Asia Pacific Journal of Multidisciplinary Research | Vol. 2, No. 1 | February 2014 _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 236 P-ISSN 2350-7756 | E-ISSN 2350-8442 | www.apjmr.com SMART SYSTEM for BatStateU ARASOF- NASUGBU ROTC FROILAN GUBI DESTREZA, JON – JON RONQUILLO HERNANDEZ, LEA BETH BARCELON MENDOZA, MARIEL BAUYON MANALO froilan@engineer.com College of Engineering and Computing Sciences Batangas State University ARASOF Nasugbu, Batangas PHILIPPINES Abstract - Reserve Officer Training Corp (R.O.T.C) is an organization that works under the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). The officers of the ROTC processes such as recording of all the information needed in order to perform the different functions of the system. Officers of the ROTC encounter difficulty in the recording of information and checking of attendance, computing of grades, retrieving and securing of all informationit is done through manual process. That is why the proponents proposed the topic entit led “SMART SYSTEM for BatStateU ARASOF - NASUGBU ROTC”. The researchers used the prototyping technique to develop the step by step process of the system.The researchers also used the Visual Studio 2008 as the developing tool and MySQL server as the database.This system include database of all information that is required in order to perform the function of the system. The user can print reports of grades and official list of the enrolled students and officers. Complete with full backup and restore feature, the system was also proven to be a helpful source of information. This can help future researchers especially the third year students who may opt to upgrade this proposed system. The documentation produced and the software developed by the researchers and can be used as guidelines or references for future researchers. After thorough analysis, evaluation and testing, this study was found to be a big help to the BatStateU ARASOF – Nasugbu ROTC in terms of convenience, accuracy, security and speed in retrieving of information of any student and officers that is registered in the system.The “Smart System for BatStateU ARASOF - Nasugbu ROTC” for the ROTC students and officers of the BatStateU ARASOF –Nasugbu can be considered for actual implementation for the benefit of the entire University. Keywords: Biometrics Scanner, Announcement system, MySQL Server I. INTRODUCTION The NSTP or also known as National Service Training Program is an institution or an organization that works under the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) for the Government. NSTP has different training courses like Reserve Officer Training Corps (R.O.T.C), Literacy Training System (L.T.S) and Citizenship Advancement Training (CAT) for the high school students. NSTP is responsible for conducting military trainings to college students in all the universities in the Philippines as preparation of becoming an army reserve or a soldier in the future. The NSTP is aiming to mold student that have good moral values as well as to become responsible citizens of our country. BatStateU ARASOF – Nasugbu is one of the universities that offer NSTP courses which include ROTC and LTS. NSTP is a curriculum requirement for students to be able to finish their baccalaureate degree. It is offered in the first year level of their course. II. OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY The study aimed to develop a “Smart System for BatStateU ARASOF - Nasugbu ROTC”. Specifically, the researchers aimed to determine the acceptability level of the existing and the proposed systems in terms of: accuracy, efficiency, reliability, user friendliness and security. III. REVIEW OF LITERATURE Biometric can be defined as study of methods for uniquely recognizing humans based upon one or more intrinsic physical or behavioral traits (Commission of the European Communities, 1993). Biometric characteristics can be divided in two main classes: Physiological are related to the shape of the body. The oldest traits that have been used for more than 100 years are fingerprints. Other examples are face recognition, hand geometry and iris recognition. Behavioral are related to the behavior of a person. The first characteristic to be used, still widely used today, is the signature. More modern approaches are the study of keystroke dynamics and of voice. A biometric system can provide the following two functions. It can authenticate its users in conjunction with a SMART card, username or ID number. The biometric template captured is compared with that stored against the registered user either on a SMART card or database for verification. The closest match within the allowed threshold is deemed the individual and authenticated (Rufai, Adigun, Yekeni, 2013). The SME (Short Message Entity), which is typically a mobile phone or a GSM modem, can be located in the fixed network or a mobile station, receives and sends short messages. The SME was sent to the SMSC. The SMSC (Short Message Service Center) is the entity which does the job of store and forward of messages to and from the mobile station. After