A technique used by codes to convert an analog signal into a digital bit stream is known as __________.
A technique used by codes to convert an analog signal into a digital bit stream is known as Pulse code modulation.
Pulse-code modulation (PCM) is a method used to digitally represent sampled analog signals. It is the standard form of digital audio in computers, compact discs, digital telephony and other digital audio applications. In a PCM stream, the amplitude of the analog signal is sampled regularly at uniform intervals, and each sample is quantized to the nearest value within a range of digital steps.
Modulation is the process of varying one or more parameters of a carrier signal in accordance with the instantaneous values of the message signal.The message signal is the signal which is being transmitted for communication and the carrier signal is a high frequency signal which has no data, but is used for long distance transmission.
There are many modulation techniques, which are classified according to the type of modulation employed. Of them all, the digital modulation technique used is Pulse Code Modulation (PCM).