CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY 4
PROJECT TITLE 4
BACKGROUND 4
Rationale 8
Tangible Benefit 8
Intangible Benefits 9
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 10
CORE 10
ENHANCEMENT 10
SPECIAL 10
JUSTIFICATON FOR THE RESEACH 11
METHODOLOGY 11
CONCLUSION 12
CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW. 13
DOMAIN RESEARCH 13
Review of Past Research Works and Identification of Gaps 14
WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES 16
WHY WE NEED WIRELESS NETWORK 16
COMPARISON BETWEEN WIRELESS STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGIES 17
COMPARISON BETWEEN BLUETOOTH AND WIFI 17
PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANCE (PDAs) 19
INTRANET 20
COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL 21
TCP/IP IN CLIENT/SERVER MODEL 21
CLIENT/SERVER ARCHITECTURE 21
Data Synchronization 22
ELECTRONIC MAILS (E-MAIL) 26
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) 26
MOBILE PRINTING 27
MONITORING IP ADDRESS 28
TECHNICAL RESEARCH 29
LANGUAGE 29
C sharp (C#) 29
DATABASE 31
Proposed Database 31
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 31
Oracle Database 10g 31
Justification for chosen System Database 32
METHODOLOGY 34
What is need for a Methodology? 34
Comparison of Methodologies 34
Rational Unified Process (RUP) 34
Advantages of RUP: 35
Disadvantages of RUP: 36
Waterfall Model 36
Advantages of Waterfall Model: 37
Disadvantages of Waterfall Model: 38
Spiral Methodology 38
Advantages of the Spiral Model: 39
Disadvantages of the Spiral Model: 39
Critical Evaluation & Analysis for Project Methodologies 39
Justification for the chosen Methodology - RUP 41
CHAPTER 3: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 44
Research Approach 44
Questionnaires 44
Interview 47
Chapter 4: PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS OF DATA 49
Introduction 49
FINDING FROM QUESTIONNARES 50
FINDING FROM INTERVIEW 60
Conclusion 61
CHAPTER 5: SYSTEM DESIGN 62
Modeling Tools 62
Justification for UML 64
Use Case description 64
Use Case Diagram for PDA-Rehabilitation Management System 65
The Use Case Specification 66
CHAPTE 6: CONCLUSSION 74
References 75
APPENDIX 79
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