ANALOG AND DIGITAL (EECS 1520)
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Information - ANS Knowledge you want to record or transmit
Data - ANS Representation of Information
Signal - ANS Means to record or transmit data or Information
Examples of Information - ANS Person's weight, current time, picture of a cat
Examples of Data - ANS 63 kg, 1:34PM, 139 lbs
Examples of Signal - ANS Voltage, current, handwritten note, markings on wood
Two types of Information - ANS Inherently Continuous & Inherently Discrete
Inherently Continuous - ANS Infinitely many values in any range
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, Examples of Inherently Continuous - ANS Mass, Temperature, Body temperature, blood
pressure
Inherently Discrete - ANS Finite numbers of values in any range
Examples of Inherently Discrete - ANS Days in the week, Current study term, Names of Cities,
Number of steps walked
Is Inherently continuous Analog or Digital? - ANS Analog
Is Inherently Discrete Analog or Digital? - ANS Digital
Two Main ways to represent Information - ANS Analog data & Digital
Analog Data is... - ANS Continuous representation, analogous to the actual info. It represents
Digital Data is... - ANS Discrete representation, using a finite number of digits
What does a mercury thermometer exemplify? - ANS Analog, because it displays the red
meter continuously rising and falling in direct proportion to the temperature.
What does a digital display exemplify? - ANS Digital, because is only shows information in a
discrete fashion.
Questionnaire Scales - ANS A continuous property, various digital information
Examples of questionnaire scales... - ANS "How much do you read?", Performance of a
course
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Information - ANS Knowledge you want to record or transmit
Data - ANS Representation of Information
Signal - ANS Means to record or transmit data or Information
Examples of Information - ANS Person's weight, current time, picture of a cat
Examples of Data - ANS 63 kg, 1:34PM, 139 lbs
Examples of Signal - ANS Voltage, current, handwritten note, markings on wood
Two types of Information - ANS Inherently Continuous & Inherently Discrete
Inherently Continuous - ANS Infinitely many values in any range
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, Examples of Inherently Continuous - ANS Mass, Temperature, Body temperature, blood
pressure
Inherently Discrete - ANS Finite numbers of values in any range
Examples of Inherently Discrete - ANS Days in the week, Current study term, Names of Cities,
Number of steps walked
Is Inherently continuous Analog or Digital? - ANS Analog
Is Inherently Discrete Analog or Digital? - ANS Digital
Two Main ways to represent Information - ANS Analog data & Digital
Analog Data is... - ANS Continuous representation, analogous to the actual info. It represents
Digital Data is... - ANS Discrete representation, using a finite number of digits
What does a mercury thermometer exemplify? - ANS Analog, because it displays the red
meter continuously rising and falling in direct proportion to the temperature.
What does a digital display exemplify? - ANS Digital, because is only shows information in a
discrete fashion.
Questionnaire Scales - ANS A continuous property, various digital information
Examples of questionnaire scales... - ANS "How much do you read?", Performance of a
course
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