stackyFACTSYour computer does not inherently know where your cursor is; the mouse has to constantly yell its coordinates through the wire. A high polling rate means the peripheral updates the system thousands of times a second, ensuring the on-screen arrow tracks rapid physical twitches with absolute microscopic precision.
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