A scanner "looks" at a sheet of paper and transfers a digitalized version to the computer.
A scanner is the computer peripheral used as an input in an office. Input devices are things you attach to a computer.
No. There is no known software that will enable you to use this scanner on Vista. Sorry. I wish there were because I have one.
The page of text is first scanned and then an Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software program is used to convert the scanned text file into a machine-encoded text file that the user can edit and make changes to. So the device is a scanner, usually a flat-bed scanner, or a hand-held scanner, or a printer that has an inbuilt scanner.
There are actually many places to rent a duplex scanner. They could be ordered online or rented in store. Some places are myscannerrental, rushcomputer, formreturn and inceptiontech.
A biometric scanner that can either be plugged into the computer via USB ports or built in to the computer as is the case with some laptops. This scanner is used for user identification and authentication, and is considered one of the most secure forms of authentication because there is no way to fake it. There is no password or smart card to give away. The registered user must provide his/her finger or thumb print to gain access.