vocab 1
binary
representing information using only two options, 1 or 0, how computers speak
digital data
data that changes discreetly in 1's and 0's
decimal
representing information using ten options, 0 to 9
sampling
a process of gaining analog data by taking measurements at regular intervals, or samples
bit
a single unit of information, usually 0 or 1
lossless compression
reducing the number of bits needed for something without loosing any information at all, reverseable
byte
8 bits
lossy compression
reducing the number of bits needed for something while loosing some information, not reversable
analog data
data that has variables that change smoothly and continulously overtime