Input devices and their business

applications
How input devices automate the
system
 List of input devices
• Keyboard
• Mouse
• Barcode
• QR code
• Scanner
• OMR
• OCR
• RFID
• MICR and many more….
 Scanner
• A scanner is an input device that scans documents
such as photographs and pages of text.
• it is converted into a digital format from hard copy.
• This creates an electronic version of the document
that can be viewed and edited on a computer.
• four common scanner types are: Flatbed, Sheet-
fed, Handheld, and Drum scanners. 
• Flatbed scanners are some of the most commonly
used scanners as it has both home and office
functions.
 Barcode
• A barcode reader (or barcode scanner) is an 
optical scanner that can read printed barcodes, decode
the data contained in the barcode and send the data to
a computer.
• They are used in retail stores as part of the purchase
process, in warehouses to track inventory, and on
invoices to assist in accounting, among many other uses.
 QR code
• A QR code (abbreviated from Quick Response code) is a
type of matrix barcode 
• Popular due to its fast readability and greater storage
capacity compared to standard UPC barcodes.
• Applications include product tracking, item identification,
time tracking, document management, and general
marketing.
 OMR

• Optical mark recognition (also called optical mark reading

and OMR) is the process of capturing human-marked data
from document forms such as surveys and tests.
• Used to read questionnaires, multiple choice examination
paper in the form of lines or shaded areas
 OCR

• OCR is short for optical character recognition.

• During OCR scanning, an algorithm recognizes characters
from printed sources and converts them into digital
format.
• the digital format is easily searchable and editable.
 RFID
• Radio-frequency identification (RFID) uses electromagnetic fields to
automatically identify and track tags attached to objects.
• An RFID tag consists of a tiny radio transponder; a radio receiver and
transmitter.
• RFID reader device sent electromagnetic interrogation pulse, the tag
transmits digital data,
• usually an identifying inventory number, back to the reader. This
number can be used to inventory goods.
• There are two types. Passive tags are powered by energy from the
RFID reader's interrogating radio waves. 
• Active tags are powered by a battery and thus can be read at a
greater range from the RFID reader; up to hundreds of meters.
• Unlike a barcode, the tag doesn't need to be within the line of sight
of the reader, so it may be embedded in the tracked object.
 RFID
• Tag attached to an automobile during production can be
used to track its progress through the assembly line;
•  implanting RFID microchips in livestock and pets enables
positive identification of animals.
• Toll plaza and Supply-chain Management
 MICR
• Magnetic ink character recognition code, known in short
as MICR code, used in banking industry
• added at the bottom of cheques and other vouchers and
• typically includes the document-type indicator, bank code, 
bank account number, cheque number, cheque amount.
• Unlike barcode and similar technologies, MICR characters can
be read easily by humans