CDT Document Capture & Input Technologies 3

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Simultaneous capture of both sides of a document in one pass

Answer

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

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

That captured metadata values conform to predefined rules and formats

Answer

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.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

OMR (Optical Mark Recognition)

Answer

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.

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

Group 4 (G4) CCITT compression

Answer

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.

Question 5

What is 'exception handling' in document capture workflows?

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

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.

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CDT Document Capture & Input Technologies 3