City of Naga
College of Computer Studies
Student Prepaid Cash Card for Florencia Bus Company
In partial fulfilment for Methods of Research requirement for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Information Technology
Paraños, Rose Ann B.
Benitez, Maria Judelyn R.
CHAPTER I
PROBLEM AND ITS SETTING
INTRODUCTION
Nowadays, we are dealing with technology which makes our everyday life easy and practical. Everything has its own uses depending on how we apply and use it. Because of the innovations and inventions, we get what we want and upgrade them to a better one until it answer every problem that comes. Technology has contributed for this development. Through technology, work became a snap of a finger, a press on a button and a swipe of a card. Fast transactions are done the faster way. Everything has improved especially on transportation processes. From foot, people now has invented vehicles, not one but of different types. One of these types of vehicles that stand out is buses. Buses are usually the vehicle that most people prefer to use especially when travelling in a distance. These buses are sometimes used as scheduled coach transport, school transport, private hire, tourism and even for political campaigns but most are used as public transportations. Buses especially those from abroad usually has a capacity of 300 passengers per bus. It has utilitarian fittings design for efficient movement of large number of people, and some have multiple doors. Passengers won’t need to be crowded for seats because everyone is offered a seat per person. Beside its capacity, there are advantages it gives to people who ride in them. A survey of the Philippine Statistical System says that the registered bus today is 0.57% of the total transport statistics. According to Willy Ruag, a writer of Helium articles, in his writings, there are a number of personal advantages of taking public transportation. One possibility is a person get to