charactet recagnitian (OCR) ta recognise the text. Some flat bed scanners include an automatic docurnent fedex (ADF) that enables documents with multinte pages to be scanned inane operation Figuit 2.08 Flat-bed scanner with an ADF. ‘Optical character reader ‘An optical character reader (OCR) 3 deview that ‘enables characterson adocument to be identified and understood by the computer as letters, nurnbers, characters and words, This i realy device tn ise but & a scanner combined with softwate that performs ‘aptical character recagnition falso OCR). The picture ofthe socument isanalysed and characters are recognised by the soltware and turned into a docurnent so that the text. can besearched oredited. Magnetic Ink character reader Figure2.09 Checkbook with magnetic. ink, Magnetic ink is used to printumbers at the bottom af checks. The numbers are printed using the MICR E138 or CMC font, The Ink contains iron oxidewhich means that In easily detected when using & magrtetic ink character teacler {MICK and the characters can be-understbad Insimportant that mistakes: aren't madeandl 9 MCR provides amuch better level of accuracy than OCR. Optical mark reader An optical mark reader (OMR) detects the marks that ave made on a multiple choice document such asa multiple choice answer paper foran examination. A seanner-like device isused to rallact 3 beam of light onto the marked sheet and detect where the marks have been made. Software is then used ta translate the position af the mark {0 the Information that it represents, ONR devices 40 only really suitable for multiple choice responses. as they cannot interpret letters that form words Figure 2.10 Multiple choice ONR exam paper. Barcode reader Abarcode reader is used to detect the width of lines and gapsthal form a bareade. Alases team isshone onto the borne and a photodiode is used! to measure the amount of light thats rfiected back. Black lines wil nat reflect amy light brut white gaps wall. A harcocle wepresents letters and numbers which sssually identify something, such as a book or other protiuct. The barcode scanner usually include’ its.own hardcoded ceulty 40 that Itcan send the letinisand numbers directly to the enputer without the need lar additional so