Question

What is the name given to the process of assigning a specific binary number to an instantaneous
value on an analog signal?

Answer 1

quantisising? digitalising? analog-to-digital-converting?

idk what your looking for, sry... would you please try to maybe rephrase it? :P

Answer 2

I saw an answer about pulse code modulation

Answer 3

how about you help me with this one, What do you call a satellite that rotates around the equator 22,300 miles from the earth?

Answer 4

that would be a geosynchronous satellite...

Sorry I didn't get you were looking for PCM :-/

Answer 5

yes the answer that I was looking for is PCM, thanks, u leaving soon?

Answer 6

i think i'll be on for another 2 hours at least..

Answer 7

ok cool, are FM and PM two of three properties of a high frequency carrier that van be varied by a low frequency modulating signal during modulation?

Answer 8

properties? hä? :P

Frquency Modulation and Phase Modulation are 2 basic forms of modulating a high(er)-frequency analog carrier with an low(er)-frequency analog signal, yes.

The 3rd (and simplest) one, would be Amplitude Modulation (AM)

Answer 9

what are the four major component of an R-2R digital converter?

Answer 10

What is the name of the device use to convert analog signals to their digital form?

Answer 11

is it ADC?

Answer 12

it is - yes :)

Answer 13

so do u know anything about the R-2R digital converter?

Answer 14

it's just a simple network.. i don't know about the 4 major components, sry :(

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resistor_ladder

Answer 15

ok I will