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Digital representation has a fixed number of possibilities. This means that if a symbol is not exactly correct, you can go through the options and still be able to figure out what it is supposed to represent. You would not be able to do this with an analog system because there are infinite amounts of possibilities for you to choose from. This leads to less human error when using a digital system. Throughout history, we have seen other ways in which technology welcomes digital systems. With all of our electronics we know today—cell phones, computers, televisions—they have all become smaller and lighter throughout the years with this ability to miniaturize things. The start of digital thinking catapulted with the invention of Morse code, around 1837, and the use of 0s and 1s as a way of communication.
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Another area we can explore is the comparison between analog and digital in the evolution of the telephone. The analog telephone dominated for over 100 years, pioneered by Alexander Bell in 1876. His invention translated the pattern of human speech, where sound equates to frequency, into a series of compressions and expansions. However, the analog system often suffered from distortion and noise, as it couldn’t differentiate between signal and noise.
In contrast, modern digital phones utilize converters that seamlessly transition between analog and digital signals. This shift from analog to digital has significantly enhanced call quality and reduced background noise.
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Another area that we can look into a comparison of analog and digital is the evolution of the telephone. The analog telephone ruled for over 100 years, invented by Alexander Bell in 1876. His invention was able to take the pattern of human speech where sound equals frequency. The telephone would take the voice patterns and turn it into a series of compressions and expansions. This would work its way through analog amplifiers and reach the other end. The main problem with this analog system is the amount of distortion noise ending up on the other end because it cannot tell the difference between signal and noise.
Nowadays our digital phones have converters that go from analog to digital and digital to analog. This switch from analog to digital drastically improved the quality and lack of additional background noise.
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