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The Modem - Online Term Paper

The Modem

First of all I would like to start with an introduction I chose this topic
because I thought it would be interesting to learn about how a modem works in a
computer. With modem we are able to access the Internet BBS' or Bulletin Board
Systems.
The MODEM is one of the smartest computer hardware tools ever created. modem is
an abbreviation of Modulator De Modulator it is fairly simple to explain;
through the telephone lines we are able to send messages between one single
computer or a group of computers. The Originating computer sends a coded message
to the Host computer which decodes it and there we have the power to access the
Internet, talk to other people through terminal programs and ...

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in 14.4 and 28.8's is that they are cheap and fairly recent and
haven't gone out of date yet. There are two types of modem external and
external modems internal plugs into a 16 bit port inside your computer and
external connects through either a serial (mouse)port or a parallel
(printer)port most people like the external modems because they don't take up an
extra space in your computer (according to PC Computing) prices in modems range
price from $100 (28.8bps) to $500(software upgradable 56k). Facsimile machines
also have a form of modem in them, usually a 2400baud modem to decode the
message. So imagine a world without the modem for a second; NO fax NO Internet
NO direct computer communications whatsoever.

The three major modem manufactures are Hayes (original modem) US Robotics and
Microsoft.

In conclusion life today it would be very hard to live without modems some
businesses would cease to exist due to ill communications between offices and
without modems we wouldn't ...

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Added: 6/20/2004 02:49:45 AM
Category: Computers
Type: Premium Paper
Words: 474
Pages: 2

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