COMPUTER NETWORKS AND COMMUNICATIONS
NETWORK DEVICES
Question
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Modem
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Hub
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Repeater
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Switch
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Detailed explanation-1: -A modem converts digital signals generated by the computer into analog signals which can be transmitted over a telephone or cable line and transforms incoming analog signals into their digital equivalents.
Detailed explanation-2: -A modem is a box that connects your home network to your internet service provider, or ISP. A router is a box that lets all of your wired and wireless devices use that internet connection at once and allows them to talk to one another directly.
Detailed explanation-3: -A modem is a device that translates digital signals from a computer into analog form so that they can be transmitted over analog telephone lines. The modem also translates analog signals back into digital form for the receiving computer.
Detailed explanation-4: -A device that enables your computer to send digital signals via the Internet using a telephone line. The modem converts (or modulates) the digital signal, which doesn’t transmit efficiently over a phone line, into an analog signal that does.