After-Reading Tasks

1. Match words in the text with their definitions:

accuracy to merge retail intermediate amount

A. to combine, so as to become a single thing B. (done or happening) between two others C. a collection or mass considered as a unit in terms of its size, number, etc. D. exactness or correctness E. the sale of goods in shops to customers for their own use

II. Identify whether the following statements are true or false. Use the model:

1. An image scanner is an input device that electronically captures an entire page of text or images such as photographs or art work.

2. Source data automation eliminates the manual entry of data.

3. The OCR devices use a light source to read special characters and convert them into digital signals to be sent to the CPU.

4. MICR is used in the banking industry for processing checks and is often found on sales tags in department stores or imprinted on credit card slips.

5. A bit-mapped image of the text is a pixel-by-pixel representation of the overall image in a binary form.

III.Complete the following sentences using the words and expressions given below. Supermarket accuracy edited digital account number

1. Blank checks have the bank code, ………….……, and check number printed in MICR characters across the bottom.

2. Universal Product Code appears on most ………….… products.

3. Source data automation results in a higher input …………….. rate.

4. The scanner converts the text or images on the original document into ……........ data that can be stored on a disk and processed by the computer.

5. The purpose of the OCR algorithm is to produce an electronic document comprising a collection of recognized words that are capable of being ……...

IV. Define what part of speech the words in bold type are. Translate them into Ukrainian.

Document processing systems employing optical character recognition devices for scanning and storing the contents of documents are widely applied. Document image processing is a crucial process in the field of office automation. Office automation involves automating the tasks of processing, filing and retrieving documents to increase productivity of the work environment. Document image processing begins with the optical character recognition (OCR) phase where a computer and optical imaging system are used to optically scan a paper document to acquire optical image data, convert the optical image data into electrical image data, and process the electrical image data to determine the content of the document. Optical character recognition is widely used to extract text from printed or handwritten documents and forms.

22. Answer the following questions:

1. What procedures does source data automation refer to?

2. What are the results of source data automation?

3. How is an input device that can electronically capture an entire page of text or images such as photographs or art work called?

4. Into what data does the scanner convert the text or images on the original document?

5. What devices use a light source to read codes, marks, and characters and convert them into digital data that can be processed by a computer?

6. What is the most common optical code?

7. Where is it used?

8. What are the the optical character recognition devices and where can we find them?

9. How does the OCR system read characters?

10. What is the wand reader capable to do?

11. Where is magnetic ink character recognition used?