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Networks and the effects of using them (4.1 Networks (4.1.1 Network…
Networks and the effects of using them
4.1 Networks
4.1.1 Network devices
Modems
*60 kilobits= 60000 bits. 1 bit refers to a binary digit and has the value 1 or 0.
Modern broadband or ADSL (asymmetric digital subscriber line) modems
operate at up to 100 Megabits* per second (12.5 Mbytes/second) when using
fibre-optic cables ( although the old technology copper cables can usually only
offer a maximum of 20 Mbits/second). The term 'asymmetric' actually means
that the modem is faster at downloading data (i.e. receiving data) than it is at
uploading data (i.e. sending data).
1 byte = 8 bits; 100 megabits = 100 million bits .
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Modem means 'modulator demodulator' and is a device that ransmission over an existing telephone line. It also does the reverse process and it converts analogue signals from a telephone line into digital signals,(demodulates), to enable the computer to process the data.Modems are essentially used to allow computers to connect to netnworks (for example, the internet) over long distances using the existing telephone networks.(i.e. modulates) a computer's digital signal into an analogue signal for Dial-up modems operate at transmission speeds of about 60 kilobits per second whit is very slow compared to today.