The Design of Online Booking System
Abstract
"The Design of Online Booking System" is a management information system, developed to provide convenience for readers as premise. It not only requires the establishment of data integrity and consistency, but also featured by perfection and easy-to-use to the program function. The system is a desktop database system for users to control and operate books, which mainly adopts VB.NET as front-end application development tool, SQL Server 2000 database as a background database, and Windows XP as a platform. Meanwhile it also uses the ADO.NET data access to standardize of VB.NET for accessing and manipulating the database. Its major function is the realization of booking on-line for readers as well as management of the books and users for the administrator. The system can be used by readers and management staff of libraries in college or other units.
This thesis mainly describes the basic outline of VB.NET and design methods. Then taking this system as an example, it goes through design and development of the system. This system consists of six modules, namely subscriber identification scheme, users pim, books inquiry and appointment, the information promulgation, management of the books, and management of system. The system analyse varieties of data successively with the function chart, the E-R graphic and tables of database. Each functional module and its core codes are displayed for detail in the system's design.