Analogue and digital

1. Analogue and Digital

2. Analogue
A continuous wave that gives off a signal
Examples of this include:
• Vinyl Records
• Most radios apart from modern ones

3. Digital Media
Digital technology is a base two process. Digitized information is
recorded in binary code of combinations of the digits 0 and 1, also
called bits, which represent words and images. This is more modern
compared to analogue.
Examples of Digital devices:
• Computers
• CDs
• Hard Drives

4. Analogue
Advantages:
• Analogue produces a more ‘faithful’ reproduction of the physical
quantity
• It tends to usually be simple
Disadvantages:
• Noise and distortion problems

5. Digital
Advantages:
• Can be very immune to noise
• Signal can be transmitted over long distances
Disadvantages:
• Can be complex
• Output subject to quantity errors from sampling