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I s A M o d e m ?modem n. a communications
device used to connect computers via telephone lines.
"Modem" is an acronym for
MOdulate-DEModulate. A modem is a device or program that enables a computer to transmit
data over telephone lines.
Computer information is stored
digitally, whereas information transmitted over telephone lines is transmitted in the form
of analog waves. A modem converts data from analog to digital and vice versa (modulating
and demodulating), thus enabling two computers to communicate with each other over a phone
line.
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