barcode

Barcodes encode machine-readable data. This topic is part of Data within Technology. This page currently draws on 7 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.

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barcode trivia questions

A barcode stores information in a pattern of what?

Answer: Lines or squares

Bonus fact: Barcodes encode machine-readable data.

What device reads a traditional retail barcode?

Answer: Scanner

Bonus fact: Optical scanners decode reflected light patterns.

What does UPC stand for in retail barcoding?

Answer: Universal Product Code

Bonus fact: UPC is a standardized product identifier.

A barcode scanner reads what?

Answer: Barcodes

Bonus fact: It converts optical patterns into digital data.

Traditional laser barcode scanners detect differences in what?

Answer: Reflected light

Bonus fact: Dark bars reflect less light than light spaces.

A digital coupon is typically redeemed using a code, app, or what machine-readable symbol?

Answer: Barcode

Bonus fact: Many digital coupons use barcodes or QR codes to identify the offer at checkout.

A QR code is what type of symbol?

Answer: Two-dimensional barcode

Bonus fact: QR codes store data in a square matrix.

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