When was bar code scanner invented________?
Correct answer: C. 1970s
- A. 1950s
- B. 1960s
- C. 1970s
- D. 1980s
Explanation
Although the barcode concept was patented earlier, the first practical retail barcode scanner system came into use in the 1970s, including the first UPC supermarket scan in 1974. That commercial milestone explains the decade given here.
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