MS technology vocabulary mouse

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Erin Haney January 2009 Computer 7-6


Mouse

DEFINITION:

• A device that controls the movement of the cursor or pointer on a display screen.

• A mouse is a small object you can roll along a hard, flat surface.


EXTRA INFO:

• The mouse first became a widely-used computer tool when Apple Computer made it a standard part of the Apple Macintosh.

• The mouse got its name because it is about the same color and size of a toy mouse.

• Dr. Douglas Engelbart, a professor with the Stanford Institute in Menlo Park, California, developed the first device that came to be known as teh mouse in 1964.


TYPES OF MICE:

• Foot Mouse

• Touchpad

• Cordless

• IntelliMouse

• J Mouse

• Joystick

• Trackball

• Wheel Mouse




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