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Accuracy of data input is important. What method of data input would be best for each of the following situations and explain why:
• Printed questionnaires –
o scanner with OMR software (optical mark recognition)
• Telephone survey –
o IVR (Interactive Voice Response) salary savings!
• Bank checks –
o MICR device (magnetic ink character recognition) designed to read the magnetic code on bank checks.
• Retail tags –
o Barcodes scanned into a database by an optical handheld scanner.
• Long documents –
o scanning into a .pdf document would save time and file type would help offer security.

Convenience and quality of output are important. Explain what method of output would be best for each of the following situations and explain why:
• Hand held computer –
o screen display/soft copy as hand held computers are intended for mobile on-the-fly tasking.
• Color photograph –
o color printer on gloss paper will provide vivid colors.
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