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Introduction To Mouse

A computer mouse is a handheld pointing device that detects motion relative to a flat surface. Users move the mouse to control the on-screen cursor and click buttons to perform tasks like opening documents, browsing websites, and deleting files. A mouse provides ease of use and flexibility for average computer users compared to using a computer without one. Mice come in mechanical, optical, and optomechanical varieties and can connect to computers through wired or wireless connections.

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Introduction To Mouse

A computer mouse is a handheld pointing device that detects motion relative to a flat surface. Users move the mouse to control the on-screen cursor and click buttons to perform tasks like opening documents, browsing websites, and deleting files. A mouse provides ease of use and flexibility for average computer users compared to using a computer without one. Mice come in mechanical, optical, and optomechanical varieties and can connect to computers through wired or wireless connections.

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Introduction to Mouse

A Computer mouse is a handheld pointing device.  Mouse has a device inside that detects the motion
relative to the flat surface. Computer user pushes the mouse the surface and press the left and right button
to perform the required activities on the computer screen like open a document, close a document, share a
folder, browse a website, click a link, delete a file, select an option from the menu and many other
functions.

A mouse provides the ease of work and flexibility and without mouse it’s not easy for average computer
users to perform all the function efficiently.  It is also important for the graphical programs to draw the
diagrams and images and for the normal computer usage. A mouse consists of a metal or plastic casing, a
ball that rolls over the flat surface, buttons and the cable that connection the mouse with the computer. 

A mouse can be connected with the computer by different ways like through the PS/2, Serial and USB
port and wirelessly.  Notebook computer has built-in mouse that let you roll over your finger to control
the motion of the cursor.  Following are the three basic types of the mouse.

Mechanical

Mechanical mouse has the rubber ball that rolls over a flat surface and moves in all the directions. 
Mechanical sensors detect the motion of the ball and move the cursor the computer screen accordingly.

Optical

Optical Mouse uses laser to detect the motion of the mouse.  Optical mouse has no mechanical parts and
they response more quickly and efficiently than the mechanical mouse.

Optomechanical

Optomechanical are like the mechanical mouse but they use the laser to detect the motion of the ball.

Wireless Mouse

Wireless mouse are not physically connected with the computer and they uses the infrared or radio waves
to communicate with the computer.

The most common manufacturers of the mouse are A4Tech, Microsoft, Compaq, Logitech, Belkin, Dell,
IBM, Kensington, Labtec and Belkin.

Common Features

The modern mouse provides the following common features.

 4-way scrolling
 Magnifier
 Instant Viewer
 High definition optical
 Bluetooth wireless
 Wireless technology

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