Disadvantages could be that they are easily broken and if so, void.
They are sometimes hard for the scanner to read.
Advantages
They are an easy way to put information together.
Checkout is faster and easier when scanning bar codes.
It is easier to keep records and inventory using barcodes.
There has been a rise in sales for 2d bar code readers and scanners. An advantage of having a 2d scanner is the fact that you can read and decode bar codes. However, the disadvantage of a 2d scanner is the price. As technology grows, so does the price.
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The size of most of them.
To signal that it it has analyzed the barcode
not very good for a large number.
There are numerous advantages to the use of a bar code. The primary two are speed and accuracy. A bar code reader can decipher the code in just thousandths of a second and transmit it with near perfect accuracy - much better than humans can.
to scan a barcode and list the information in the barcode to the computer.
Different bar code readers can be installed using Google's Play Store. The store offers a wide range of bar code scanners such as "Bar code Scanner from ZXing Team or Google's own implementation of a qr/bar code reader : Google Goggles.
Advantages:You can compare things easilyYou can make a decision quicklyDisadvantages:It can be time consuming to draw a bar graphA bar graph does not show data collectively as a whole
There are several companies that make hand held bar code readers. You can even get an app for your smart phone that will read bar codes. A major manufacturer of bar code reader is Motorola (they bought "Symbol" the leading bar code reader company a while back). Look at: http://www.motorola.com/Business/US-EN/Business+Product+and+Services/Bar+Code+Scanning
The bar code reader is one of the most important commercial products available. It allows people in all types of industries to track inventory and know it is time to reorder. The first readers were bulky and typically built into things like checkout lines. However, there are now portable readers and even readers that can be used for eCommerce businesses.
UPC is an universal product code and just about every item you buy comes with one. Every code for every item is different. It is put into the system by a UPC coordinator and when a UPC reader scans the code it can then keep track of inventory.