Cable modem
Cable modems are hardware
devices that allow your computer to communicate with an Internet Service Provider
over a cable connection. A cable modem works by connecting a
coaxial cable to the back of the cable modem
and a Cat5 (Ethernet)
cord from the modem to a computer or a network router
if you want to share your Internet connection between multiple computers. In the
picture to the right, is an example of a traditional cable modem from
Motorola.
Cable offers a significant speed increase in Internet performance when compared to a dial-up connection and is one of the fastest broadband solutions. Comcast and Time Warner are examples of cable Internet providers in the United States.
Tip: If the cable modem or Internet is not working, unplug the cable modem power cable, wait a few seconds, and plug it back in to reset the modem.
Also see: Broadband, Cable, Internet definitions, Modem