A hand-held device which reads marks or characters on paper by detecting photo-sensitivity is known as

A Light pen
B Optical-wand
C Plotter
D All of the above
E None of the above

Correct Answer: Optical-wand

A hand-held device which reads marks or characters on paper by detecting photo-sensitivity is known as Optical-wand. A wand is a handheld optical reader that is used to read barcodes as well as typewritten, printed and OCR fonts. Wands are used to capture product information for retail and warehouse applications.

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