External Modem: A modem that is separate from the actual computer system and is self-contained in its own box. Because of the additional expense of creating the housing for the external modem, they tend to be a little more expensive that its internal modem counterpart. An external modem can be easily moved from one computer to the next because it is not attached directly to the printed circuit board is the internal modem is.

 

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