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Digital media

Digital media
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Digital media (as opposed to analog media) usually refers to electronic media that work on digital codes.

Today, computing is primarily based on the binary numeral system. In this case digital refers to the discrete states of "0" and "1" for representing arbitrary data.

Computers are machines that (usually) interpret binary digital data as information and thus represent the predominating class of digital information processing machines. D

igital media ("Formats for presenting information") like digital audio, digital video and other digital "content" can be created, referred to and distributed via digital information processing machines.

Digital media represents a profound change from previous (analog) media.

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Desire Athow

Posted by Desire Athow on 10 Jan. 2008

Désiré Athow is the Content Editor for ITProportal.com and has been writing tech articles for nearly a decade. You can follow him on Twitter.

Tags: Digital Media