The word modem is an acronym for modulator-demodulator. Its name describes its function. A modem is a device or program that enables computers to send data over telephone lines. Computer data is digital, capable of distinguishing between zero and one....

The modem allows for the transfer of computerized information via channels such as cables, radio aerial arrays or satellites. The information is modulated into amplitude, frequency or phase, which allows for the transmission. The modem contains both a...

A device that connects two computers by telephone line allowing them to send signals to one another by converting the digital signal from one into an analogue signal for transmission and, at the other end, converting this back to a digital signal...

A system that can be installed into a computer to enable it to function interactively...

Modem (from modulator-demodulator) is a device that modulates an analog carrier signal to encode digital information, and also demodulates such a carrier signal to decode the transmitted information. The goal is to produce a signal that can be...

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Your Computer, Part 6 Would you like to learn more about tennis or write to a pen pal in another country? You can do it all on your computer! To get or send information, a...

TONY DENNIS The biggest decision for those planning a mobile office concerns the degree of mobility. Is it crucial to be able to fire off a fax or e-mail message while travelling down the M3, for example? Or will the message wait until...

Comcast Corp. Chief Executive Brian Roberts dazzled a cable industry audience Tuesday, showing off for the first time in public new technology that enabled a data download speed of 150 megabits per second, or roughly 25 times faster than today's standard cable modems.The cost of...

With just a few months to go before the launch of its next-generation wireless network, Sprint Nextel Corp. has a distinctly modest lineup of compatible devices.At the International Consumer Electronics Show here this week, Sprint showed only two computer modems that will definitely be available...