Capacitive touch screen technology uses electric charge to detect touch input on a screen. It has two types - surface capacitive which uses a uniform conductive coating and projected capacitive which uses a grid of wires. A touch causes a change in capacitance which is measured by controllers to determine the touch location. Capacitive touch screens are widely used due to their high resolution, clarity, and responsiveness with advantages like no need for a keyboard but disadvantages of only working with fingers and lower battery life for large screens.