ITPEC IP April 2024 Question 88
A company wishes to create digital files from paper documents and paper blueprints, and make these available company-wide. Which of the following is appropriate equipment to be used?
Explanation
Scanner — the input device that reads paper documents and drawings into digital files.
A scanner reads a sheet optically and turns it into image data (PDF, JPEG and the like); OCR can then convert typed text into searchable characters. Large-format scanners handle blueprints. The resulting files can be stored on a server and shared across the company.
Answer (b)
Why not others:
- •(a) GPS receiver — receives signals from satellites to find its own position; it reads nothing from paper
- •(c) Digitizer — a tablet that reads the position of a pen or cursor as coordinates, used to trace figures into CAD point by point; it does not capture whole pages
- •(d) Plotter — an output device that draws large drawings from data onto paper, the opposite direction
Key rule: Match the device to the direction of the data: a scanner brings paper into the computer, a printer or plotter puts data onto paper, a digitizer inputs coordinates.
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