An Improved SMS User Interface Result Checking System

This paper reviews the use of mobile phones for delivering examination results via Short Messag­ing Service (SMS) in a university where student who have written examinations and are anxious to see their results need to get their grades in a convenient and accessible way, whether in the comfort of their homes, on the road, or while at work. At this time, a mobile phone is accessible to most students, and they take it almost everywhere with them. This technology can, therefore, be highly effective in bringing information to them quickly, easily, and while they are on the move. An SMS result checking system not only enables students to request their grades, the system can also deliver the grades to their phones as soon as the grades become available. This means that they can access their grades even in the remotest locations where internet service might be unavailable, preventing them from accessing the schoolʹs website. This version is an improved version of the system presented previously (Adagunodo, Awodele, & Idowu, 2009). The former system requires the user to submit an ID with a password, which is common to many SMS systems. The present system uses a social interaction with the password to reduce the incidence of guessing access codes occurring in the checking system.