Question 11
Domain 3: Describe Azure AI services for computer vision and document processingWhich Azure AI service is used for extracting text from scanned documents and images?
Correct answer: A
Explanation
Azure Form Recognizer is designed to extract structured information and text from documents, including scanned files and images. It uses OCR and document analysis to "extract text from scanned documents and images," which matches the task described.
Why each option is right or wrong
A. Azure Form Recognizer
Azure Form Recognizer (now part of Azure AI Document Intelligence) is the service built for OCR-based extraction from documents, including scanned PDFs and image files, and it supports prebuilt and custom models for reading text and key-value content. In Azure’s service taxonomy, this is the document analysis product intended for extracting text and structured data from scanned documents and images, unlike general vision services that focus on image description or object detection.
B. Azure Text Analytics
C. Azure Cognitive Search
D. Azure Custom Vision