OCR vs OMR

What is the main function of an Optical Mark Recognition (OMR) device?

• Digitise historic newspapers and rare books

• Process passports and identity cards

• Read marks written in pen or pencil on a form

• Convert text on hard copy documents into electronic form

Which of the following is an advantage of using Optical Mark Recognition (OMR) devices?

• Requires complex recognition system

• Can read handwriting accurately

• Needs manual data entry

• Fast way of inputting survey results

What is a disadvantage of Optical Mark Recognition (OMR) devices?

• More accurate than OCR methods

• Forms need to be carefully designed

• No user input required

• Automatically reads handwriting

What is the main function of an Optical Character Recognition (OCR) device?

• Read marks written in pen or pencil on a form

• Convert text on hard copy documents into electronic form

• Digitise historic newspapers and rare books

• Process passports and identity cards

Which of the following is an advantage of using Optical Character Recognition (OCR) devices?

• Requires complex recognition system

• Can read handwriting accurately

• Fast data entry system

• Manual data entry required

What is a disadvantage of Optical Character Recognition (OCR) devices?

• Problems recognising all types of handwriting

• More accurate than data entered by keyboard

• Simple recognition system

• Fewer 'how to fill in' instructions needed

What type of information can be gathered using Optical Mark Recognition (OMR) devices?

• Multiple-choice exam papers

• Historic newspapers

• Handwritten text

• Passport details

Which of the following is NOT a use of Optical Character Recognition (OCR) devices?

• Automatic number plate recognition in car parks

• Converting hard copy documents into electronic form

• Reading marks on multiple-choice exam papers

• Processing passports and identity cards

What is a key difference between Optical Mark Recognition (OMR) and Optical Character Recognition (OCR) devices?

• OMR involves shading in lozenges, OCR involves reading text

• OMR is used for converting printed documents, OCR is used for reading exam papers

• OMR reads handwriting, OCR reads marks on a page

• OMR requires complex recognition system, OCR requires simple recognition system

Which method is more accurate for reading data according to the text?

• OMR

• OCR

• Both are equally accurate

• Neither are accurate