Analog signal |
Digital signal |
Analog signals are continuous signals. | Digital signals are discrete signals. |
It uses continuous value for representing the information. | A digital signal uses a discrete value for representing the signal. |
It can be affected by the noise during the transmission. | It cannot be affected by the noise during the transmission. |
Accuracy of this signal is affected by the noise. | The noise is immune hence their accuracy is less affected. |
Devices using this signal are less flexible. | Devices using this signal are more flexible. |
These signals consumed less bandwidth. | These signals consumed more bandwidth. |
Analog signals store in the form of continuous wave form. | Digital signal stored in the form of binary bits i.e 0 or 1. |
Low cost signals. | High cost signals. |
They are portable. | They are not portable. |
Signals give observation errors. | Signals do not give observation errors. |
Examples: thermometer, analog phones etc. | Examples: digital phones, computers,CD,DVD etc. |