Yes. A bar code scanner uses laser light. The light is of too low a power to burn skin, does not use frequencies that can penetrate skin. The only danger presented is to the eye if you stare into the light.
There are handheld bar code scanners, so a handheld bar code scanner is a bar code scanner, but a bar code scanner is not necessarily a handheld scanner. There are bar code scanners in store checkout stands that are fixed, and there may or may not be an associated handheld scanner there for the clerk to use to scan, say, a large bag of dog food that the customer doesn't want to hoist up onto the counter.
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A bar code scanner scan a little label that has bar code on it.the information is then saved on the computer.It is also use in libraries alot
Yes, but your webcam needs to have a good resolution. A programme which you can use is ZBar.
No, a bar code scanner is not a storage device. The scanner is a peripheral device used to read the bar code on a product, and an associated computer can use that information to identify that product and provide pricing and other information about it. That identifying information and other data is held on a storage device associated with the computer.
After inputing the communication line into the button of the barcode scanner, you can use it. Recently Sumlung tech. has a creative product special for the button to add more functions to the barcode scanner.
Comic book bar code numbers are typically read using a barcode scanner. The numbers are encoded in the barcode in a way that can be read by the scanner to identify the specific comic book. Retailers use scanners to quickly and accurately track inventory and sales.
No a wireless network is not required to use a portable barcode scanner. A portable barcode scanner is just a device that is used for reading a barcode and inputing and transferring information.
Symbol bar code scanners are used in retail and shopping environments to scan and check inventory, track product movement along the supply chain, and assist in purchasing/checkout.
Data Capture is when you can get Data of something and then put it in a table where others can get info. Like a ///bar code scanner is a form of data capture because it is collecting data from the bar code for its own use.
What a bar code reader is requires an understanding of the amount of information contained in the Bar code itself. Simply the amount of information is huge. All a reader will do is use a LASER beam to collect or read the bar code and transfer the information into a computer.
Prior to the use of a bar-code scanner, it was quite common for prices to be printed on little stickers which were then stuck onto products. Aside from that, cashiers can have their own price lists, and can just key in the price of a product even if there is nothing on the product which says what the price is or which allows for computerized pricing.