Types Of Oscilloscopes - Tektronix TDS1000B Series Operator's Manual

Types of Oscilloscopes

Electronic equipment can be categorized into two types,
analog and digital. Analog equipment use variable voltages
while digital equipment use binary numbers that represent
voltage samples. Similarly, oscilloscopes are categorized
into analog and digital.
Figure 1.2 shows an analog and a digital oscilloscope.
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Figure 1.2: Analog and digital oscilloscopes
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