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What are the advantages of using an analog bike computer over a digital one?
Analog bike computers are often more durable and reliable than digital ones, as they do not rely on batteries or electronic components that can fail. They are also typically easier to read in bright sunlight and have a simpler interface that can be easier to use while riding.
Are digital phones as reliable as analog phones?
Digital phones are more reliable than analog phones. The digital signals are easier to produce and the technology is more reliable than that of analog signal.
If all the computers are digital then why we say that most of the computers are digital?
All computers are not digital.Prior to the 1940s all computers that had ever been built were analog (only Charles Babbage's never built Analytical Engine designed in the 1830s was a digital computer in this period).Even after the 1940s many computers were still analog and other computers were hybrid (part digital, part analog to best use the advantages of each to solve the problems as quickly as possible, at the lowest cost possible, while getting the needed accuracy). The image above shows a hybrid computer from the 1960s, the plugboards on the middle two racks are the means of programming the analog part of this computer for different problems.In the 1980s I worked on an avionics box that the company I was employed by had designed for the Navy F/A-18A that contained 8 custom computers (6 digital and 2 hybrid) packed in a box 6 inches square by 2 feet long!The usage of analog (and thus hybrid) computers has declined dramatically since the introduction of the microprocessor (which dramatically reduced both the size and cost of computers) and especially since the introduction of a special purpose type of microprocessor called a digital signal processor(specifically designed to solve the types of problems analog computers had been traditionally used for, except entirely by digital means). However there do still remain a few problems for which an analog computer is the only reasonable solution: problems that require near instantaneous results but can tolerate imprecise results (analog computers have many error sources due to a combination of component tolerances, drift, noise, etc. that digital computers do not). Digital computers are also much easier to program or reprogram when programming errors are found than analog computers (many analog computers would actually have to be completely dismantled and reassembled or just thrown away and completely replaced to "reprogram" them).
How is analog computers are more powerful then digital computers?
Digital computer uses discretely coded numbers or symbols (typically in binary, although other codings like decimal and trinary have been used in certain machines). Changes in value are sudden jumps by at least the smallest representable value. Digital computers can incorporate error detecting and/or correcting circuits.Analog computer uses continuously varying signals. Changes in value are smooth and continuous. Analog computers drift with temperature, voltage, component aging, etc. and are very sensitive to noise; any of which can cause undetectable errors.
What is a digital micrometer used to measure?
The digital micrometer just like the analog micrometer is used to measure thicknesses, diameters, etc. The main difference is that it is easier for the user to read (as is true of most digital vs. analog things).
What are the differences between a mounted digital kitchen scale and a standard analog kitchen scale?
The main difference between these scales it that the digital will give a more accurate and easier to read reading than figuring it out with the lines between the numbers the analog scale. However, the digital scale requires and battery and the analog does not.
How does an analog bike speedometer differ from a digital one in terms of accuracy and ease of use?
An analog bike speedometer uses a needle to display speed on a dial, while a digital one shows speed in numbers on a screen. Digital speedometers are generally more accurate and easier to read than analog ones.
What is the meaning of digitization?
Digitization, or digitizing, is the process of converting information into a digital format. This includes storing files onto a computer, processing music that was recorded in an analog format to digital, and even creating documents and emails and then sending them over the Internet.
Can you write a sentence using the word digital nce using the word digital?
I have a digital clock; I find it easier to read than analog clocks with hands and regularly spaced numbers.
Why is there less interference with digital signals than analog signals?
Analog signals require higher fidelity than digital signals because digital are either on or off while analog are continuous. A small difference in an analog signal is not detectable while it requires a large difference to turn on into off (digital signal). Error correction is easier with digital signals.
What are the advantages of digital data compared to analog data?
Digital data requires less bandwidth than analog data (e.g. new digital television broadcast compared to old analog broadcast), so more data can fit in the same frequency (e.g. DSL compared to analog modems). This is the primary advantage, although it is also generally stated that data is easier to recover and more tolerant towards interference.
Why are computers digital by nature?
digital computers are digital by nature because everything in the world not even some things in the world are man-made because they're made from things put together that were in the Earth. So someone put together thing from the Earth until they could make things digital.I suppose that one could have built either a digital or an analog computer. For example, early radio and TV technology, as well as audio and visual recording technology were all analog.However, many of the tasks given to early computers were digital in nature. The 26 letters in our alphabet are inherently digital. Mathematics, while perhaps being done with analog devices at the time, is actually an inherently digital process. And, any sense of precision in reproducing letters or mathematics requires a digital method. While I can imagine addition and subtraction done with analog devices, it is difficult to imagine solving more complex equations with analog devices. But, then again, I was born in the calculator era.Another note about computers is that they really are based on executing sequential instructions. I.E. Not really analog instruction sets, but very specific & reproducible digital instructions. While in music it might be ok to be slightly off on the frequency of a single note, in a computer, getting the wrong instruction can be bad.As far as binary, vs other "native" bases, essentially it is far easier to build computers based on a simple on/off switch.
