chapter 12 HW

Question 1

What is AIDC

Answer 1

Automatic ID and Data capture

Question 2

What are drawbacks of manual data entry

Answer 2

1. More errors
2. Slower
3. Higher labor cost

Question 3

3 principal components in AID tech

Answer 3

1. Data encoder
2. Machine reader
3. Data decoder

Question 4

4 of 6 categories of AIDC techs

Answer 4

1.optical
2.electromagnetic
3.smart card
4. Biometric
5.
6.

Question 5

2 forms of linear bar codes

Answer 5

1. Height modulated

2. width modulated

Question 6

What does RFID stand for

Answer 6

Radio frequency iD

Question 7

Difference between a passive and active tag

Answer 7

Passive requires power

Question 8

Relative advantges of RFID over bard codes

Answer 8

1

Question 9

relative advantages of bar codes over RFID

Answer 9

1.cheaper

Question 10

What are reasons why magnetic strips are not widely used in factory floor operations

Answer 10

1. Requires near contact
2. Lower scan rates
3. Higher error rates

Question 11

What is principle applications of machine vision in industry

Answer 11

1. Visual inspection
2. matrix symbology
3. stacked bar codes