Hub vs. Modem — What's the Difference?

A focal point or core of an activity or network.

Device converting computer data for transmission.

A central connection point in a network.

Essential for DSL, cable, or dial-up internet connections.

A central device connecting multiple hardware.

A device that modulates and demodulates digital signals.

The central part of a wheel where spokes converge.

An equipment connecting networks to ISPs.

A place of convergence for data transfer.

A bridge between local networks and the internet.

Boston, Massachusetts. Used with the.

A modulator-demodulator, or simply a modem, is a hardware device that converts data from a digital format, intended for communication directly between devices with specialized wiring, into one suitable for a transmission medium such as telephone lines or radio. A modem modulates one or more carrier wave signals to encode digital information for transmission, and demodulates signals to decode the transmitted information.

The center part of a wheel, fan, or propeller.

A device that transmits and receives data using a modulated carrier wave. Modems are used to establish network and internet connections.

A center of activity or interest; a focal point

A device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals and vice versa and allows computers to communicate over a phone line.

The central part, usually cylindrical, of a wheel; the nave.

To transmit by modem.

A point where many routes meet and traffic is distributed, dispensed, or diverted.

An electronic device that converts electronic signals into sound waves, and sound waves into electronic signals, used to transmit information between computers by the use of ordinary telephone lines; also called modulator-demodulator; as, the latest modems can transmit data at 56,000 baud over a clear telephone line. The speed of transmission of information by a modem is usually measured in units of baud, equivalent to bits per second.

A central facility providing a range of related services, such as a medical hub or an educational hub.

(from a combination of MOdulate and DEModulate) electronic equipment consisting of a device used to connect computers by a telephone line

(networking) A computer networking device connecting several Ethernet ports. See switch.

(surveying) A stake with a nail in it, used to mark a temporary point.

A male weasel; a buck; a dog; a jack.

(US) A rough protuberance or projecting obstruction.

(video games) An area in a video game from which individual levels are accessed.

A goal or mark at which quoits, etc., are thrown.

A hardened, engraved steel punch for impressing a device upon a die, used in coining, etc.

A screw hob.

A block for scotching a wheel.

The central part, usually cylindrical, of a wheel; the nave. See Illust. of Axle box.

The hilt of a weapon.

A rough protuberance or projecting obstruction; as, a hub in the road. [U.S.] See Hubby.

A goal or mark at which quoits, etc., are cast.

A hardened, engraved steel punch for impressing a device upon a die, used in coining, etc.

A screw hob. See Hob, 3.

A block for scotching a wheel.

The central location within which activities tend to concentrate, or from which activities radiate outward; a focus of activity.

A large airport used as a central transfer station for an airline, permitting economic air transportation between remote locations by directing travellers through the hub, often changing planes at the hub, and thus keeping the seat occupancy rate on the airplanes high. The hub together with the feeder lines from remote locations constitute the so-called hub and spoke system of commercial air passenger transportation. A commercial airline may have more than one such hub.

The city of Boston, Massachusetts referred to locally by the nickname The Hub.

The central part of a car wheel (or fan or propeller etc) through which the shaft or axle passes

A center of activity or interest or commerce or transportation; a focal point around which events revolve;

No, Hubs simply broadcast data to all connected devices without filtering or intelligence.

Hubs have become largely obsolete, replaced by more intelligent devices like switches.

A Hub is a networking device that connects multiple devices in a local area network (LAN).

A Modem modulates and demodulates digital signals to connect local networks to the internet.

Yes, a Modem can provide a direct internet connection to a single device without a router.

Unlike Hubs, switches are intelligent and can direct data to specific devices rather than broadcasting to all.

The primary purpose of a Modem is to connect home networks to internet service providers.

Yes, a Modem is essential for converting digital and analog signals to connect to the internet.

It means converting digital data into analog signals for transmission and vice versa.

Hubs are basic devices designed only to broadcast data to every device in the network.

Yes, though not common, a network can include both a Hub and a switch.

No, a Hub simply connects devices in a LAN, while a router directs data between different networks.

Modems connect to ISPs through mediums like phone lines, fiber-optic cables, or coaxial cables.

A Modem converts the digital data from computers into signals suitable for transmission over internet lines.

Yes, there are different types of Modems like DSL, cable, and dial-up, each suitable for different connection mediums.