Online exam

Table of Contents
Chapter 1

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Project Plane

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Introduction: ................................................................................................................... 5
Objectives and concentrations: ......................................................................................... 6
Scope and limitations:....................................................................................................... 6
Project Organization (The team): ....................................................................................... 6
Risk analysis and risk planning: .......................................................................................... 7
Hardware and software Requirements:.............................................................................. 9
Work break down: .......................................................................................................... 10
Schedule: ....................................................................................................................... 11
Monitoring and reporting mechanisms: ........................................................................... 11
Project management approach: ...................................................................................... 12
Chapter 2

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Software Requirement Specification

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(1) Preface .................................................................................................................... 15
(2) Introduction: ............................................................................................................. 15
(3) Glossary: ................................................................................................................... 15
(4) User Requirements Definition: ................................................................................... 16
(4.1)The products and process features: .......................................................................... 16
(5) System Architecture: ................................................................................................. 17
(6) System Requirement Specification: ............................................................................. 18
(6.1) Functional System Requirement: ............................................................................. 18
(6.2) Non-Functional System Requirements:..................................................................... 19
6.4) Software Quality Attributes ...................................................................................... 20
(6.3) System Interfaces: .................................................................................................. 20
(7) System Models: ......................................................................................................... 22
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(8) System Evolution: ...................................................................................................... 22
(9) Appendices: .............................................................................................................. 23
Chapter (3)

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System Design 24
Introduction: .................................................................................................................. 25
Context Diagram: ........................................................................................................... 25
Models: ......................................................................................................................... 26
3.1) Interaction model: ................................................................................................... 26
System Architecture: ...................................................................................................... 31
Principal system objects: ................................................................................................. 32
Develop design model: ................................................................................................... 39
Object interface:............................................................................................................. 40
Chapter (4)

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COCOMO

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COCOMOO II: ................................................................................................................. 42
The early design model: .................................................................................................. 42

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1.1) Introduction:
This document will propose all features and procedures to develop the system.

This document specially containing details about objectives, scope limitation,
process model, primary requirements, team development, possible project
risks, project schedule, and finally monitoring and reporting mechanisms.

On-line Exam System is very useful for Educational Institute to prepare an
exam, safe the time that will take to check the paper and prepare mark sheets.
It will help the Institute to testing of students and develop their skills. But the
disadvantages for this system, it takes a lot of times when you prepare the
exam at the first time for usage. And we are needs number of computers with
the same number of students.

The effective use of "On-line Exam System", any Educational Institute or
training centers can be use it to develop their strategy for putting the exams,
and for getting better results in less time.

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1. Objectives and concentrations:
1.

Corporate between the data stored in the server of the Institution and
our On-line Exam system. To deal with On-line System in an easy way
and an efficient mannered. (connection process)

2.

Create strong and secrete data base that allow for any connection in a
secret way, to prevent any outside or inside attacks.

3.

Specify a privilege for each person to allow each person use this system
to create his own exam. And have a complete control on his exam.

4.

Allow each person to create more than one exam with different way to
create variant questions.

1. Scope and limitations:
1.

On-line Exam system is designed for Educational Institutes (like
schools, universities, training centers).

2.

The system handles all the operations, and generates reports as soon as
the test is finish, that includes name, mark, time spent to solve the
exam.

3.

Allow students to see or display his answers after the exam is finish.

4.

The type of questions is only multiple choice or true and false.

1.2) Project Organization (The team):
Job Title
1
2

Project Manager
SW Designer

Description
1.

To manage all processes in the project

2.

To design the models and diagrams that helps the
programmer in implementation phase.

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3

1.

SW Analyst

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Writer

2.

To programming the processes of the project.
To analyze the requirements of On-Line Exam
System.
Collects drafts from each member.
Rewrite and reformate the documents come from
each member.

4.

Have good print skills.

5.

5

Professional in ASP.NET and SQL

3.

Two programmers

1.

2.

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One from outside the team and the other from the
inside the project team.

1.

Two Testers

Have a good skill to correct grammars of
statements.

1.3) Risk analysis and risk planning:
Project Risks:
Risk

Probability

Effects
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Risk planning strategy

The experience staff in the team
leave the project before it is
finish, or someone was ill

low

serious

Use more than one staff for each
section, which might minimize this risk.
Also, manager tries to increase salary
for him.

The methodology to solve the
problem can't work in a proper
manner.

high

serious

Must be study more than one
methodology to minimize this risk.

Budget does not enough or there
is no budget.

low

catastrophic

Put a condition in the contract if there
any more expenses, the funded side
must be pay it. To avoid this risk.

HW requirement can't come in
the time.

moderate

serious

See if there is any more time to delay
the project or not. If there is no more
time work by the team computers, to
minimize this risk.

Probability

Effects


Packages and Development tools
does not enough.

high

serious

Put a condition in the contract to
increase the time of project delivery
depends on the problem occur. To avoid
this risk.

Can't
found
components.

high

tolerable

Programmer must have professional
programming skills to write a new code,
which minimize this risk.

Probability

Effects


Can't found the suitable place for
meeting the team.

moderate

tolerable

Monitoring the work by E-mail every
day. To avoid this risk.

Damage the electricity generator.

high

serious

There is a spare generator to avoid this
risk.

Marketing the product system.

low

catastrophic

Distribution of advertisements, which
minimize this risk.

Product Risks:
Risk

the

suitable

Business Risks:
Risk

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1.4) Hardware and software Requirements:
Hardware Requirements:
Item

Item Count

Item price

Computers (laptop) resent version

4

600$ for each one

ADSL Internet provider

-

50$ in month

Electricity Generator

2

300$ for each one

Office

-

200$ in month

External HD

2

100$ for each one

Team salary

6

500$ per month (5500$)

Software Requirements:
Item

Item Count

Item price

MS project

5

100$

Office 2007

5

100$

ASP.NET

2

100$

Monitors program

1

100$

Upload services

-

72$ in year

Node Anti-virus (the correct version)

5

30$

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Another Requirements:
Foods and drinks for ( breakfast, lunch and
dinner)
Total

6

10$ for each person in a day
(3600$)
13,302$

1.

6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.

Work break down:

Project manager contracts with the user who demands the system and
write a project plan. (three days)
Deliver the draft of project plan documentation to writer to rewrite the
documentation and rewrite the document. (three days)
Then gives documentation of project plan to SW analyzer to do more
analysis to verify the SRS document requirements. Then delivers SRS
document to writer. (twenty-six days)
SW designer gives the SRS document and start to design the diagrams
and models that helps the programmer to implement the project. Then
delivers the draft design document to writer. (forty-seven days)
The two programmers take a partition of the project to start an
implementation. (sixty days)
Throw the implementation the inner tester make validate the system
and delivers his report to writer (sixteen days)
After finish the project and throw the implementation phase the
outside tester validate the system and write his document then deliver
to writer. (sixteen days)
The final report is ready now. (nine days)

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1.6) Schedule:

1.7) Monitoring and reporting mechanisms:
The manager should monitor all activities in the project via minimize,
avoid the risks or via management control as follows:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Put a table for all SW requirements and print in percentage how
much finish.
Using software programming to monitor programmer's progress.
Using spyware profile to monitor the team.
Using software that calculate how many lines written per hour.
monitoring the risks as follows:
1. Change the probability and effect.
2.
Delete risks or add a new one depends on the working on
project.

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1.8) Project management approach:
Software Process Model:
To solve an actual problems in an industry, software developer or a
team of developers must integrate with a development strategy that include
the process, methods and tools layer and generic phases. This strategy is often
referred to a process model or a software developing paradigm. []

Our project follows the waterfall model.
The steps of waterfall model are:
1.

Requirement Definition

2.

System and Software Design

3.

Implementation

4.

Integration and System Testing

5.

Operation and Maintenance

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Figure (2.1): Waterfall model

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Chapter 2

Software Requirement
Specification

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(1) Preface
This document has been written to apply a new version of SRS Software
Requirements Specification depends on IEEE-STD-830-1998 standard. So,
you must compare this document with this standard.

This is the first version for On-Line Exam system.
This document is the basic intended for any individual user, developer, tester,
project manager or documentation writer that needs to understand the basic
system architecture and its specifications. [1]

(2) Introduction:
The purpose of this SRS document is to write the functional and non
functional user or system requirements that represent the characteristics of
On-Line Exam System.
The scope and limitation of this system is:
1.

The on-line exam system design to educational institutes.

2.

Hold all operation and generate reports to student, teachers and
administrator.

3.

Support multiple choices questions.

4.

Allow the student to prochoice the answer and to see his mark.

5.

Verify a security, authority and safty.

(3) Glossary:
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Short name

description

1

OES

On-line Exam System

2

On-line Exam

An exam written on a web site and solves the
questions, also on the same web site from any
place by entered user name and password.

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Administrator

Who is responsible to create a new course,
delete course, add member or delete it, i.e.: the
person who control the system

4

Faculty member

A teacher in the faculty

(4) User Requirements Definition:
The user requirement for this system is to make the system fast, flexible, less
prone to error, reduce expenses and save the time.
1.

Time can be saved by scheduling the exams, if it is available a question
bank to store questions for different subjects.

2.

A system can be given a mark by checking the students answers, and
give the result as soon as students finish his exam.

3.

A facility to generate a result chart as pre required without manual
interface.

4.

The system should have records of students and faculty that can be
access to the system which can be used only for the authorized person.

5.

The system should be more secure for management user records and
more reliable to work at any conditions.

(4.1)The products and process features:
This system must be designed as user required. So, the complete
requirement must be found:
1.

Quick scheduling:
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The system helps the faculty member to generate an automatic exam instead
of using papers. Which save a time for writing, checking and for input marks.
Also, student can see the exam when he login as an individual to the system.

2.

Immediate results and solutions:

When the student finishes his exam, the system checks her answers and
compared with the correct answer. And the system saves the incorrect and
correct answers and calculates the mark of correct answers. Then give the
total mark. And send a report for student to see where he is fault.

3.

Easy to store and retrieve information:

Rather to save the information on a papers or in separate sheets. There are a
data base management to store and retrieve the information needed by the
administrator or Faculty member or student according a report generated by
the system.

(5) System Architecture:

Web Browser

Login

Security
Manager

Form & Menu
Manager

Role checking

OES Appointment
Manager

Data
Validation

Data Import &
Export

Report
Generation

Transaction Management for OES Database

Figure (2.1): system architecture for OES

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(6) System Requirement Specification:
(6.1) Functional System Requirement:
This section gives a functional requirement that applicable to the OnLine Exam system.
There are three sub modules in this phase.
1.

Candidate module.

2.

Examiner module.

3.

Administrator module.

The functionality of each module is as follows:
4.

Candidate module: The candidate will logon to the software and take
his examination. He can also check his previous examinations marks
and his details. The candidate will get result immediately after the
completion of the examination.

5.

Examiner module: The database is prepared & loaded into the
software. Selection for examination can be done language wise by the
examiner. The results will be displayed immediately after completion of
the examination.

6.

Administrator module: The administrator collects all the results
after successful completion of the examination and sends to the head
quarters as and when required.

The features that are available to the Administrator are:
1.

The administrator has the full fledged rights over the OES.

2.

Can create/delete an account.

3.

Can view the accounts.
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4.

Can change the password.

5.

Can hide any kind of features from the both of users.

6.

Insert/delete/edit the information of available on OES.

7.

Can access all the accounts of the faculty members/students.

The features available to the Students are:
1.

Can view the different categories of Test available in their
account.

2.

Can change password.

3.

Can view their marks.

4.

Can view the various reading material.

5.

Can view and modify its profile but can modify it to some
limited range.

The features available to the Examiner are:
6.

Can view the different categories of Test conducted by users.

7.

Can change password.

8.

Can view their marks.

9.

Can view and modify Results.

(6.2) Non-Functional System Requirements:
6.2.1) Performance Requirements
Some Performance requirements identified is listed below:
1.

The database shall be able to accommodate a minimum of 10,000
records of students.

2.

The software shall support use of multiple users at a time.

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3.

There are no other specific performance requirements that will affect
development.
6.2.2) Safety Requirements
The database may get crashed at any certain time due to virus or
operating system failure. Therefore, it is required to take the
database backup.
6.2.3) Security Requirements
Some of the factors that are identified to protect the software from
accidental or malicious access, use, modification, destruction, or
disclosure are described below. Keep specific log or history data sets
1. Assign certain functions to different modules
2. Restrict communications between some areas of the program
3. Check data integrity for critical variables
4. Later version of the software will incorporate encryption techniques
in the user/license authentication process.
1.

Communication needs to be restricted when the application is validating
the user or license. (i.e., using https).

6.4) Software Quality Attributes
The Quality of the System is maintained in such a way so that it can
be very user friendly to all the users.
The software quality attributes are assumed as under:
1.

Accurate and hence reliable.

2.

Secured.

3.

Fast speed.

4.

Compatibility.

(6.3) System Interfaces:
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This section describes how the software interfaces with other
software products or users for input or output.
6.3.1) User Interface
Application will be accessed through a Browser Interface. The
interface would be viewed best using 1024 x 768 and 800 x 600
pixels resolution setting. The software would be fully compatible
with Microsoft Internet Explorer for version 6 and above. No user
would be able to access any part of the application without logging
on to the system.
6.3.2) Hardware Interfaces
Server Side:
1.

Operating System: Windows 9x/xp ,Windows ME

2.

Processor: Pentium 3.0 GHz or higher

3.

RAM: 256 Mb or more

4.

Hard Drive: 10 GB or more
Client side:

5.

Operating System: Windows 9x or above, MAC or UNIX.

6.

Processor: Pentium III or 2.0 GHz or higher.

7.

RAM: 256 Mb or more
6.3.3) Software Interfaces

1.

Client Side: .HTML, Web Browser, Windows XP/2000/Vista

2.

Web Server: .HTML, Windows XP/2000/Vista
6.3.4) Communications Interfaces
The Customer must connect to the Internet to access the Website:
1.

Dialup Modem of 52 kbps

2.

Broadband Internet

3.

Dialup or Broadband Connection with a Internet Provider.

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(7) System Models:
In this system we are use waterfall model to apply these ideas. Which is help
us to separate each step and when we finish a one phase the output of it is the
input to the next phase. Also, we can backwards if there is a new requirement
or to apply any update.

(8) System Evolution:
1.

Including image support:

Allow to adding students, faculty members and administrator images to the
system. Which available for student to ensure that exam for his teacher. Also,
the teacher can see his student's image.

2.

Flags:

Allow the student to put a symbol near the question that helps the student to
return and review the questions and change them accordingly.

3.

Enable and disable exam:

Allow the faculty member to control for enable or disable the exam for his
students.

4.

Allow to transfer exam from one subject to another:

So, that saves the time to rewrite the questions for future course.

5.

Allow to upload the exam from word or excel file:

So, that saves the time to enter a question in the on-line system, if the teacher
needs not the direct answers.
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6.

Enhanced the questions to be appear as random for each
student:

Make the order of questions as random, or select random questions from a
set of questions.

(9) Appendices:
Definition of online examination system:
Introduction:
Online Examination System is a software application which allows a particular
company or institute to arrange, conduct and manage any objective
examination via online.
Purpose:
The purpose of this application is to conduct and process various types of
certificate/non-certificate exams at different centers across any country via
online.
Features:
1.
2.
3.
4.

Any institute or company can register their various types of
certificate/non-certificate programs and conduct an online
examination for the same.
Just register the programs, their fees (if paid) and the centers (where
the exam will be conducted) in order to start the examination process.
Questions and answers would be objective type and the format would
be as per the company’s choice.
User can select the company, its program, exam schedule and pay fees
online in order to give his exam at the selected center.

Advantages:
1.
2.
3.

Today, most of the companies or institutes are conducting their exams
online to be a part of this fastest growing world.
Online Examination System covers almost all type of problems faced by
a company or institute while conducting online examinations.
User can give any available exam at any available center as per his/her
choice.
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4.

The results of the online exam will help a company or institute to list
out the outstanding exam takers all over the country.

Chapter (3)
System Design

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3.1) Introduction:
Design is the abstraction of a solution; it is a general description of the
solution to a problem without the details. Design is view patterns seen in
the analysis phase to be a pattern in a design phase. After design phase we
can reduce the time required to create the implementation.
In this chapter we are introduce context diagram, models, system
architecture, principal system object, design model and object interface.

3.2) Context Diagram:
This diagram represents what are the bounders and scope of On-Line
Exam System project. It describes the main objective of the system and
its entities involved.
Administrator
Student

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On-Line Exam
system

Faculty

Figure (3.2.1): the context diagram of On-line Exam System

The Administrator can be done the following:
5.

Create/delete accounts (add a list of faculty names and list of his
student)

6.

Change password for Faculty/Student

7.

Create/ delete/update courses (subject).

8.
The Faculty can be done the following:
9.

Change password.

10.

Insert questions.

11.

Specify the answers.

12.

Update mark of questions and answers.

The Student can be done the following:
1.

Change password.

2.

Choose exam.

3.

Review answers.

4.

See his exam mark.

5.

View other material.

3.3) Models:
3.3.1) Interaction model:
Is a dynamic model that shows how the system interacts with its
environment. We use a data flow diagram.
3.3.1.1) use case diagram:
View Reports
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Administrator

Registration
Process

Figure (3.3.1.1.1): the basic function for each actor

3.3.1.2) activity diagram:
Request Report
View Report
Administrator

Receiving details
Course details

Receive master

Registration
Process

Course master

Faculty details

Subject master

Subject details

Faculty master

(a)
Request Report
View Report
Faculty
Insert question

Insert
Question
s
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Subject
master

Question
master

(b)

Request Report
View Report
Stude
nt
Registe
r

Receive
master

Give exam

Exam
maste
r

Subject
master

User
maste
r
Control
master

(c)

Figure (3.3.1.2.1): the activity diagram for basic operation in OES. (a) for
administrator, (b) for Faculty and (c) for student.

3.3.1.3) Séquence diagram:

Administrator

New
registration:

Registration
process:

Receive
master DB:

Subject
master DB:

Faculty
master
DB:

Course
master DB:

Receive Faculty course subject
If new

Insert

Insert

Insert

Insert
Accept/ reject
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Figure (3.3.1.3.1): the insert operation done by administrator. The update operation is
similar to this sequence diagram but rather than Registration process put Update process.

Faculty

Select
subject:

Login:

Subject
master DB:

Insert
question:

Question
master DB:

Enter user name and password
Verify
Request subject
Subject
selection

Return subject

Accept/ reject

If Accept
Store question
Accept/ reject
Accept/ reject

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Figure (3.3.1.3.2): the insert question operation done by Faculty.

Student

Login:

Select
subject:

Enter user name and password

Subject
master
DB:

Select
question
:

Question
master DB:

Start
exam

Verify
Request subject
Verify

If Accept

Inactive subject

Invalid subject
If Accept

Verify

Unavailable question
Unavailable question
If Accept
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Return result and finish the exam

Store result
in DB:

Figure (3.3.1.3.3): present how student take an exam and give the result.

3.4) System Architecture:
Web Browser

Login

Security
Manager

Form & Menu
Manager

OES Appointment
Manager

Data
Validation

Data Import &
Export

Role checking

Report
Generation

Transaction Management for OES Database

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3.5) Principal system objects:

User Master
int User_ID
int ref_No
Int reg_No
String F_name
String l_name
Int course_id
Int year_id
String username
String password

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String e-mail
String gender
Date birth-date
String education
String occupation
String address
String country
String state
String city
String Zip
Int Active
Date Current-date
Date Modified-date
Get-userid()
Set-userid()
Get-ref-id()
Set-ref-id()
Get-reg-id()
Set-reg-id()
Get-name()
Set-name()
Get-course-id()
Set-course-id()
Get-year-id()
Set-year-id()
Get-username()
Set-username()
Get-password()
Set-password()
Get-emai()
Set-email()
Get-gender()

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Set-gender()
Get-birthdate()
Receive Master

Faculty Master

admin Master

Set-birthdate()

int receive_ID

int Admin_ID

int Faculty_ID

Get-education()

int ref_No

String F_name

int ref_No

Set-education()

Int reg_No

String l_name

String F_name

String F_name

String username

String l_name

String l_name

String password

String username

Int course_id

Date created-date

String password

Int year_id

Date modify-date

String e-mail

Date created-date

Int active

String gender
Date birth-date

Date modify-date
Get-radmin-id()

String education

Set-admin-id()

String occupation

Get-recive-id()

Get-name()

String address

Set-recive-id()

Set-name()

String contact -no

Get-ref-id()

Get-username()

String main-subject

Set-ref-id()

Set-username()

Date created-date

Get-reg-id()

Get-password()

Date modify-date

Set-reg-id()

Set-password()

Int active

Get-name()

Get-created-date()

Get-facutyid()

Set-name()

Set-created-date()

Set-facultyid()

Get-course-id()

Get-modified-date()

Get-ref-id()

Set-course-id()

Set-modified-date()

Set-ref-id()

Get-year-id()

Get-inactive()

Get-name()

Set-year-id()

Set-inactive()

Set-name()

Int active

Get-username()

Get-created-date()

Set-username()

Set-created-date()

Get-password()

Get-modified-date()

Set-password()

Set-modified-date()

Get-birthdate()

Get-inactive()

Set-birthdate()

Set-inactive()

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Get-education()
Set-education()

Get-gender()
Set-gender()
Get-created-modifyday()
Set-created-modifyday()
Get-inactive()
Set-inactive()

Course Master
int course_ID
String course-name
Stirng course-desc
String created-by
String modified-by
Date created-date
Date modified-date
Get-course-id()
Set-course-id()
Get-course-name()
Set-course-name()
Get-course-discrip()
Set-course-discrip()
Get-created-date()
Set-created-date()
Get-modified-date()

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Set-modified-date()
Get-created-by()
Exam Master
Set-created-by()
int Exam_ID
Get-modified-by()
int sub_id
Set-modified-by()
Int question-ID
String username
Int attend
String mark
String user-answer
Date exam-date

Get-exam-id()
Set-exam-id()
Get-sub-id()
Set-sub-id()

Year Master
int year_ID
int course_ID
String year-name
int duration

Get-year-id()
Set-year-id()
Get-course-id()
Set-course-id()
Get-year-name()
Set-year-name()
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Get-duration()
Set-duration()

Get-question-id()
Set-question-id()
Subject Master

Question Master

Get-username()
int sub-id

int question_ID

int year-id

int sub_id

Int course-id

String question

String sub-name

String answer1

String sub-discription

String answer2

Int active

String answer3

Set-username()
Get-attend()
Set-attend()
Get-user-answer()
Set-user-answer()
Get-marks()
String answer4
Set-marks()
Get-sub-id()

String correct-answer

Set-sub-id()

String created-by

Get-year-id()

String modified-by

Set-year-id()

String main-subject

Get-course-id()

Date created-date

Set-course-id()

Date modify-date

Get-sub-name()

Int active

Get-exam-date()
Set-exam-date()

Set-sub-name()
Get-sub-discription()

Get-question-id()

Set-sub-discription()

Set-question-id()

Get-inactive()

Get-sub-id()

Set-inactive()

Set-sub-id()
Get-question()
Set-question()
Get-answer1()
Set-answer1()
Get-answer2()
Set-answer2()
Get-answer3()
Set-answer3()
Get-answer4()
Set-answer4()
Get-correct-answer()

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Set-correct-answer()

Get-main-subject()
Set-main-subject()

Result Master

Get-created-date()

int result_ID

Set-created-date()

int sub_id

Get-modified-date()

String username

Set-modified-date()

String marks

Get-created-by()

Date exam-date

Set-created-by()
Get-modified-by()
Get-result-id()
Set-modified-by()
Set-result-id()
Get-inactive()
Get-sub-id()
Set-inactive()
Set-sub-id() Master
State
Get-username()
int state_ID
Set-username()
Int country-ID
Get-marks()
String state-name
Set-marks()
String state-code

Course Master
int course_ID

Year Master
int year_ID

String course-name

int course_ID

Stirng course-desc

Set-exam-date()
Get-state-id()

String year-name

String created-by

Set-state-id()

int duration

String modified-by

Get-exam-date()

Date created-date

Get-country-id()
Set-country-id()

Get-year-id()

Date modified-date

Get-state-name()

Set-year-id()

Get-course-id()

Set-state-name()

Get-course-id()

Set-course-id()

Get-state-code()

Set-course-id()

Get-course-name()

Set-state-code()

Get-year-name()

Set-course-name()

Set-year-name()

Get-course-discrip()

Get-duration()

Set-course-discrip()

Set-duration()

Get-created-date()
Set-created-date()
Get-modified-date()
Set-modified-date()
Get-created-by()

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Set-created-by()
Get-modified-by()

Set-modified-by()

3.6) Develop design model:

Verify

Administrator

Username and
password

User
authentication
process

Faculty

City
Student Master

Faculty master
Change
password

Student master

int city_ID
int country_ID

Country Master

Int state-ID

int country_ID

String cityname

String country-name

Figure (3.6.1): user authentication

String course-code
Get-city-id()
Set-city-id()

Get-country-id()

Get-state-id()

Set-country-id()

Set-state-id()

Get-country-name()

Get-country-id()

Set-country-name()

Set-country-id()

Get-course-code()

Get-city-name()

Set-course-code()

Set-city-name()

Admin master

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Student Interface

Admin Interface

Faculty Interface

Change-password()

Insert-question()

Insert-subject()

Choose-exam()

Change-password()

Update-subject()

View-material()

Add-student()

Delete-subject()

Registration()

Delete-student()

Delete-course

Registration()

Insert-course()
Update-course()
Assign-faculty()
Update-faculty()
Delete-faculty()

3.7) Object interface:

Assign-student-to-course()
Update-student-course()
delete-student-course()

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4.1) COCOMOO II:
4.1.1) The early design model:
1.

Is used once user requirements have been agreed and initial stages of
the system design process are underway.

1.

The estimates produced at this stage are based on the standard formula
for algorithmic models, namely:

PM = A * SizeB * M where
M = PERS * RCPX * RUSE * PDIF * PREX * FCIL * SCED;
A = 2.94 in initial calibration, Size in KLOC,
B varies from 1.1 to 1.24 depending on novelty of the project, development
flexibility, risk management approaches and the process maturity.
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1.

Multipliers reflect the capability of the developers, the non-functional
requirements, the familiarity with the development platform, etc.

RCPX - product reliability and complexity; (3)
RUSE - the reuse required; (2)
PDIF - platform difficulty; -(1)
PREX - personnel experience;  (5)
PERS - personnel capability;  (5)
SCED - required schedule; (5)
FCIL - the team support facilities.  (5)

2.

You estimate values for these attributes using a six-point scale where 1
corresponds to very low values for these multipliers and 6 corresponds
to very high values.

1.

Function-related metrics:
1.
2.

Productivity is expressed in terms of the amount of useful
functionality produced in some given time.

3.
1.

Related to the overall functionality of the delivered software.

Function points and object points are the best-known
metrics of this type.

You compute the total number of function points in a program
by measuring or estimating the following program features:
1.

External inputs and outputs;

2.

User interactions;

3.

External interfaces;

4.

Files used by the system.

2.

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1.

Unadjusted function-point count

2.

Weighting factor varies from 3 (for simple external inputs) to
15 for complex internal files.

1.

External input and output:

1.

Only for registration interface:
For user (student) interface:

1.

Input: there are 23 inputs. (7)

For faculty interface:
2.

Input: 17 inputs. (7)

For administrator interface:
3.

Input: 8 inputs. (7)

Output: Store in data base file  (13)

1.

Only for add course interface:

1.

Input: 8 inputs

2.


3.

Only for add subject interface:

1.

Input: 7 inputs

2.


(7)

(7)

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3.

Only for add question interface:

4.

Input: 15 inputs

5.


6.

Only for take result interface:

7.

Input: 1 input

8.


9.

Output: 3 outputs

10.

User interaction:

(7)

(7)

(10)

There are 48 user interactions.

11.

External interface:
3 main external interfaces.

12.

(12)

(13)

Files used by the system:
13 tables used to Store in data base.

 (13)

UFC=23*7+17*7+8*7+13*13+8*7+7*7+15*7+7+3*10+48*12
= 1146
M=3*2*1*5*5*5*5
=3750
PM = A * SizeB * M
=1.49*1146^1.2*3750
= 26196247.04 KLOC (1000 Line Of Code)

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References:
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[4] Software Requirements Specification for Problem Based Learning Module, Souman
Mandal, 2010.
[5] Software Design Specification (SDS) Acropolis Course Management System, 2011
[6] IEEE Recommended Practice for Software Requirements Specifications, Software
Engineering Standards Committee of the IEEE Computer Society. 1998
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Software Requirement Specifications, Online Examination System.

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