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Because the microphone delivers voltage that goes to the amplifier. The microphone is an output device. A loudspeaker is an input device.

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input. The microphone gives a signal to the computer/radio/whatever you're using

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Input Device, It converts audio signals into digital signals & feeds them to Computer.

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