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Figure 1-15 will help you determine whether a computer has a modem. To
determine whether a computer has a modem, look for a place to plug in a
standard phone cable. FIGURE 1-15 In the photo below, an external modem (top
left) ...
Figure 1-15 will help you determine whether a computer has a modem. To
determine whether a computer has a modem, look for a place to plug in a
standard phone cable. FIGURE 1-15 In the photo below, an external modem (top
left) ...
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To establish a dial-up connection, your computer's modem dials a special access
number, which is answered by an Internet modem. Once the connection is
established, your computer is "on the Internet." When you complete an Internet ...
To establish a dial-up connection, your computer's modem dials a special access
number, which is answered by an Internet modem. Once the connection is
established, your computer is "on the Internet." When you complete an Internet ...
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If you want a particular type of service — cable modem service, for example —
you might not have a choice of providers. The quality of dial-up and cable modem
services tends to decrease as the number of customers increases. In the case of
...
If you want a particular type of service — cable modem service, for example —
you might not have a choice of providers. The quality of dial-up and cable modem
services tends to decrease as the number of customers increases. In the case of
...
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Contents
Computer Internet Web and Email Basics | 2 |
Computer Basics | 4 |
Computer Hardware | 9 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | New Perspectives on Computer Concepts New Perspectives Series |
| Author | June Jamrich Parsons |
| Contributor | Dan Oja |
| Edition | 7, illustrated |
| Publisher | Course Technology, 2004 |
| ISBN | 0619213841, 9780619213848 |
| Length | 288 pages |
| Subjects | › Computers / General |
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