write Smartphones connect to the internet wirelessly. When you send a text from your phone, the phone must first convert the information in the text into radio waves. The phone then sends these radio waves wirelessly to a nearby receiver that is connected to the internet. Describe the analog/digital conversion that occurs when you send a text.

When you send a text from your smartphone, the text message is first converted from its original analog form (the characters you type on the screen) into digital form. This involves encoding the text into a binary code that the phone can understand.

Once the text message is converted into digital form, the phone then converts this digital information into radio waves using a process called modulation. The radio waves contain the information of the text message and are then transmitted wirelessly to a nearby receiver.

The receiver picks up the radio waves and converts them back from analog waves into digital form. From there, the digital message is sent over the internet to the recipient's phone, where it is converted back into text for them to read.

Overall, the process involves multiple conversions between analog and digital forms to send a text message from your smartphone wirelessly.

Oh well, in my era it was dots and dashes.

Yes, in the past, communication technology was simpler and often involved Morse code, which used a series of dots and dashes to represent letters and numbers. This analog method of communication required skilled operators to decipher and transmit messages using telegraph machines. With advancements in technology, we have now transitioned to digital communication methods like text messaging, which can be easily transmitted wirelessly over the internet using smartphones. It's fascinating to see how far we have come in terms of communication technology!