidental
(2008-2009)
Elementary : Bug-ang Elementary School

Negros Occidental
(2004-2005)
SEMINAR ATTENDED
Venue Date
●Developers Connect (DevCon) NONESCOST March 12, 2015
●PC Operation NONESCOST June-Oct. 2012

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Esteta M. Intia
Brgy. Bug-ang, Toboso
Negros Occidental 6125
09073356813
Stellaintia@gmail.com
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Birth Date : May 27,1989
Place of Birth : Brgy. Bug-ang, Toboso Negros Occ.
Age : 26 years old
Zodiac Sign : Gemini
Citizenship : Filipino
Gender : Female
Status : Single
College : Bachelor of Science in Information
Technology
Northern Negros State College of Science
and Technology
Brgy. Old Sagay, Sagay City
(2012 to present)
Secondary : Bug-ang National High School

Negros Occidental
(2005-2006)
Elementary : Bug-ang Elementary School

Negros Occidental
(2000-2001)
SEMINAR ATTENDED
Venue Date
●Developers Connect NONESCOST March 12, 2015
(DevCon)
●PC Operation NONESCOST April 3, 2013
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LIZA N. LEGASPINA
BarangayBaviera
Sagay City, Negros Occidental
Mobile No. : +639098575133
Email Address: liza.legaspina111511@yahoo.com
________________________________________________________________
PERSONAL BACKGROUND
Birth Date : August 18, 1993
Birth Place : Brgy. Baviera,Sagay City, Negros Occidental
Age : 22
Gender : Female
Civil Status : Single
Religion : Baptist
Father’s Name : Isaias D. Legaspina
Mother’s Name : Evangeline N. Legaspina
Tertiary: Northern Negros State College of Science and Technology

(NONESCOST)
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology
Brgy. Old Sagay, Sagay City, Negros Occidental
2015-Present
Secondary: Bato National High School

Brgy.Bato,Sagay City, Negros Occidental
2009- 2010
Elementary: Maquiling Elementary School

Brgy.Maquiling,Sagay City, Negros Occidental
2005- 2006
 PC Operation NC 1 April 3, 2013

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Republic of the Philippines

Everything relies on technology that exists. In fact, many

people are taking advantage of the benefits of using the products

of technology in communication, business, education, and other

Information Technology is not only about the study of

Computer Software and Hardware components but also for any

devices used by many people who need it for personal purposes.

Today, smartphones like, iPhones, and Android phones, are greatly

used for communication and interaction in business transactions.

Every transaction becomes popular as it reached and used even in

a small organization like schools. Schools are organizations that

need technology because many transactions are done manually like

administering the entrance examination. Northern Negros State

College of Science and Technology (NONESCOST) is one of the

schools using traditional entrance examination scheme which is a

requirement of the College and the Commission on Higher

Republic of the Philippines

The present examination has difficulty in using the manual

examination process, manual checking of answer sheets, and

generating exam results. Thus, the researchers aim to develop a

portable, reliable, and efficient entrance examination system

that will hasten the procedures in administering, checking, and

releasing of exam results as a basis for enrollment.

The researchers designed and developed an Android-based

Entrance Examination with SMS Notification for NONESCOST which is

efficient and convenient to process in administering entrance

examination; it is also a user-friendly system and will greatly

help in generating examination results needed by the students.

The developed system will send SMS Notification to the students

who have taken the entrance examination that contains course

suggestion based on the scores, and it will increase the

performance of the entrance examination personnel.

The developed system which is related to a LAN-based

but different processes. According to El-Seoud, et al. (2013),

LAN-based Entrance Examination also called a computer assisted

entrance examination that will provide fast and printed exam

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results to the examinees. It gives more convenient to the user

and provides quality service to the students as well as to the

The system will activate using a username and password for

confidentiality. It gives SMS notification to the examinee

directly to their mobile phone (studymode.com).

The developed system has the following features of the

guidance counselor and students wherein the guidance counselor

will know the students who registered their complete name,

address, contact number, username, and password. The Guidance

counselor will also manage the questions of each category,

reports of all the takers.

The students register their complete name, address, contact

number, username, and password to the system using the tablet or

registration. The student will receive SMS Notification that

contains course suggestion based on the result.

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The uniqueness of the developed system to other related

system is its Android Application and SMS Notification. The

Android Application is a software used by Android devices such as

mobile phone and tablets and the SMS Notification, is an

information that contains student course suggestion based on exam

Finally, the developed system will simply improve NONESCOST

by giving faster and convenient services to the Guidance

Personnel in processing the entrance exam.

Objectives of the Study