Iyini imodemu?
Imodemu kwakuyithuluzi elalivumela ikhompyutha ukuba ixhumeke kuyi-Internet ngokuxhuma nge-dial-up. Lolu xhumano luye lwaqalwa futhi lwasingathwa nge-ISP noma nge-Internet Service Provider. Izinhlobo ezintathu ezivame kakhulu zokuxhumeka kwe-modem ziyi-dial-up, i-DSL, noma ikhebula. I-DSL yayishesha kakhulu kune-dial-up, futhi uxhumano lwe-cable modem lwalushesha kakhulu.