Distinguish between the following: Optical Mark Reader (OMR) and an Optical Character Reader (OCR).

Question

Distinguish between the following:

Optical Mark Reader (OMR) and Optical Character Reader (OCR).

Answer 1

S. No.	OMR	OCR
1.	It stands for Optical Mark Reader or Optical Mark Recognition.	It stands for Optical Character Reader or Optical Character Recognition.
2.	It is used to process data from printed forms.	It is used in scanning and converting different types of documents.
3.	It is easy to implement.	It is hard to implement as compared to OMR.
4.	It provides more accuracy as compared to OCR.	Its accuracy level is good.
5.	Storing documents is not possible.	It allows storing documents.
6.	It was first used in 1857 in telegraphs.	It was first used in 1914 to help blind people in reading.
7.	Its application is in surveys, answer sheets, questionnaires and ballots.	Its application is in google books, bank statements, business documents etc.
8.	It required timing tracks.	It does not require timing tracks.
9.	It is useful in grading, calculating marks, etc. It is the rapid method of data entry.	The visually impaired people find it useful. The text to speech can be used by them.
10.	It does not require an advanced level recognition engine when compared to OCR.	An advanced recognition engine is needed for OCR compared to OMR.