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How does a barcode reader
work?
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What happens at the till if the barcode can’t be read by the computer?
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If the barcode can’t be read, an error message will be shown to the checkout operator.
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If there is an error, what will the checkout operator do next?
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They will type in the numbers shown below the bars.
But it is easy to make a mistake.
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To prevent such errors, the numbers have a build-in error detection method.
It is called a ‘check digit’.
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The check digit is the final number.
It is used by the computer to check that all of the other numbers have been entered correctly.
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Using the check digit calculator site, work out the check digit from the barcodes and ISBN