Preet wants to convert the scanned image of handwritten text into digital text. Which input device should she use?

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  1. Optical Character Reader
  2. Magnetic Ink Character Recognition
  3. Digital camera
  4. Keyboard

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Option 1 : Optical Character Reader
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Optical Character Reader

Key Points

  • The purpose of an OCR computer input device is to turn scanned images of printed, typed, or handwritten text into digital text.
  • Using a light source and photoelectric cells, it reads the characters. Intelligent Character Recognition is another name for the technology being developed for more accurate recognition (ICR).
  • Character recognition, picture pre-processing, and output post-processing are the three steps in the OCR process.

Additional InformationMagnetic Ink Character Recognition:- The technology known as MICR (magnetic ink character recognition), developed in the 1950s, is used to confirm the validity or originality of cheques and other paper documents.

Digital camera:- The term "digital camera" refers to a camera that creates digital images that may be printed, stored on a computer, and viewed on a screen. Digital cameras can capture, process, and send images at incredible speeds.

Mouse:- A device that connects to a computer and allows users to navigate the screen and enter instructions without touching the keys

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