Design and Technology GCSE
Digital Signal
What Digital Signal means in Design and Technology GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Digital Signal
A signal that has only two discrete states, typically represented as HIGH (1) and LOW (0).
Topics that use Digital Signal
- Systems: Design contexts (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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Using Digital Signal in the exam
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