COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

COMPUTER HARDWARE

INPUT DEVICES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
This device can read numerical data that is printed on cheques with magnetic ink using a special font.
A
Barcode Scanner
B
Biometric Devices
C
Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR)
D
Optical Character Recognition (OCR)
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Magnetic ink character recognition readers are the primary tool used for check sorting, processing and validation. When scanning a document such as a check, MICR readers magnetize the ink and detect the MICR characters. The reader head of the device reads the characters.

Detailed explanation-2: -Magnetic ink character recognition code, known in short as MICR code, is a character recognition technology used mainly by the banking industry to streamline the processing and clearance of cheques and other documents.

Detailed explanation-3: -The full form of MICR is Magnetic Ink Character Recognition. MICR code (Magnetic Ink Character Recognition Code) is a pattern recognition system used mostly by the bank industry to identify the document’s originality and to enable the processing and approval of cheques and other papers.

Detailed explanation-4: -The MICR is a device that can recognise human readable characters printed on documents such as cheques using a special magnetic ink.

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