bits and atoms
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Have a little read: ... Reference: Negroponte, N (1995), Being Digital, London: Hodder and Stoughton THE DNA OF INFORMATION BITS AND ATOMS There are many merits to digitization. Some obvious ones include data compression and error correction, which is important in the delivery of information through a costly or noisy channel. Broadcasters, for example, can save money, and viewers can see or hear studio-quality picture and sound. But we are discovering that the consequences of being digital are far more important than those. When using bits to describe sound and picture, there is a natural advantage to using as few bits as possible. This is akin to energy conservation. However, the number of bits you devote per second or per square inch relates directly to the fidelity of the music or image. Typically, one has an interest in digitizing at a very high resolution and then using a less-resolved version of the sound or picture for one
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