What is the difference between a dial-up connection (modem) and an Ethernet connection?
A modem is a device that communicates over the telephone and is used to connect a computer to the internet or another computer. Today’s modems communicate at 56 Kilobytes. An Ethernet connection is a network connection to the Internet that is available while your computer is turned on. The Ethernet connection communicates at 10 megabytes. That is about 100 times faster than the modem. Keep in mind connection speed is affected by the traffic over the network.
