Q. How do A-D converters work?
How does a converter actually make an analogue signal into a digitally represented signal? What are a converter's components that enable such A-D conversion?
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How does a converter actually make an analogue signal into a digitally represented signal? What are a converter's components that enable such A-D conversion?
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