computers test: 5
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copy deck
- bar code reader/bar code scanner
- optical reader that uses lar beams to read bar codes by using light patterns that pass through the bar code lines
- image processing
- consists of capturing, storing, anlyzing, displaying, printing, and manipulating images
- biometric device
- translates a personal characteristic into a digital code that compared with a digital code stored into the computer
- voice verification system
- compares a person's live speech with their stored voice pattern
- scanner
- light sensing input device that reads printed text and graphics ant then translates the results into a form the computer can process
- head mounted pointer
- works with switches that moves the pointer
- image processing system
- similar to an electronic filing cabinet that provides access to exact reproductions of the original documents
- bar code
- idnetification code that consists either of a set of vertical lines and spaces of different widths or a two-dimensional pattern of dots, squares, and other images
- Optical character recognition
- a technology that involves reading typewritten, computer printed, or hand-printed characters from ordinary documents and translating the images into a form that the computer can process
- PIN
- verifies if you are the holder of the bankcard
- fingerprint reader
- captures ccurves and indentations of a fingerprint
- Optical mark recognition
- reads hend-drawn marks such as small circles or rectangles
- terminal
- consists of a keyboard, a monitor, a video card, and memory
- OCR software
- can read and convert text documents into electronic files
- data collection device
- obtains data directly at the location, where the transaction or event takes place
- dumb terminal
- has no processing power, it cannot function as an independent device
- biometic identifier
- behavioral characteristics
- keyguard
- metal or plastic plate placed over the keyboard that allows users to rest their hands on the keyboard witout accidentaly pressing any keys
- Magnetic-ik character recognization
- read text printed with magnetized ink.
- gesture recognition
- detects human motions
- automated teller machine
- self-service banking that connects to a host computer through a network
- Biometrics
- technology of authencating a person's identity by verifying a personal characteristics
- iris recogniton system
- reads patterns in the iris of the mind
- source document
- original form of the data
- smart card
- stores the personal data on a thin microprocessor embedded in the card
- POS terminal
- records purchase, process credit or debit cards, and update inventory
- smart terminal
- has a processor, giving it the capability of performing some functions independent of the host computers
- MICR reader
- converts MICR characters into a form the computer can process
- OCR devices
- small optical scanner for reading characters and sophisticated software to analyze what is read
- signature verification system
- recognizes the shape of your handwritten signature, as well as measures the pressure exerted and the motion used to write the signature
- hand geometry system
- the shape and size of a person's hand
- Radio frequency identification
- uses radio signals to communicate with a tag placed in or attached to an object, an animal, or a person
- magnetic stripe card reader
- reads the magnetic stripe on the back of credit cards, entertainment cards, bank cards, and other similar cards
- turnaround document
- document that you return to the company that creates and sends it.
- face recognition system
- captures a live face image and compares it with a stored image to determine if the person is a legitamate user
- RFID Reader
- reads information on the tag via radio waves
- flatbed scanner
- works in a manner similar to a copy machine except it creates a file of the document in memory instead of a peper copy
- Americans with disabilities act
- requires any company woth 15 or more employees to make reasonables attempts to accomodate the needs of physically challenged workers
- retinal scanners
- scan patterns of blood vessels in the back of the retina
- special purpose terminals
- perform specific tasks and containg features uniquely designed for use in a particular industry
- on-screen keyboard
- graphic of a standard keyboard is displayed on the user's screen
- optical reader
- device that uses a light source to read characters, marks, and codes and then converts them into digital data that a computer can process