The Baptist University Printing System
In class Task 3
The Baptist University Printing System
Background
The printing system is set for the students. It allows students to print notes and homework. The printing platforms are set on different places, such as library, computer rooms or in hall facilities. Students are allowed to print things via their account from HKBU, which some printing quota is supplied in the account. If students would like to print through the printing system, they need to go to the library or other some special rooms to print the notes by using the computers provided at certain places.
There are two main problems with the printing systems. In some cases, after sending the print command to the printers, the user needs to go to a terminal to enter a password again and select the documents to be printed. Since the number of computers is limited, students may have to spend a lot of time to queue to print, which is quite time consuming. As we know HKBU has limited space, buying new equipment and expanding the current print stations do not seem to be a viable option. Secondly, there is no option for students to use their personal computers to print, which is another factor that is contributing to the inefficiency of the system.
Solution for print stations
There are couple of different processes can be created for different situations. Firstly, in relatively large places like the library where you might want to confirm your ID to prevent other people from printing your documents, instead of finding your ID number on the screen and manually typing your password again, you can scan your student card to initiate the printing.
For small places, like student halls, where there are a small number of computers and printers, a student can directly print from the computer that is logged in using student ID and password. This way, queues will be significantly short and there will not be a need for an extra terminal in the room.
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The Baptist University Printing System
Background
The printing system is set for the students. It allows students to print notes and homework. The printing platforms are set on different places, such as library, computer rooms or in hall facilities. Students are allowed to print things via their account from HKBU, which some printing quota is supplied in the account. If students would like to print through the printing system, they need to go to the library or other some special rooms to print the notes by using the computers provided at certain places.
There are two main problems with the printing systems. In some cases, after sending the print command to the printers, the user needs to go to a terminal to enter a password again and select the documents to be printed. Since the number of computers is limited, students may have to spend a lot of time to queue to print, which is quite time consuming. As we know HKBU has limited space, buying new equipment and expanding the current print stations do not seem to be a viable option. Secondly, there is no option for students to use their personal computers to print, which is another factor that is contributing to the inefficiency of the system.
Solution for print stations
There are couple of different processes can be created for different situations. Firstly, in relatively large places like the library where you might want to confirm your ID to prevent other people from printing your documents, instead of finding your ID number on the screen and manually typing your password again, you can scan your student card to initiate the printing.
For small places, like student halls, where there are a small number of computers and printers, a student can directly print from the computer that is logged in using student ID and password. This way, queues will be significantly short and there will not be a need for an extra terminal in the room.
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