IT glossary of terms, acronyms and abbreviations. Faulkner Information Services . 2015.
Call-Back-Modem — [engl.], Rückrufmodem … Universal-Lexikon
Modem — For other uses, see Modem (disambiguation). A modem (modulator demodulator) is a device that modulates an analog carrier signal to encode digital information, and also demodulates such a carrier signal to decode the transmitted information. The… … Wikipedia
modem — /ˈmoʊdɛm/ (say mohdem), /ˈmoʊdəm / (say mohduhm) noun 1. an electronic device that facilitates the linking of one computer to another via the telephone system, by changing the binary information in the computer into electrical signals which can… …
Command and Data modes (modem) — Command and Data modes refer to the two modes in which a computer modem may operate. These modes are defined in the Hayes command set, which is the de facto standard for all modems. These modes exist because there is only one channel of… … Wikipedia
Voice modem command set — Main article: Modem Voice modem is a term commonly used to describe an analog telephone data modem with a built in capability of transmitting and receiving voice recordings over the phone line. Voice modems are used for telephony and answering… … Wikipedia
Fall back and forward — Fall back is a feature of a modem protocol in data communication whereby two communicating modems which experience data corruption (due to line noise, for example) can renegotiate with each other to use a lower speed connection. Fall forward is a … Wikipedia
Null modem — A null modem adapter Null modem is a communication method to connect two DTEs (computer, terminal, printer etc.) directly using an RS 232 serial cable. The name stems from the historical use of the RS 232 cable to connect two teleprinter devices… … Wikipedia
56 kbit/s modem — 56k modems are voiceband modems nominally capable of download speeds up to 56 kbit/s (56,000 bits per second). At the beginning of the 21st Century, most personal computers contained one, their use declining as broadband technologies such as DSL… … Wikipedia
DSL modem — Westell Model 6100 AXXDSL modem A Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) modem is a device used to connect a computer or router to a telephone circuit that has Digital Subscriber Line service configured. Like other modems, it is a type of transceiver. It… … Wikipedia
Callback (telecommunications) — In telecommunications, a callback (also written as call back) occurs when the originator of a call is immediately called back in a second call as a response. International calling A callback in this sense is a method of making low cost… … Wikipedia
