Methods of Data Capture

Wolmer’s Trust High School for Girls

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (General Proficiency)

 

Grade 11                                             Teacher:  Mrs. McCallum-Rodney

 

 

 

Source Document

The original medium containing the basic data to be used by a data-processing system, from which the data are converted into a form which can be read into a computer. It is also known as the original document.

This is the original documents on which data was collected.  These data are then usually entered on a system.

Turnaround Document

A turnaround document is a document that has been output from a computer, some extra information added to it, and then returned to become an input document.

                                                    

It is a paper document prepared for re-entry into the computer system. Paper documents are printed with OCR fonts for scanning.

Machine Readable Document

A machine readable document is disclosed with unknown variable data of a specified nature imprinted thereon in unknown, variable locations. The data is imprinted on the document in such a manner that it can be machine located, accurately read, and identified as to type for further use in creating a composite record. In one embodiment, the document is a negotiable instrument or bank check which can be machine read and used in the production of a composite image statement.

Human Readable Document

This is a document that can be read and understood by humans.