Computer Science GCSE
Sampling and quantisation
What Sampling and quantisation means in Computer Science GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Sampling and quantisation
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Reference: OCR
Each measurement is a sample, and each sample is rounded to the nearest available level.
Topics that use Sampling and quantisation
- Data storage (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- Analogue to digital conversion
- Base 16 place value
- Bit depth
- Character set
- Colour depth
- Discarded carry
- Duration
- File size
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