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What is Digital Technlogy?

Digital technology is a type of transfer that involves breaking a message or form of communication between two machines down into binary code.Binary code consists of all ones and zeros and can be reassembled upon being read by another piece of equipment that utilizes digital technology. This is a contrast to other, older types of technology that used other forms of information transfer and couldn't move data as quickly.Digital technology uses digital code to transmit signals and information between different devices. This can be done with things like television programs or human voices. The data is converted into strings of ones and zeros and moved quickly to the next machine, where it is converted back into media form. In older forms of technology, like analog technology, this was done with pulses of electricity. However, analog systems often face size and speed limitations that digital technologies do not. One of the most prolific uses of digital technology comes in the form of the popular cell phone market. Cellular phones utilize digital technology to transmit voices and other types of information. This type of digital technology has also been used in incremental stages along the way, such as cordless phones with good quality.


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