1. 条码:
条形码是一种使用行和空格存储数字数据的方法。它以计算机可读格式存储,条形码扫描仪可以使用激光读取。它可以向前和向后阅读。该技术在商店中用于跟踪购买的物品。它也广泛用于其他部门,如医院、邮政和汽车租赁业务。
扫描到 GeeksforGeeks 的条形码
2.近场通信(NFC) :
NFC 或近场通信是一种在距离不超过 1.5 英寸或 4 厘米的两个设备之间进行通信的方式。这是由菲利普斯和索尼于 2002 年开发的。它用于无现金支付、移动支付、身份证、钥匙卡等。
扬声器上的 NFC
条码与NFC的区别:
S.No. | Barcode | NFC |
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1. | It was developed in 1952. | It was developed in 2002. |
2. | It was developed by Norman Joseph Woodland. | It was developed by Franz Amtmann and Philippe Mangars. |
3. | It is of 2 types, 1 dimensional and 2 dimensional. | It is only of 1 type. |
4. | It is a way of storing numbers in a printed and computer understandable format. | It is a communication protocol for communication between devices (electronic) within a distance of 4cm. |
5. | It is used at stores for tracking all purchased items, in hospitals for tracking the records of patients, in rental cars business, and tracking of airline luggage, mails, and nuclear waste. | It is used as identity cards, as key cards, and as a method of contactless payments and mobile payments in various sectors such as retail, automobile, cinema, etc. |
6. | It is based on Morse Code technology. | It is based on inductive coupling between antennas of the devices. |
7. | It requires line of sight. | It requires proximity (distance between the devices must be less than 4 centimeters, hence the name, Near field). |
8. | Only one barcode is examined at once. | Only one NFC is examined at once. |