Which Kind of Device Reads the Numbers Printed at the Bottom

question 10

Multiple Choice

Which kind of device reads the numbers printed at the bottom of checks?

• A) Optical Mark Recognition (OMR)
• B) Magnetic Ink Character-Recognition (MICR)
• C) Optical Character-Recognition (OCR)
• D) Universal Product Code (UPC)

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Definitions:

Sensory Adaptation

This is the process by which the sensitivity to a stimulus decreases over time when the stimulus is consistently present, allowing organisms to adjust to constant environmental conditions.

Behavioural Adaptation

The process of adjusting responses or behaviors in order to cope with new or changing environmental demands.

Environment

The surrounding conditions or context in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates.

Amplitude

The extent of a vibratory movement measured from the mean position to an extreme, commonly used in physics and signals to describe wave magnitudes.