COMPUTER HARDWARE COMPONENTS FUNCTIONS
COMPUTER OUTPUT DEVICES
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An reading device that uses laser beams to read bar codes by using lights patterns that pass through the bar code lines.
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A reading device that uses a light source to read characters, marks and codes and then converts them into digital data that a computer can process.
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A reading device that uses radio signals to communicate with a tag placed in or attached to an object, an animal or a person.
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A reading device that reads magnetic stripes on the back of cards.
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A reading device that reads text printed with magnetized ink.
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Detailed explanation-1: -MICR (magnetic ink character recognition) is a technology invented in the 1950s that’s used to verify the legitimacy or originality of checks and other paper documents. Special ink, which is sensitive to magnetic fields, is used to print certain characters on the original documents.
Detailed explanation-2: -MICR Check Scanner A scanner, or reader-sorter computerized machine, is used to process the information magnetically printed on the checks, including routing number, account number, and check number.
Detailed explanation-3: -MICR ink is magnetic ink used for check–printing on Inkjet printers. MICR toner is used for check-printing on laser printers. There are two types of MICR toner: Originally Manufactured and Remanufactured MICR Toner.
Detailed explanation-4: -MICR is faster than OMR. Since it takes input from the user, it is an input device.
Detailed explanation-5: -Magnetic Ink Card Reader (MICR) MICR input device is generally used in banks as there are large number of cheques to be processed every day. The bank’s code number and cheque number are printed on the cheques with a special type of ink that contains particles of magnetic material that are machine readable.