ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

KVM switch

Okay kiddo, so you know how sometimes you have more than one computer, but you only have one keyboard, mouse, and screen? That can be really annoying because you have to keep switching them around and plugging and unplugging them all the time, right?

Well, a KVM switch can help solve that problem! KVM stands for keyboard, video, and mouse, and a KVM switch is a device that lets you connect multiple computers to one keyboard, mouse, and screen.

It's kind of like a big switchboard with buttons that you can press to switch between the different computers. So you just plug in all the cables from your different computers into the switch, then plug your keyboard, mouse, and screen into the switch too.

Now you can use your keyboard, mouse, and screen to control all your different computers. You just need to press a button on the switch to switch between them.

It's like having a magic switch that lets you control all your computers with just one set of keyboard, mouse, and screen. Cool, huh?