Global File Reader. Agenda Introduction Current Scenario Proposed Solution Block Diagram Technical...

Global File Reader

Agenda

• Introduction• Current Scenario• Proposed Solution• Block Diagram• Technical Implementation• Hardware & Software Requirements• Benefits / Advantages• Features• Future Development• Application

Introduction

• Global File Reader used to view all different types of documents as well as multimedia files

• Text documents include text, word, pdf, xml, excel files

• Multimedia files include images and music files

• Images: .jpg, .jpeg, .gif, .bmp, .png

• Music: .mp3

Current Scenario

• Need to install different application for different purposes

• Example:

Word MS Word

Excel MS Excel

PDF Adobe Reader

html IE, Mozilla Fire Fox

Images Image viewer, Picasa

Music Winamp, VLC Player

Current Scenario (contd…)

• Installation of different application consumes PC resources

• For Example: more hard disk space utilization

• Huge cost involved : cost for purchasing application

• Many windows opened in taskbar

Proposed Solution

• Developing a single application which would be the consolidation of all different application

• This application will open all types of file under it

• This includes all text documents like word, notepad, html, xml, excel file ; Images and music files

Block Diagram

Technical Implementation• The Global File Reader will be

developed on .NET platform

• .NET platform is developed by Microsoft

• .NET is language independent platform

• It supports 4 native and 21 third part languages

• Native languages: C#, J#, VB, VC++

Technical Implementation (contd…)

• Third Party languages: Perl, ruby on rails etc

• Global File Reader will be developed using C#

Hardware & Software Requirements

• Hardware– Pentium IV or above Processor– 256 MB RAM– 20GB HDD– Printer– Speaker

• Software– Windows 2000/Windows XP/Windows

Vista/ Windows 7– .NET Framework 3.5– Microsoft Visual Studio 2008

Benefits / Advantages:

• No Separate installation of different application

• Less Hard disk space utilization• Less cost• Not too many windows in taskbar as it

supports tabbed feature• Multiple applications or features under

one single Roof• Facility to print the documents

Features

• Can open multiple files simultaneously without closing other

• Tabbed feature• Multimedia File support• Printing support

Future Development

• Creating, Editing and Saving documents

• Image editing

• Video support

Application

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• Schools

• Colleges

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