GCSE Calculator Project

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Mitesh Patel        11A        ICT

Calculator Project

        By Mitesh Patel 11A


Contents

Analysis        


Identify

Introduction        

LPBS: Langley Park Boys School is secondary in Beckenham. There are 2500 students in this secondary school. This school has a mixed 6th form of about 500 out of the 2500 students. LPBS has 100 teachers and about 30n support staff. LPBS also is a computing specialist school, because it is a computing specialist school, it holds special classes for the community. LPBS are introducing computing classes for silver surfers.  

The User

     The silver surfers are people over 50 who want to learn how to use the computer at Langley Park for Boys School, we are designing a specialist calculator to cater to their needs, these are  the small buttons this is because some are visually impaired the colours and the small display.


The problems


Alternative solutions

We could give the elderly a physical calculator that has big numbers, can talk and has a large display. These are available at . The disadvantages are they cost money and they could potentially be stolen.

Another alternative is the magnifier, to get a close up of what they are doing. This is available in the accessories of the XP computer. A disadvantage is that the magnifier could make using the computer awkward because you have to move the cursor point over the bit you would like to magnify.


Why is the ICT solution the ideal solution?

The ICT solution is the ideal solution because if you wanted to edit the calculator interface for the different person using it, it can be done easily and quickly without any cost. Another reason of which the ICT solution is the ideal solution is because when you upload the calculator on to the local school network, everyone has access to this. This way saves money as you don’t have to re produce the calculator and also saves time. An efficient way to change the interface of the calculator to correspond to the user needs can be done with very little hassle. This is why I have chosen the ICT solution rather than the manual solution.  

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A list of OBJECTIVES for the project

In order to overcome the limitations of the Microsoft Calculator program and meet the needs of our users, the finished product should:

1. Perform the basic arithmetic functions (of add, multiply, subtract and divide).

2. The font size should be big for people with peer eye sight.

3. The difference between the foreground and background colour should make it easy for the user to read.  

4. The calculator should automatically fill the screen as soon as it’s open.

5. It should have large ...

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