You Swipe your card and it automatically reads the bar code/microchip. it then deducts the requested amount or displays your ID depending on what you use it for.
Nope - an ATM reads the magnetic strip on your cash-card. It doesn't read bar-codes.
Input - the reader is reading the bar code and putting the information into the computer
Bar-code scanner & Credit/debit card reader.
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Different bar code readers can be installed using Google's Play Store. The store offers a wide range of bar code scanners such as "Bar code Scanner from ZXing Team or Google's own implementation of a qr/bar code reader : Google Goggles.
There are several companies that make hand held bar code readers. You can even get an app for your smart phone that will read bar codes. A major manufacturer of bar code reader is Motorola (they bought "Symbol" the leading bar code reader company a while back). Look at: http://www.motorola.com/Business/US-EN/Business+Product+and+Services/Bar+Code+Scanning
There's an app for that
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Barcode Reader Because im guessing my answer
There are numerous advantages to the use of a bar code. The primary two are speed and accuracy. A bar code reader can decipher the code in just thousandths of a second and transmit it with near perfect accuracy - much better than humans can.
The bar code reader is used to read printed bar codes. It allows an attached computer to identify a product or item on which a bar code it printed and, most importantly, price that item to automate and speed checkout in a store or market.