Analog and digital oscilloscopes are used in a similar way. Standalone device consists of a display, a time base (with trigger settings), voltage level settings and input channels.
Display of an oscilloscope.
On an analog oscilloscope, the display is the visible end of a cathode ray tube. The representation ...
An oscilloscope consists of a display, setting knobs for the time base, the controllers for the signal voltage and input channels for connecting a probe. The subpage oscilloscope usage explains these elements in more detail. There are two types of oscilloscopes: analogue and digital ones.
more ...The terms "oscillograph" or "oscillograph" are often referred to as synonym for oscilloscope, but they have a different meaning. The word part "osci" means vibration, derived from the Latin "oscillare". The ending "graph" comes from the Greek word "gráphein", which means to write / draw. So ...