Question: I'm really confused by all the ads about high-speed Internet connections. I know they're way faster than a 56Kbps (kilobit per second) modem, but I'm not clear on what the speeds really are.

The purpose of this HEXUS.help guide is to delineate the differences in broadband Internet connections and to explain the hardware required in each case. On the surface we're asking a relatively ...

In the computer networking world, the three most ubiquitous pieces of equipment are modems, routers, and switches. These are used everywhere from the datacenter hosting Google to the internet ...