What type of text does Azure Computer Vision's optical character recognition (OCR) support?

• A. Only printed text in English
• B. Only handwritten text in native languages
• C. Printed text and handwritten text in various languages
• D. Graphic text embedded in images

Answer: (C)

Azure Computer Vision's optical character recognition (OCR) technology supports both printed text and handwritten text across a variety of languages. This capability allows users to extract text from images that feature either type of writing, enabling a wide range of applications, from digitizing documents to extracting information from forms and signage.

The breadth of supported languages enhances the accessibility and internationalization of the service, making it valuable for businesses and developers operating in multilingual environments. By being able to recognize characters from many different languages, Azure’s OCR can cater to a global audience and support diverse use cases.

In contrast to the other options, which are limited in scope—such as only focusing on printed text in English or restricting recognition to only handwritten forms—correctly identifying that Azure can handle both printed and handwritten text opens up numerous opportunities for effective text extraction in real-world scenarios.