A Comparison of the Advantages and Disadvantages, between Digital and Non-Digital Communication

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A Comparison of the Advantages and Disadvantages, between Digital and Non-Digital Communication

Before I even begin with this assignment, I think it is essential, that I give a clear definition of what I believe digital and non digital communication actually mean.

The following definition comes from the Oxford and Cambridge dictionary.

digit (NUMBER)

noun [C]

any one of the numbers 0 through 9

6735 is a four-digit number.

digital

adjective [not gradable]

recording or showing information in the form of numbers, esp. 0 and 1

The old movie was re-released with digital sound.

A digital watch or clock shows the time with numbers that change as the time changes.

digitize

verb [T]

to put (information) into the form of a series of the numbers 0 and 1, usually so that it can be processed electronically

to digitize sound

The word digital obviously originates from the word digit, meaning number, and although difficult to explain the exact meaning of digital, in layman's terms it is a means of converting information into a binary code, of 0 and 1. The