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The main advantage of the tracking A/D converter over the stairstep-ramp A/D converter is that ________.

it does not require a counter
it uses an up/down counter to indicate the polarity of the input voltage
it uses an up/down counter to measure both positive and negative voltages
it is faster

Correct Answer: it is faster

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