Computer Science for IGCSE & O level - Data Representation (Section 1 - No. 30)
In the process of converting an analog sound to digital, what does 'quantization' refer to?
The process of measuring the sound wave's amplitude.
Assigning a discrete value to each sample.
The rate at which the sound is sampled.
The process of filtering out unwanted noise.
Paliwanag
Quantization is the process of assigning a specific value (within the bit depth) to each amplitude measurement.