Modems
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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 tool ....
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.... Not as fast as ISDN (The Wave offered through Rogers cable) or even as advanced as Satellite modem. Most people now have 14.4 or 28.8 baud (Baud is "Slang" for Baud Rate Per Second) the reason for the increase in 14.4 and 28.8’s is that they are cheap and fairly recent and haven’t gone out of date yet.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 internal plugs into a 16 bit port inside your computer and external connects through either a serial (mouse)port or a parallel (printer)p ....
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