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What was the very first item to have a bar code?
The first product to have a bar code included was a packet of Wrigley's Gum.
Can a price of an item be told from its bar code?
Yes and No Yes if the store have entered the code into its computer. However, You can not get the price just from the code itself.
How do you read a postnet bar code?
Disregard the first and last bar, they mark the beginning and end of the bar code. Each digit in a bar code is made up of 2 tall and 3 short bars, starting with the second bar read 5 bars as 7,4,2,1,0. which ever numbers has the tall bars add them to get the first digit of the bar code. 7 and 4 is 0.
What had the first bar code?
The first 2D Bar codes where used on Railroad Cars. Check the related link
When was the bar code system first used?
1952
What was the very first item to have a bar code?
The first product to have a bar code included was a packet of Wrigley's Gum.
What are the first six digits of a bar code?
That would depend on the item.
Why do bar codes have a meaning?
Bar codes have a meaning because the meaning of a bar code is assigned to that bar code. A bar code identifies an item, and product information regarding that item is held in a data base.
What was the first item ever scanned by a bar code scanner?
a 10 pack of Wrigley's Juicy Fruit gum.
What information is in a bar code?
A bar code is used to identify a product or item. That's all. Other information associated with that bar code is held on the computer server that is linked to the bar code scanner. That other information could include what the item is, its price, brand, size/weight, and many other particulars. The scanner is able to identify the item, and once the bar code has been used for that, the computer server does the rest.
What is a bar code reader used for?
The bar code reader is used to read printed bar codes. It allows an attached computer to identify a product or item on which a bar code it printed and, most importantly, price that item to automate and speed checkout in a store or market.
How does one determine the universal product code of an item?
The universal product code is usually printed on the bar code, which can be found on the back or bottom of a purchased item.
How did the cashier scan and calculate your grocery items?
Everything the store sells - is stored on a computer - along with the price. The bar-code on the item is unique - in that (for example) all identically-sized tins of carrots from the same supplier have the same bar-code. When the tin is scanned, the computer interprets the bar-code and adds the item to your bill. It also prints the item price.
What is the bar code reader?
a barcodereader is a electronic device that analyses item barcode
When is a bar code reader is used for input and how?
When you want to capture information about an Item and you use it by pointing an Item on the censer part
Does a bar code tell the date of an item?
It would be the date the product was produced or canned.
How does the cash register know what product a bar code belongs to?
The bar codes are programmed into the cash registers to easily price an item. All bar codes are different, and have a unique code to determine which product it is!
