F4 SOUND
Other related terms, especially those concerned with modulation, can be found in Section E7 Communications technology.
Electronic recording and reproduction of natural sound has been available for many decades, through the use of tape recorders or gramophones. Similarly, the ability to generate natural sounds electronically – sound synthesis – was developed long before computers. What is relatively recent is the ability to process sound on computer equipment that is affordable by the consumer.
Sound is produced by the continuous vibration of air. This means that it has analog properties. The electrical output from a microphone consists of a continuously fluctuating voltage and has to be converted into a digital form if it is to be ...
Get BCS Glossary of Computing, 14th Edition now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.
