Computer Hardware Terms, Glossary and Dictionary

Host based modem relies on the CPU in a computer to perform some of the communications processing. A modem that uses the computer's processor to handle some operations. Host-based modems are less expensive than conventional modems. There are also software modems, in which there's no modem device at all. Instead, all of the modem's functions are handled by the computer's processor.

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