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Modems
Modems are devices that modulate an analog carrier signal to encode digital information.
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Hz
Network hardware; Modems
Hertz, a frequency measurement unit used internationally to indicate cycles per second.
INF File
Network hardware; Modems
A file that provides Windows Setup with the information required to set up a device, such as a list of valid logical configurations for the device and the names of driver files associated with the ...
ITU-T
Network hardware; Modems
An international organisation that defines standards for telegraphic and telephone equipment. For example, the Bell 212A standard for 1200-bps communication in North America is observed ...
Local Echo
Network hardware; Modems
A modem feature that enables the modem to display keyboard commands and transmitted data on the screen.
Point-to-pointpProtocol (PPP)
Network hardware; Modems
A protocol used to send data over serial lines. PPP provides error checking, link control, and authentication, and can be used to carry IP, IPX, and other protocols. PPP is superseding SLIP as the ...
TurboPPP
Network hardware; Modems
TurboPPP is USRobotics unique combination of asynchronous-to-synchronous PPP conversion, compression, multilink PPP (ML-PPP). You can use TurboPPP to access the Internet or remote local-area networks ...
V.8
Network hardware; Modems
The ITU-T standard specification that covers the initial handshaking process.
