Microphone

Sometimes abbreviated as mic, a microphone is a hardware peripheral 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 plugs 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.

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 plugs 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.