Analog signals are continous while the digital signals. In electrical terms digital signals are like +5 volts then 0 volts again +5volts , +5volts , 0volts and so on am i right???? and the analog signals are like +5volts 4.9volts, 4.8 volts, 4.7 volts and decrease up to 0 volts and then goes negative (by the way what is negative volt) and then rises up am i right?
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2Smells like homework. – Chris S Jul 22 '10 at 20:57
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No, you're not right - not about your assumptions or about this being the place to ask this question - try wikipedia.
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2Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analog_signal and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_signal with examples – coredump Jul 22 '10 at 20:45
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Analogue refers to a continuously varying quantity, so in your voltage example is partially correct - but there are an infinite number of values that it can take - usually over a range.
Digital refers to a value that can have only certain discrete values. This can be just two - 0V or +5V, but it could theoretically be more - three (-5V, 0V and +5V) for example.
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No are right, in some cases.
Defining a signal as digital or analog does not define the actual voltages used. This varies from system to system, depending on the components used.
It doesn't even need to be 0 and a positive voltage. A digital system could be -12 volts for off and +12 volts for on, or +24 volts for on and +6 volts for off!
The only thing you can be sure of is a digital signal will have discrete voltages to signify the different states and that Analog signals generally will vary over a range (nothing specifies the max or min cannot be theoretically infinity though).
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