A Very Brief History of the Digital Revolution — Also Known as the Digital Shift

Where we are on our digital transformation journey.

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Between the late 1950s and late 1970s, society began shifting focus from the analog to digital electronics. Computers entered our homes, bringing along with them the video game consoles and the thrill of arcade video games. Why would anyone want to go back to the noisy and fragile analog electronics when there’s the more developed and reliable digital?

A digital system is more precise and immune to noise. By using a scalable system and utilizing redundancy, the same hardware can handle data without degradation. No hardware changes were required to store information.

Analog vs. Digital Filter

Note: every digital circuit is also an analog circuit.

Other attributes:

• Hardware: Analog is not flexible, while digital is flexible in implementation.
• Data transmission: Analog signal deteriorates due to noise. Digital is noise-immune and experience no deterioration.
• Power consumption: Analog needs…