ABSTRACT
The purpose of the study was to design and implement a computer- based population monitoring system for Enugu State.
The researcher critically analyzed the existing census system to sort out the bottlenecks hindering the effective census computation. He went further to design the new system which is capable of solving the census problem within a twinkle of an eye using the computerized identity card.
Above all, he crowned his ability by writing a well tested program which is capable of calculating the zone, printing out the total of each local government area with the largest and the smallest population.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title page
Certification
Dedication
Acknowledgements
Abstract
Table of contents
List of tables
List of figures
CHAPTER ONE THE PROBLEM AND ITS SETTING
Introduction
Statement of the problem
The purpose of the study
Aims and objectives
The scope of the study
The limitations
The assumptions
Definition of terms
CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW
CHAPTER THREE DESCRIPTION AND ANALYSIS OF THE
EXISTING SYSTEM
Fact finding methods
Objectives of the existing system
Input, process, output analysis
The problem of the existing system
Justification of the existing system.
CHAPTER IV DESIGN OF THE STUDY
Computerized census ID Card.
Age Distribution
Birth rate and death rate
Migration
Input specification and design
Output specification and design
System requirements.
CHAPTER IMPLEMENTATION
Post census arrangements
Pseudocodes
Documentation
CHAPTER VI RECOMMENDATION AND CONCLUSION
BIBLOGRAPHY
APPENDICES
Source program
Output.
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1 age groups and percentages……………
Table II sample birth death rate………………..
LIST OF FIGURES
Fig. 1 Organizational structure
Fig. 2 Procedure chart
Fig. 3 Program flowcharts
CHAPTER ONE
THE PROBLEM AND ITS SETTING
INTRODUCTION
Population census is a total process of collecting, compiling and publishing demographic economic and social data pertaining at a special time, to all persons in a state or country (United Nation, 1958). It is essential to note that census does not mean just counting the number of people, but collecting a whole range of demographic economic and social statistics.
       The census process may take three forms ie. The manual, the computerized and the semi-computerized process. The manual process is the movement of enumeration from house to house, street to street and even town to town counting people. The acquired data are summarized or summed up manually to give the actual census. The computerized process is just the issuing of identity card and computer numbers. Each card contains marital status, state of origin, ages sex, occupation etc. each time census is to be taken, the information on these cards are slotted into the computer and computed without moving from house to house.
The semi-computerized process is the combination of the manual and computerized process. Information is acquired manually by moving from house to house and data acquired is then added up using the computerized method. This method is recently employed by the National population census in Nigeria. This was used during the 1991 census.
The emphasis on this study computerized population monitoring census system of Enugu state is on the semi-computerized and computerized process. The onset of technological revolution proved the need for employing scientific and technological device to most aspects of human activities.
The absolute manual process of census computation practices in those days gave rise to unreliable, insufficient and approximate figures. This researcher’s belief is already given way to a more sufficient trusted mechanized process of collecting and computing satisfied data.
