Question

    Which of the following involves examining the text of a

    document and translating the characters into code that can be used for data processing?
    A MICR Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B OMR Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C CPU Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D OCR Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    OCR (Optical Character Recognition) is the use of technology to distinguish printed or handwritten text characters inside digital images of physical documents, such as a scanned paper document. The basic process of OCR involves examining the text of a document and translating the characters into code that can be used for data processing. OCR is sometimes also referred to as text recognition.

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