Restaurant Management System Using Android

CHAPTER I

The Problem and Its Setting

This chapter discusses the importance of communication and technology, and the overview of the project.

Introduction

In our generation today, technology have become more and more advance. Many gadgets and devices were introduce. Cellular phones became a necessity, used in daily life. And because of the technology, the so called cellphone transforms into smartphone. Smartphone, a touch screen phone running an Android operating system. Android is a mobile operating system (OS) based on the Linux kernel and currently developed by Google. With a user interface based on direct manipulation, Android is designed primarily for touch screen mobile devices such as smartphones and tablet computers, with specialized user interfaces for televisions (Android TV), cars (Android Auto), and wrist watches (Android Wear). The OS uses touch inputs that loosely correspond to real-world actions, like swiping, tapping, pinching, and reverse pinching to manipulate on-screen objects, and a virtual keyboard. Despite being primarily designed for touchscreen input, it also has been used in game consoles, digital cameras, regular PCs and other electronics. Android, Inc. was founded in Palo Alto, California in October 2003 by Andy Rubin, Rich Miner, Nick Sears, and Chris White. It is a smarter mobile device that are more aware of its owner's location and preferences. And because of its features, smartphones have become popular and got the largest sold item in the market in year 2013. Android operating system become the most popular mobile operating system and has had over a million application published. Not only in phones, but also in tablets, Android operating system become successful and popular. Tablets nowadays, can also be used as a cellphone because owner can put a sim on it that can be used to send and receive text messages and even calls. But tablet has a lower capacity of memory storage than smartphones hence it is less expensive....