Online Discussion Forum Project Report2

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CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

This project is aimed at developing online form for the student group discussion on cyber errors.This is a web-based tool. Any student can post the doubts topics and can reply for the other user

doubts. The user can invites others for Discussion and submit query.

1.2 A!"#$%&'D %( T)* +T&D, 'owadays +tudent face a lot of cyber errors and the means at which they communicate with one

another to deliberate on a solution has always been very difficult.

Thats why there is need for the provision of an efficient and easy way student can actually relatewith each other so as to harness the strength in teaming up while solving problems Also most of

the problems some students are actually facing has been solved before by someone else so

developing an online student reporting system for reporting cyber errors is actually the very

solution students need as it even allows student to reach each other even from their own comfort/one anywhere anytime.

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The project titled “ONLINE ONLINE STUDENT FORUM REPORTING CYBER ERRORS” is designed using php as the server side scripting language and mysqli as the

DATAA+* along side with other client side scripting languages.

The project contains seven main modules.

• !ategory

• 3ost 4uestion

• $egistration

•

Answer

• Discover

• Articles

• +earch

Category Modue! This module is the main module by selecting the category user can post their

questions easily. They can retrieve the answers for their questions from the different users.

Po"t #ue"t$o% Modue! This module is mainly for the registered users. As the Administrator has

to 5now who has posted the questions the user is registered here. These registered users alone

can post their question in detailed manner.

Reg$"trat$o% Modue! This 6odule helps to give the detailed information about the newly

entered user.

A%"&er Modue! *ach and every posted question will get the e7act answer from the Discussion

(orum team and also they can get a lot of answers from the different user.


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D$"'o(er Modue! &sers can answer the questions which are posted in this site. oth registered

and non registered user is benefited over this module. They can also view the answers posted in

this site.

Art$'e" Modue! &ser can post their invention and also they can 5now about the ideas of the all

&sers.

Sear') Modue! This module is used to search their queries the articles and also the inventions.

oth registered and non registered users can search over here

+!%3* %( T)* +T&D,The scope of this study is centered on designing and automated and web-based application for

student online communication for reporting cyber crimes. The system is strictly based on

students.

E*ISTING SYSTEM

n general student share their ideas queries and answers from their colleagues or friends through

the intercom or direct manner. They need to spend time for their wor5.

DRA+BAC,S

+ome of the drawbac5s are8

1. Details are enquired through phone.

2. t consumes more time

9. They dont get proper answers.

PROPOSED SYSTEMt is difficult to note down all the problems manually. nstead it is decided to develop an

“ONLINE STUDENT FORUM REPORTING CYBER ERRORS” to ease the operation.

A system is required which is being capable of elimination all the problems and become useful to

users and thus the new system is derived. )ere we get a different view from different users.

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1. nteraction will be easier.

2. &sers articles can be viewed by others

9. :ess time consuming.

:6TAT%'+ %( T)* +T&D,!onstraints of time and resources are the factors which prevented the implementation of this

system

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Co-.uter$/ed! !onvert to computer = based system to install or start using a computer system

to organi/e control or automate something.

Pro'e""$%g! To deal with somebody or something according to an established procedure

Co--u%$'at$o%! nteraction between two or more person or sending of message from one place

to another

O%$%e! !onnected via computer attached to or available via a central computer or computer networ5.

Sy"te-! +et of computer components i.e. in assembly of computer )ardware +oftware and

peripherals functioning together.

Auto-at$o%! The replacement of human wor5ers by technology> A system in which a wor5place

or process has been converted to one that replaced or ministries human labour with electronic or

mechanical equipment.

+e0! A comple7 structure or design www8 computer-based networ5 of information resourcesthat combines te7t and multimedia. The information on the www can be accessing and search

through the internet a global computer networ5.

Data0a"e! Any collection of data organi/ed for storage in a computer memory and designed for

easy access by authori/ed users.Data0a"e U.date! This simply means applying and maintaining changes on a database after data

must have been added removed or modified

Sy"te- Ad-$%$"trator! This is a person responsible for maintaining and operating a computer

system.

PHP! Hy.erte1t Pre.ro'e""or ?the name is a recursive acronym@ is a widely used general- purpose scripting language that was originally designed for web development to produce

dynamic web pages.! )yperte7t 3reprocessor is the code used to lin5 the database to the

interface of the website it is a server code.

A.a')e! t is the server used for designing php python pages.

S#L! +tructured query language it is a code used to query or insert records in a database.

MyS#L is a relational database management system ?$D6+@ that runs as a server providing

multi-user access to a number of databases.

P).MyAd-$%! is an open source tool written in 3)3 intended to handle the administration of

6y+4: over the orld ide eb.

CSS! !ascading +tyle +heet is a programming language used in the graphics and fine tuning of the website

S&$")Ma1! t is animation software used in doing all the animations in the website.

Ma'ro-ed$a Drea-&ea(er! t is the software used in organi/ing the website.

Ma'ro-ed$a F$re&or2"! t is the software used to create or the graphics and images in thewebsite.

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A social networ5 service focuses on building and reflecting of social networ5s or social relationsamong people e.g. who share interests and ebo )iC )yves ?mostly

in The 'etherlands@ +tudi ?mostly in #ermany@ ii ?mostly in )ungary@ Tuenti ?mostlyin +pain@ Decayenne Tagged E'# adoo and +5yroc5 in parts of *urope> %r5ut and )iC in

+outh America and !entral America> and (riendster 6i7i 6ultiply %r5ut retch renren and

!yworld in Asia and the 3acific slands and %r5ut and (aceboo5 in ndia ?+helly 2BBB@.

There have been some attempts to standardi/e these services to avoid the need to duplicate

entries of friends and interests Although some of the largest social networ5s were founded on the

notion of digiti/ing real world connections many networ5s focus on categories from boo5s andmusic to non-profit business to motherhood as ways to provide both services and community toindividuals with shared interests ?+helly 2BBB@.

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The potential for computer networ5ing to facilitate new forms of computer-mediated social

interaction was suggested early on. *fforts to support social networ5s via computer-mediatedcommunication were made in many early online services including &senet A$3A'*T

:+T+*$ and bulletin board services ?+@. 6any prototypical features of social networ5ingsites were also present in online services such as America %nline 3rodigy and !ompu+erve

?!hieme5e et al 2BBF@.

*arly social networ5ing on the orld ide eb began in the form of generali/ed online

communities such as Theglobe.com ?1GGH@ #eocities ?1GGH@ and Tripod.com ?1GGC@. 6any of

these early communities focused on bringing people together to interact with each other throughchat rooms and encouraged users to share personal information and ideas via personal webpages

by providing easy-to-use publishing tools and free or ine7pensive webspace. +ome communities

- such as !lassmates.com - too5 a different approach by simply having people lin5 to each other

via email addresses. n the late 1GGBs user profiles became a central feature of social networ5ing

sites allowing users to compile lists of IfriendsI and search for other users with similar interests?!hieme5e et al 2BBF@.

+ocial networ5ing methods were developed by the end of the 1GGBs and many sites began to

develop more advanced features for users to find and manage friends. This newer generation ofsocial networ5ing sites began to flourish with the emergence of (riendster in 2BB2 and soon

became part of the nternet mainstream. (riendster was followed by 6y+pace and :in5edn a

year later and finally ebo. Attesting to the rapid increase in social networ5ing sitesJ popularity by 2BBC 6y+pace was reportedly getting more page views than #oogle. (aceboo5 launched in

2BBH has since become the largest social networ5ing site in the world. Today it is estimated that

there are now over 2BB active sites using a wide variety of social networ5ing models

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The potential for computer networ5ing to facilitate new forms of computer-mediated social

interaction was suggested early on. *fforts to support social networ5s via computer-mediated

communication were made in many early online services including &senet A$3A'*T:+T+*$ and bulletin board services ?+@. 6any prototypical features of social networ5ing

sites were also present in online services such as America %nline 3rodigy and !ompu+erve

?6eleond 1GGF@.

*arly social networ5ing on the orld ide eb began in the form of generali/ed onlinecommunities such as Theglobe.com ?1GGH@ #eocities ?1GGH@ and Tripod.com ?1GGC@. 6any of

these early communities focused on bringing people together to interact with each other through

chat rooms and encouraged users to share personal information and ideas via personal webpages by providing easy-to-use publishing tools and free or ine7pensive webspace. +ome communities

- such as !lassmates.com - too5 a different approach by simply having people lin5 to each other

via email addresses. n the late 1GGBs user profiles became a central feature of social networ5ing

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_networkinghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenethttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenethttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARPANEThttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LISTSERVhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulletin_board_systemhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America_Onlinehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America_Onlinehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prodigy_(online_service)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prodigy_(online_service)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CompuServehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Wide_Webhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theglobe.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geocitieshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geocitieshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tripod.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tripod.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classmates.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_profilehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friendsterhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MySpacehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LinkedInhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bebohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MySpacehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MySpacehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Googlehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Googlehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebookhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_networkinghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenethttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenethttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARPANEThttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LISTSERVhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulletin_board_systemhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America_Onlinehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America_Onlinehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prodigy_(online_service)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prodigy_(online_service)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CompuServehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Wide_Webhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theglobe.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geocitieshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geocitieshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tripod.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tripod.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classmates.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_profilehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_networkinghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenethttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARPANEThttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LISTSERVhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulletin_board_systemhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America_Onlinehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prodigy_(online_service)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CompuServehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Wide_Webhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theglobe.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geocitieshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tripod.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classmates.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_profilehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friendsterhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MySpacehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LinkedInhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bebohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MySpacehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Googlehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebookhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_networkinghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenethttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARPANEThttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LISTSERVhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulletin_board_systemhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America_Onlinehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prodigy_(online_service)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CompuServehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Wide_Webhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theglobe.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geocitieshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tripod.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classmates.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_profile


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sites allowing users to compile lists of IfriendsI and search for other users with similar interests

?6eleond 1GGF@.

'ew social networ5ing methods were developed by the end of the 1GGBs and many sites began todevelop more advanced features for users to find and manage friends. This newer generation of

social networ5ing sites began to flourish with the emergence of (riendster in 2BB2 and soon became part of the nternet mainstream. (riendster was followed by 6y+pace and :in5edn a

year later and finally ebo. Attesting to the rapid increase in social networ5ing sitesJ popularity by 2BBC 6y+pace was reportedly getting more page views than #oogle. (aceboo5 launched in

2BBH has since become the largest social networ5ing site in the world. Today it is estimated that

there are now over 2BB active sites using a wide variety of social networ5ing models ?'ova2BBK@.

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As the increase in popularity of social networ5ing is on a constant riseL new uses for the

technology are constantly being observed. At the forefront of emerging trends in socialnetwor5ing sites is the concept of Ireal timeI and Ilocation based.I $eal time allows users to

contribute content which is then broadcasted as it is being uploaded - the concept is similar to

live television broadcasts. Twitter set the trend for Ireal timeI services where users can

broadcast to the world what they are doing or what is on their minds within a 1HB characterlimit. (aceboo5 followed suit with their I:ive (eedI where usersJ activities are streamed as soon

as it happens. hile Twitter focuses on words !li7tr another real time service focuses on group

photo sharing where users can update their photo streams with photos while at an event. (riendsand nearby users can contribute their own photos and comments to that event stream thus

contributing to the Ireal timeI aspect of broadcasting photos and comments as it is being

uploaded. n the location based social networ5ing space foursquare gained popularity ?3ar5er

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as it allowed for users to Ichec5-inI to places that they are frequenting at that moment. #owalla

is another such service which functions in much the same way that (oursquare does leveraging

the #3+ in phones to create a location based user e7perience. !li7tr though in the real timespace is also a location based social networ5ing site since events created by users are

automatically geotagged and users can view events occurring nearby through the !li7tr i3hone

app. $ecently ,elp announced its entrance into the location based social networ5ing spacethrough chec5-ins with their mobile app> whether or not this becomes detrimental to (oursquare

or #owalla is yet to be seen as it is still considered a new space in the internet technology

industry ?3ar5er 1GGF@.

%ne popular use for this new technology is social networ5ing between businesses. !ompanieshave found that social networ5ing sites such as (aceboo5 and Twitter are great ways to build

their brand image. According to 0ody 'imet/ author of 6ar5eting 0ive there are five major uses

for businesses and social media8 to create brand awareness as an online reputation managementtool for recruiting to learn about new technologies and competitors and as a lead gen tool to

intercept potential prospects.L2BM These companies are able to drive traffic to their own online sites

while encouraging their consumers and clients to have discussions on how to improve or change

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products or services. %ne other use that is being discussed is the use of +ocial 'etwor5s in the

+cience communities ?3ar5er 1GGF@.

0ulia 3orter ?2BBB@ has published a study on how 'ew iotechnology (irms are using socialnetwor5ing sites to share e7changes in scientific 5nowledge. They state in their study that by

sharing information and 5nowledge with one another they are able to Iincrease both theirlearning and their fle7ibility in ways that would not be possible within a self-contained

hierarchical organi/ation.I +ocial networ5ing is allowing scientific groups to e7pand their5nowledge base and share ideas and without these new means of communicating their theories

might become Iisolated and irrelevantI.

+ocial networ5s are also being used by teachers and students as a communication tool. ecausemany students are already using a wide-range of social networ5ing sites teachers have begun to

familiari/e themselves with this trend and are now using it to their advantage. Teachers and

professors are doing everything from creating chat-room forums and groups to e7tend classroom

discussion to posting assignments tests and qui//es to assisting with homewor5 outside of the

classroom setting. +ocial networ5s are also being used to foster teacher-parent communication.These sites ma5e it possible and more convenient for parents to as5 questions and voice concerns

without having to meet face-to-face. +ocial networ5s are being used by activists as a means oflow-cost grassroots organi/ing. *7tensive use of an array of social networ5ing sites enabled

organi/ers of the 2BBG 'ational *quality 6arch to mobili/e an estimated 2BBBBB participants to

march on ashington with a cost savings of up to FCN per participant over previous methods.The use of online social networ5s by libraries is also an increasingly prevalent and growing tool

that is being used to communicate with more potential library users as well as e7tending the

services provided by individual libraries ?0erry 2BBK@.

A final rise in social networ5 use is being driven by college students using the services to

networ5 with professionals for internship and job opportunities. 6any studies have been done onthe effectiveness of networ5ing online in a college setting and one notable one is by 3hipps

Arabie and ,oram ind published in Advances in +ocial 'etwor5 Analysis?0erry 2BBK@.

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2.5.1 Government Applications

+ocial networ5ing is more recently being used by various government agencies. +ocial

networ5ing tools serve as a quic5 and easy way for the government to get the opinion of the

public and to 5eep the public updated on their activity. The !enters for Disease !ontrol

demonstrated the importance of vaccinations on the popular childrenJs site hyville and the 'ational %ceanic and Atmospheric Administration has a virtual island on +econd :ife where

people can e7plore underground caves or e7plore the effects of global warming. +imilarly

'A+A has ta5en advantage of a few social networ5ing tools including Twitter and (lic5r . Theyare using these tools to aid the $eview of &.+. )uman +pace (light 3lans !ommittee whose

goal it is to ensure that the nation is on a vigorous and sustainable path to achieving its boldest

aspirations in space ?6eleond1GGF@.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Equality_Marchhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Equality_Marchhttp://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Use_of_online_social_networks_by_libraries&action=edit&redlink=1http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centers_for_Disease_Controlhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centers_for_Disease_Controlhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centers_for_Disease_Controlhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaccinationshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaccinationshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whyvillehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Oceanic_and_Atmospheric_Administrationhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Oceanic_and_Atmospheric_Administrationhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Lifehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Lifehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitterhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flickrhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Equality_Marchhttp://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Use_of_online_social_networks_by_libraries&action=edit&redlink=1http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centers_for_Disease_Controlhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaccinationshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whyvillehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Oceanic_and_Atmospheric_Administrationhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Lifehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitterhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flickr


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2.5.2 Business Applications

The use of social networ5 services in an enterprise conte7t presents the potential of having a

major impact on the world of business and wor5 ?(raser et el 2BBF@.

+ocial networ5s connect people at low cost> this can be beneficial for entrepreneurs and small businesses loo5ing to e7pand their contact bases. These networ5s often act as a customer

relationship management tool for companies selling products and services. !ompanies can also

use social networ5s for advertising in the form of banners and te7t ads. +ince businesses operateglobally social networ5s can ma5e it easier to 5eep in touch with contacts around the world. %ne

e7ample of social networ5ing being used for business purposes is :in5edn.com which aims to

interconnect professionals. :in5edn has over HB million users in over 2BB countries ?aggoneret al 1GGK@.

Another is the use of physical spaces available to members of a social networ5 such as )ub

!ulture an invitation only social networ5 for entrepreneurs and other business influential with

3avilions in major cities such as :ondon &". )aving a physical presence allows members tonetwor5 in the real world as well as the virtual adding e7tra business value.

Applications for social networ5ing sites have e7tended toward businesses and brands are creating

their own high functioning sites a sector 5nown as brand networ5ing. t is the idea a brand can

build its consumer relationship by connecting their consumers to the brand image on a platformthat provides them relative content elements of participation and a ran5ing or score system.

rand networ5ing is a new way to capitali/e on social trends as a mar5eting tool ?aggoner et

al 1GGK@.

2.5.3 Dating Applications

6any social networ5s provide an online environment for people to communicate and e7change personal information for dating purposes. ntentions can vary from loo5ing for a one time date

short-term relationships and long-term relationships. 6ost of these social networ5s just li5e

online dating services require user to give out certain pieces of information. This usuallyincludes a userJs age gender location interests and perhaps a picture. $eleasing very personal

information is usually discouraged for safety reasons. This allows other users to search or be

searched by some sort of criteria but at the same time people can maintain a degree ofanonymity similar to most online dating services. %nline dating sites are similar to social

networ5s in the sense that users create profiles to meet and communicate with others but their

activities on such sites are for the sole purpose of finding a person of interest to date. +ocial

networ5s do not necessarily have to be for dating> many users simply use it for 5eeping in touchwith friends and colleagues ?!owperwait et al 2BB2@.

)owever an important difference between social networ5s and online dating services is the fact

that online dating sites usually require a fee where social networ5s are free. This difference isone of the reasons the online dating industry is seeing a massive decrease in revenue due to many

users opting to use social networ5ing services instead. 6any popular online dating services such

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as 6atch.com ,ahoo 3ersonals and e)armony.com are seeing a decrease in users where social

networ5s li5e 6y+pace and (aceboo5 are e7periencing an increase in users.

The number of internet users in the &.+. that visit online dating sites has fallen from a pea5 of21N in 2BB9 to 1BN in 2BBK. hether its the cost of the services the variety of users with

different intentions or any other reason it is undeniable that social networ5ing sites are quic5ly becoming the new way to find dates online ?!owperwait et al 2BB2@.

2.5.4 Eucational Applications

The 'ational +chool oards Association reports that almost KB percent of students who usesocial networ5ing tal5 about education topics online and surprisingly more than CB percent tal5

specifically about schoolwor5. ,et the vast majority of school districts have stringent rules

against nearly all forms of social networ5ing during the school day - even though students and parents report few problem behaviors online. +ocial networ5s focused on supporting

relationships between teachers and between teachers and their students are now used for

learning educator professional development and content sharing. 'ing for teachers :earn!entral Teach +treet and other sites are being built to foster relationships that include

educational blogs report folios formal and ad hoc communities as well as communication such

as chats discussion threads and synchronous forums. These sites also have content sharing and

rating features ? 'ova 2BBK@.

2.5.5 !eical Applications

+ocial networ5s are beginning to be adopted by healthcare professionals as a means to manage

institutional 5nowledge disseminate peer to peer 5nowledge and to highlight individual

physicians and institutions. The advantage of using a dedicated medical social networ5ing site is

that all the members are screened against the state licensing board list of practitioners.

The role of social networ5s is especially of interest to pharmaceutical companies who spend

appro7imately I92 percent of their mar5eting dollarsI attempting to influence the opinion leaders

of social networ5s. A new trend is emerging with social networ5s created to help its memberswith various physical and mental ailments. (or people suffering from life altering diseases

3atients :i5e 6e offers its members the chance to connect with others dealing with similar issues

and research patient data related to their condition. (or alcoholics and addicts +ober !ircle gives people in recovery the ability to communicate with one another and strengthen their recovery

through the encouragement of others who can relate to their situation. Daily +trength is also a

website that offers support groups for a wide array of topics and conditions including the

support topics offered by 3atients li5e 6e and +ober !ircle. +par5 3eople offers community andsocial networ5ing tools for peer support during weight loss ?!hieme5e et al 2BBK@.

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necessary to define or solve the problem for which the research is embar5ed upon.

1. Pr$-ary Sour'e! This involves oral interviews conducted to students34 Se'o%dary Sour'e! These include the use of te7tboo5s Dictionary 0ournals newspaper

and internet downloads to collect data in order to understand the social networ5ing website and

online communication.

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project is focusing on. 5now personal challenges and with the ones as5 my lecturers and

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Actually the communication is low and easy pass of information is equally low. There is nothingli5e online seminars and students dont have where to post some of their comments on how they

see the school.

9.9 '3&T A'D %&T3&T A'A:,++The data entered into the system is processed using a set of rules. The data captured is entered

into through the 5eyboard and stored in access database. The raw data is analy/ed to give

meaningful information. This process of analysis is the main aim of the computation as it willhelp the school authorities get the daily summaries from the school website.


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At this stage the information gathered were analy/ed and restructured into a more relevant anduseful data. Data analysis and restructuring was based on the identification of the basic needs and

the structure required for the project and restructuring of these data were such achieved

efficiently. The analysis and restructuring of these data were such that the system is capable of presenting one frame at a time to the user.

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The output from the system is drawn from the data entered in to the system. This output has tounder go a lot of process. t has to e7tract the required information from website for the school

authorities

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Design the major factor ta5en in consideration in the design of the new system is the issue of strong and reliable database for effective form collection and processing. The new system

students online chatting message sending and also forum for seminars

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usually bro5en down into sequence of step and e7ecuted one at a time. (lowcharts are very

important aid in computer programming logic. t mostly helps the programmer learn how to

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9.; 63:*6*'TAT%'The website or portal for online communication system was implement using phymyadmin

macromedia dreamweaver 6ysql database swishma7 firewor5s and apache server.

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The system implementation embodies the preparation of resources including equipments and

personnel with the testing of the system.

9.F !)%!* %( 3$%#$A66'# :A'#&A#*The requirements of the %nline +tudent $eporting !yber errors system demands that a capable

programming language can be used for its implementation. )ence 3)3 was chosen.

3)38 )yperte7t preprocessor is a widely used general-purpose scripting language that wasoriginally designed for web development to product dynamic web pages. (or this purpose 3)3

code is embedded into the )T6: source document and interpreted by a web server with a 3)3

processor module which generates the web page document. As a general-purpose programminglanguage 3)3 code is processed by an interpreter application in command line mode performing

desired operating system operations and producing program output or its standard output

channel. t may also functions as a graphical application. 3)3 is available as a processor for

most modern web servers and as standalone interpreter on most operating systems andcomputing platforms.

hy found it appropriate to choose it in implementing this project. ts powerful debugging

facility that provides useful hints and suggestions for error handling.

9.F DATAA+* (:* D*+#'The automated admission system uses 6y +4: php6yadmin and apache server for its database.

The database contains tables that hold its important data and their specifications. +ome of thetables are shown below8


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nputs are raw data that are feel into the computer for processing. The system accepts inputsthrough the mouse ?clic5ing the mouse button@ and the 5eyboard ?pressing the 5eyboard 5eys@.

The mouse plays important role in closing windows validating password and user name

choosing from a list of options etc. on the other hand the 5eyboard is used in entering te7ts into

te7t bo7es in different forms. elow is a sample input screen9.12 %&T3&T D*+#'

An output is the information obtained from processing of data which has been fed into thecomputer. The output of this system includes the profile of the individual students or lecturers

that has registered. These outputs are obtained from the visual Display &nit ?D&@. elow is a

sample output9.19 +,+T*6 T*+T'#

This project has been tested with small data and it is functioning perfectly well. This done

through the use of properly selected input data to ensure reliability and accuracy of output. The

test data consist of formulated student personal details. The respective user names and passwords were used to login to the database by the administrator error message is displayed if

the user name and password are not correct. The system can automatically get people online andyou ca send your messages.The system was also tested the ensure that all the students who register can chat with their

friends online. All these varying data used in testing the systems performance gives the

assurance that the new system will achieve its purpose and objectives. 9.1H +,+T*6 +3*!(!AT%'

The system for running this project involves both the hardware and the software parameter.

9.1H.1 )ardware requirements


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