The distinction between analog and digital signals is very simple, but it can still be a challenge to wrap one's mind around the concepts that define the two systems. Just when you think you've ...

What is analog computing and how is it used? What is digital computing and how is it used? Why both methods provide promising results, depending on the application. The unveiling of intelligent ...

In the past, analog computers were primarily used in scientific and industrial applications, even after the rise of digital computers. This is because, in the early days of digital computers ...

Last week I wrote two blogs with opposing headlines, Why does analog sound better than digital? and Why does digital sound better than analog? The Comments sections of those two blogs ran hot and ...

I know, obviously, that there are RS-232 "serial ports" and IEEE 1284/Centronix ports "parallel ports," and that these are "digital" connections ... VGA ports that are "analog" connections.

HD Radio allows conventional (or terrestrial) AM and FM stations to broadcast their content over digital signals ... and a greater dynamic range (the difference between the loudest and quietest ...