Activity 1

1. Barcode labels

A series of vertical bars of varying widths, in which each of the digits zero through nine are represented
by a different pattern of bars that can be read by a laser scanner. The bars are commonly found on
consumer products and are used especially for inventory control.

Examples;

a.Code 39

-This is one of the oldest barcodes around and is a common symbology found in electronics, healthcare,
and government.

b. Code 128

-Derived from the ASCII 128 character set (0-9, a-z, A-Z, and some special characters), this compact
barcode is used extensively in packaging and shipping applications worldwide.

C. Interleaved 2 of 5

-Commonly found in warehouse, distribution, and manufacturing, Code I 2 of 5 is a numeric-only

barcode used to encode pairs of numbers.

D. Universal Product Codes (UPC)

-Found on nearly every retail product, these barcodes were originally created for grocery stores to
provide quick receipt printing and inventory tracking.

E. International Article Number (EAN)

-Considered a superset of the UPC, these barcodes are used specifically by booksellers, libraries,
universities and wholesalers for book traceability.

F. PDF417

-This stacked, linear 2D barcode can be found in many types of identification such as your driver’s
license.

G. Data Matrix

-This has become one the most common 2D barcodes.

H.Quick Response (QR) Codes

-The latest trend in barcoding, QR Codes are gaining popularity as marketing tools to link to web based
information

2. Engraved Tags