Mobile Food Ordering System (MFOS)

With the rapid growth of mobile technology, nowadays people are looking forward for an application that makes life easier and faster. While in restaurants industries, most businesses people look for any mobile application that improve their business functions for the customers as well as increased the profit. Normally in manual system, human error, waiting time, wasting foods, wrong menu preparation, ordering management and menu selection are the main issues in any restaurants. This paper presents the integration of mobile technology for small medium restaurants mobile food ordering system which may solve these issues. A prototype of MFOS was developed to enable the users; administrator, manager, waiters or waitress, cashier, kitchen staffs and customers to manage menu, manage menu category, manage position, manage user, manage bill configuration, manage menu order, manage serve order, view order, manage billing, view report for billing, report for daily ordering and report for ordering by type. This prototype implements wireless data access by the users using mobile devices such as smart phone. It is aimed to provide an effective and efficient way for the customers and the staffs of the restaurants to do the ordering process. It also saves time, improve business management and reduce human errors

A study of computer self-efficacy undergraduate students from rural areas

Self-efficacy plays an important role in learning process.A number of ICT projects have been developed and introduced to fill the gap between the rural and urban area.This article presents a quantitative study on undergraduate students’ perceived computer self-efficacy from rural area. A total of 128 first semester undergraduate students participated in the survey, employing a 27-item questionnaire measuring computer self-efficacy.The items were pilot-tested before being administered to the respondents.Results of the study show that computer self-efficacy level is high.In term of basic and advanced computer self-efficacy also high but still some of computer skills need to be look at.The outcome of the study indicates rural community has adopted the ICT as part of their lifestyle

Computer anxiety and skills: A survey amongst undergraduate student from rural areas in Malaysia

With the rapid growth of technology, nowadays people are using Information Communication Technology (ICT) as a tool in all aspects of life. Hence, competitiveness in ICT is increasing worldwide.Malaysia towards Vision 2020 has implemented many initiatives in ICT transformation for community including students from the rural areas.This research is conducted to investigate level of computer anxiety and skills amongst undergraduate students from rural areas in Malaysia.The study was done through distribution of 250 questionnaire samples to year one students from non-computing programs who are enrolled computer literacy subject at one of the private higher institutions in Negeri Sembilan and 128 responded.The results of the study show that the undergraduate students are not anxious using computer in their learning environment.The students also show good level of computer skills. These results are based on the student’s perception and the results also indicate that the students have built their computer skills since in lower level of education through the government initiatives