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When do you use a scanner?
A scanner is a flat-bed or hand-held optical reader, used to scan paper documents and photographs/graphics into the computer.
What are optical comparators used for?
An optical comparator is a device that applies the principles of optics for the inspection of manufactured parts. They are used in the automotive industry.
What is the purpose of a CCD scanner?
A CCD scanner is a charge-coupled device scanner. These scanners are used to scan the barcodes of products in retail stores. It refers to the optical system that makes the scanner work to transfer information to a computer.
What type of industry would a scanner be most likely used in?
Retail
Purpose a scanner is used?
It depends which type of scanner you mean.... A radio scanner - searches broadcast signals in the radio spectrum. A barcode scanner - reads barcodes on products and other items to identify them (in a supermarket etc). An optical scanner - reads written or typed texts into a computer.
What is the largest segment of the optical instruments industry?
The largest segment of this industry--about one-third of industry sales--is sighting, tracking, and fire control equipment, much of which is used in missile systems,
What is their main industry in barbados?
It used to be agriculture (especially cultivating sugar cane), now it's tourism.
Is there any jargon in tourism?
Yes.Industry professionals use www.traveljargon.org and you can also see the related link below for a list of many of the acronyms and phrases used as jargon in the tourism industry.
Why is an OCR an input device?
OCR (optical character recognition) is a function of a scanner system for a computer used to take paper documents (or what have you) with writing on them and convert it to a format that a PC can read and edit. This, because it's a function of a scanner, makes it an "input" device. Hope that helps!
What type of ballot is used in Texas?
Depending on the type of election and the polling place, Texas offers voters a paper ballot that will be counted by hand or a paper ballot that will be scanned with an optical vote scanner.
Why tourism called as industry?
There is no proactive defintition for the tourism industry. We all know that Tourism is travel for predominantly recreational or leisure purposes or the provision of services to support this leisure travel.A prime factor in the tourism industry is the "Tourist" a tourist by some is defined as people who travel and stay in places outside their usual environment for more than twenty-four hours and not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business etc. I believe that the tourism industry is the different types of facilities provided within a country for these "tourist". For example hotels, air transportation and accomodation, cafes, bars, restaurants etc. All of which is used to boost the level of tourism within a country.
What input would you use for changing the text from a page into digital format so you can edit it?
The page of text is first scanned and then an Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software program is used to convert the scanned text file into a machine-encoded text file that the user can edit and make changes to. So the device is a scanner, usually a flat-bed scanner, or a hand-held scanner, or a printer that has an inbuilt scanner.
