Sometimes abbreviated as mic, a microphone is a hardwareperipheral and input device originally invented by Emile Berliner in 1877. A microphone allows computer users to input audio into their computers. The picture is an example of Blue Microphone’s Yeti USB microphone – silver edition and an example of a high-quality computer microphone.
What is a microphone used for on a computer?
Below is a short list of all the different uses for a microphone on a computer.
- Audio for a video
- Voice recorder
- VoIP
- Voice recognition
- Computer gaming
- Online chatting
- Recording voice for dictation, singing, and podcasts.
- Recording musical instruments
Where is the microphone plugged into a computer?
The microphone is plugged into the back of desktop computers into the computer sound card microphone port and depending on your computer case may also have a port on the front. On a laptop computer, the microphone is plugged into the microphone port found on the front or side of the laptop.
How does a microphone input data into a computer?
Because the microphone sends information to the computer, it is considered an input device. For example, when a microphone is used to record a voice or music, the information it records can be stored on the computer and played back later. Another great example of how a microphone is an input device is with voice recognition, which uses your voice to command the computer at what task to perform.
