The document discusses different input/output techniques used in computer systems, including polling, interrupts, direct memory access (DMA), and I/O processors. It describes polling as the CPU checking device status by reading memory addresses, while interrupts allow asynchronous processing but still require CPU involvement for data transfers. DMA uses a controller to directly transfer data between devices and memory without CPU involvement, making transfers faster. I/O processors are more advanced versions of DMA controllers that can execute code to handle I/O routines.