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| Analog-to-Digital Conversion |
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| The incoming analog signal is mearsured many times each second. The strength of each measurement is recorded as a simple number. The series of numbers produced by the analog-to-digital conversion process gives us the digital form of the wave. |
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Codecs (Compression/Decompression
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| Rules implemented in either software or hardware that squeeze th same audio/video information into less space. |
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| The clearness or sharpness of an image, which is controlled by the number of pixels displayed on the screen. |
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| The number of times per second a signal is measured and converted to a digital value. Sampling rates are measured in kilobits per second. |
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