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MODEM stands for 'Modulator-Demodulator'.

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Is a modem an input only?

Modem is short for MODulate/DEModulate. It modulates a signal to send across a serial wire, and demodulates the signal that comes back.In other words, a modem is both an input AND an output device.


What slots can a modem use on the motherboard?

Internal modem's PCB connectors comes in two sizes, if its about 5.25in(13.5cm) then its an old(hardly seen anymore) ISA type modem and should be placed on the long black slot, if its short about 3in(80cm) then it a PCI type modem and should be placed on the short white slot. In either of the two, which ever is free, in no particular order, you can safely insert these modem and just make sure it is properly seated.


How do you connect 56k fax modem with DSL?

The short answer is that you don't. Sure, you can plug a fax modem into a phone line that supports DSL, but it is just using the dial-up capabilities of the line and not the DSL capabilities. A regular modem like that functions like a telephone and transmits in the audible frequency range and not the higher DSL frequencies. With DSL, you'd use a DSL modem (with or without an included router), not a dial-up modem.


What is a device that transfers data through a phone line to another computer?

That's a modem - short for modulator/demodulator.


Will my DSL modem work as a cable modem?

You will need to buy a new modem that is designed for your DSL modem. This is due to the fact that the modem is designed to use the dsl signal opposed to the cable modem.


Who uses the modem?

One who want to connect to the internet.


What did the P C Modem invented By Dennis C. HayesDo?

The modem, which is short for modulator/demodulator, "packages" data according to a certain protocol for transmission to another computer, and it unpacks incoming data so the receiving computer can understand it.


How modem can be used as a sentence?

I want a more colorful modem. My modem is missing. Why can't my computer operate without a modem?


What is a device that allows computers to communicate with one another via telephone or cable lines?

A modem. Modem is short for mudulator/demodulator. Telephone lines use analog signals which your computer cannot interpret. When analog signals reach a modem however, they are converted to digital signals and then passed to the computer. When sending data, this process is reversed.


What is a device that translates computer signals to analog signals suitable for sending across phone lines?

A modem. Short for MOdulate-DEModulate.


What is a DSL modem and where can I buy one?

A DSL modem is a medium needed to connect to the internet. It is used to transfer information through long or short distance. You should be able to find one in nearby computer stores like Best Buy.


Is an HDA modem a fax modem?

no