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Microsoft Visual Basic: Proposing Digital Mapping and Information System for Easy Admission in Lipa City Colleges

Sarino, Khristopher M.

Dimaculangan, William M.

De Silva, Kevin Vincent

CHAPTER 1

THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND

Introduction

Technologies are everywhere. It is a gift to all human beings for it made life easier and quicker. It plays a great role to people’s life. This is a transforming way of working, studying, communicating, spending leisure time among others and accessing information. Almost every aspects of life have been improved through convenience provided by technology. Today, technology has provided tools to extracts thoughts to others.

Digital tools and technology are already an essential animation of other technologies. Likewise, Social Technologies are increasingly being used by all groups of citizens. People can get information about anything at anytime with the help of internet. It is very easy to travel in any part of the world or get in a space such as different establishments and schools because of high technology. Through online spaces, citizens can follow, interact, create and share with people and access resources. The rapid developments in digital technologies have profound effects on human communication. New trends are towards a digital world where all types of information will be captured, processed, and disseminated digitally. Data, text, images, videos, animations and all of their combinations will be communicated in digital form.

One of the major requisites of digital tools for those who are travelling these days is digital map. Digital maps are maps that not only allow you to see your current position but also guide you to location of your need.

The researchers’ understanding of the importance of modern technologies and new digital tools lead them to conduct this study. To help people manage difficulties in providing the location they need, researchers will develop a digital map and information system so that...