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What did Xerox researchers invent that became a crucial part of personal computing?

  • Computer mouse

  • Touchscreen

  • Bluetooth

  • Wi-Fi

Answer

Researchers at Xerox and its Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) invented the computer mouse, which became a crucial part of personal computing. This invention, along with the desktop metaphor GUI and desktop computing, was later adopted by tech giants like Apple and Microsoft.
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