List the best data entry method and your reason for choosing it for each of the five situations listed below:
a. Data retrieval allowed only if there is positive machine identification of the party requesting data.
b. Not enough trained personnel available to interpret long, written responses; many forms submitted that capture answers to multiple choice examinations; high reliability necessary; fast turnaround not required.
c. Warehouse set up for a discount compact disc operation; bins are labeled with price information, but individual discs are not; and few skilled operators are available to enter price data.
d. Poison control center that maintains a large database of poisons and antidotes; needs a way to enter data on the poison taken; also enter weight, age, and general physical condition of the victim when a person calls the center’s toll-free number for emergency advice.
e. Download of a movie by a consumer with a credit card.
a. O C R (Optical Character Recognition)
b. O C R or M I C R (Magnetic Ink Character Recognition)
c. Bar Codes
d. Key-to-storage or Bar Codes
e. Keyboarding
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