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 What is MODEM

The word "modem" is a Short for the words modulator-


.demodulator

The modem helps get information from the internet

.A modem is typically used to send digital data over a phone line

The modem has two signals: it is an analog signal and a digital


. signal

:Modem forms

. Analog signal is a continuous and changing

Digital signal is discrete

:Range

.The analog signal has no fixed range

A digital signal with numbers 0 and 1

?What do modem signals do

.Analog and Digital are the different forms of signals

.Signals are used to carry information from one device to another

?How does the modem work

The modem is a device that converts the signals from analog to


digital

For the modem to transfer a message from one computer to


:another, it must go through two stages

Modulation

Demodulation
What is the difference between Modulation and
?Demodulation

:Modulation

Convert the signal from analog to digital

:Demodulation

Convert the signal from digital to analog

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