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Representing sound

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I can describe how computers represent sound.

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Sound is a pressure wave that causes the air to vibrate. A sound sample is a measure of a sound wave at a point in time. Samples of sound are digitised using a specified resolution so they can be processed by a computer. Sample rate is a measure of the number of samples taken each second.

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