COMPUTER HARDWARE
INPUT DEVICES
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Question
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Optical Character Recognition
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Magnetic Ink Character Recognition
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Optical Mark Reader
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -In scanning, the document is passed through a MICR reader, which performs two functions: magnetization of the ink, and detection of the characters. The characters are read by a MICR reader head, a device similar to the playback head of a tape recorder.
Detailed explanation-3: -MICR is short for Magnetic Ink Character Recognition. It is a technology mainly used in the banking industry to verify the legitimacy of documents.
Detailed explanation-4: -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. It is a technology that is used with the help of specific characters and ink.