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Document Capture & Input Technologies Flashcards

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  1. What is the primary advantage of duplex scanning over simplex scanning?

    Answer: Simultaneous capture of both sides of a document in one pass

    Duplex scanning captures both sides of a document simultaneously in a single pass, doubling throughput for double-sided documents compared to simplex scanning.

  2. In document capture, what does 'index validation' ensure?

    Answer: That captured metadata values conform to predefined rules and formats

    Index validation checks that captured metadata fields contain values conforming to predefined formats, lookup tables, or business rules, preventing invalid data from entering the document management system.

  3. What capture technology is specifically designed for reading filled checkboxes and bubbles on standardized forms?

    Answer: OMR (Optical Mark Recognition)

    OMR (Optical Mark Recognition) detects the presence or absence of marks in predefined positions, making it ideal for processing multiple-choice forms, surveys, and bubble sheets.

  4. Which compression standard is the industry standard for lossless compression of bitonal scanned document images in TIFF files?

    Answer: Group 4 (G4) CCITT compression

    CCITT Group 4 (G4) compression is the industry standard for lossless compression of bitonal (black-and-white) scanned documents, achieving high compression ratios without any quality loss.

  5. What is 'exception handling' in document capture workflows?

    Answer: The process of routing documents that fail automated processing to manual review

    Exception handling routes documents that cannot be automatically processed—due to low quality, unrecognized formats, or validation failures—to a manual review queue for human intervention.

  6. What does DPI stand for in the context of document scanning?

    Answer: Dots Per Inch

    DPI (Dots Per Inch) measures the resolution of a scanned image, indicating how many individual dots of information are captured per linear inch of the original document.

  7. What is the primary purpose of using separator sheets in batch scanning?

    Answer: To automatically divide a large batch into individual documents

    Separator sheets, typically printed with barcodes or special patterns, trigger automatic document boundary detection, splitting a large scanned batch into individual documents.