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The document compares analog and digital signals. [1] Analog signals are continuous and represented by sine waves, using a continuous range of values. [2] Digital signals are discrete, represented by square waves, and use discrete values. [3] Analog technology directly records waveforms while digital samples analog waves into numbers and records those.

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Analog

The document compares analog and digital signals. [1] Analog signals are continuous and represented by sine waves, using a continuous range of values. [2] Digital signals are discrete, represented by square waves, and use discrete values. [3] Analog technology directly records waveforms while digital samples analog waves into numbers and records those.

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Analog

Signal: Analog signal is a continuous


signal which represents
physical measurements.
Digital signals are discrete
timesignals generated by digital
modulation.
Waves: Denoted by sine waves Denoted by square waves
Representation: Uses continuous range of values
to represent information
Uses discrete or discontinuous
values to represent information
Example: Human voice in air,
analogelectronic devices.
Computers, CDs, DVDs, and
other digital electronic devices.
Technology: Analog technology records
waveforms as they are.
Samples analog waveforms into
a limited set of numbers and
records them.
Data transmissions: Subjected to deterioration by
noise during transmission and
write/read cycle.
Can be noise-immune without
deterioration during
transmission and write/read
cycle.
Response to Noise: More likely to get affected
reducing accuracy
Less affected since noise
response are analog in nature
Flexibility: Analog hardware is not flexible. Digital hardware is flexible in
implementation.
Uses: Can be used in analog
devices only. Best suited for
audio and video transmission.
Best suited for Computing and
digital electronics
Applications: Thermometer PCs, PDAs
Bandwidth: Analog signal processing can be
done in real time and consumes
less bandwidth.
There is no guarantee that
digital signal processing can be
done in real time and consumes
more bandwidth to carry out the
same information.
Memory: Stored in the form of wave Stored in the form of binary bit


Analog
signal
power: analog instrument draw large
power
digital instrument draw only
negligible power
cost: low cost and portable cost is high and easily not
portable
impedance: low high order of 100mega ohm
errors: analog instruments usually have
a scale which is cramped at
lower end and give considerable
observational errors
digital instruments are free from
observational errors like
parallax and approximation
errors

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