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No.
The IRS, for instance, processes your tax return on computers that - quite wisely - do not connect to the internet. When your return is submitted, it ends up on storage media which is hauled on carts across the hall to computers that calculate your refund or amount due. You can imagine how much a clever virus writer could make otherwise.
A modem is a modulator/demodulator, which converts between electronic signals and the sounds transmitted by a POTS (Plain Old Telephone Signal) line. Those likes have a top speed of only about 53kbps - too slow for much of anything these days except FAX, which runs at 9600 bps.
Broadband "modems" are not really modems.
What else can I help you with?
What is difference between internal modem and external modem on the basis of UART and price?
An internal modem is housed within the main computer. An external modem is on the outside of the computer and connected to the computer with a cable.
Is standard modem considered to be computer hardware?
is a standard modem considered to be a computer hardware
Is a modem necessary for every computer to connect them in a local area network?
No, not normally.
Why does modem stay lit when shutting down computer?
The modem and the computer are separate from each other. The modem is what brings Internet into your house, and then an Ethernet cable brings it to your computer or a router. It is not recommended that you shut off the modem.
Is modem hardware or software?
Modem is a hardware connect your computer with the ISP, then your computer can surf online.
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?
Where do you find a modem?
COMPUTER
Discussion of what is modem?
modem is device which is used to connect the Internet to computer
Where a modem used?
A modem is used to connect the computer with internet service.
When your computer is off and your modem is on does it affect the bill?
No it does not. If your computer is off, it cannot send or receive data via the modem !
Yes, this will connect a computer to a second port on your modem/router?
Yes, this will connect a computer to a second port on your modem/router
What is a fax modem?
Fax modem is modem than enables computer to send and received faxes. It can be internal and external.
