Analogue / Digital Data Flashcards
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What is digital data?
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Data with distinct values
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What is analogue data?
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A range of values along a scale. Continuous data.
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Why does analogue data need to be converted to digital data for a computer to understand it?
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A computer is a digital device so it can only process digital data. Any data from the outside world needs to be converted into binary digits
