Recognition Systems
Overview
Every time a car park barrier lifts on its own, a register is marked without a teacher tapping a keyboard, a passport gate reads a chip from across the desk, or a phone is unlocked by a glance, a recognition system has quietly turned something physical, a mark, a character, a tag, a face, into data a computer can act on. These systems remove the slow, error-prone step of a human typing data in.
This lesson sorts out the main recognition technologies the syllabus names: OMR, OCR, RFID, NFC and biometrics. For each you will learn what it captures, how it recognises the data, where it is used, and its honest advantages and disadvantages. By the end you will be able to pick the right technology for a situation, from marking exam papers to tracking livestock, and justify the choice the way an examiner expects.
Objectives
- Recognition systems.
- Characteristics, uses, advantages and disadvantages of: Optical Mark Recognition (OMR) including school registers, multiple-choice examination papers, barcode, QR code Optical Character Recognition (OCR) including automated number plate recognition (ANPR) systems Radio Frequency Identification Device (RFID) including tracking stock, passports, automobiles, contactless payment Near Field Communication (NFC) including payment using a smartphone Biometric recognition including face, iris, retina, finger, thumb, hand, voice.
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- Which recognition system reads the positions of shaded boxes on a pre-printed form? A. OCR B. OMR C. RFID D. NFC Answer: B
- Automated Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) mainly relies on: A. OMR B. RFID C. OCR D. Biometrics Answer: C
- Which statement about RFID is correct? A. It always needs line-of-sight B. Only one tag can be read at a time C. No line-of-sight is needed and tags can be read in bulk D. Tags can never be written to Answer: C
- NFC payment between a phone and a terminal works over a distance of about: A. 5 cm B. 5 metres C. 50 metres D. 500 metres Answer: A
- Which biometric uses the unique pattern of blood vessels at the back of the eye? A. Iris recognition B. Face recognition C. Retina recognition D. Voice recognition Answer: C
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