A modem converts a digital signal into an analog signal. Allowing us to use a phone line as a transmission medium.
to connect the internet......
it was the handshakeing of the modems
The purpose of a null-modem cable is to permit two RS-232 "DTE" devices to communicate with each other without modems or other communication devices (i.e., "DCE"s) between them.
It allows me to use my laptop to connect to the internet when I am in an area that does not have WIFI or a Hotspot.
The purpose of the modem is to modulate and demodulate the electonic analog pulses of the computer to pulses the phone system can handle.Modem is used to connect one or more devices. It is also used to connect internet.the full form of modem is modulator demodulator.
You need to use a protocol that will translate serial protocol (your modem) to a packet based network. Protocols such as SLIP, PPP, PPTP are used for that purpose.
A USB broadband modem can be used for quite a number of various purposes. Its primary purpose and most common use is modulating an analog carrier signal to encode digital information.
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.
One who want to connect to the internet.
I want a more colorful modem. My modem is missing. Why can't my computer operate without a modem?
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If it's modulates and demodulates a signal then yes, it's a modem.