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SSS 1 COMPUTER STUDIES

FEATURES AND USES OF INPUT DEVICES

THE MOUSE

The mouse is a small palm-sized pointing device designed like a rat that is used to control the movement of a
pointer/cursor in a graphical user interface (GUI) environment.

FEATURES OF THE MOUSE

The mouse has two buttons called the left and right buttons and a wheel for scrolling between the buttons.
The left button is used to perform most basic mouse operations while the right button is used to open up
menus. The ball or light at the base senses the movement of the mouse and sends corresponding signals to
the CPU when the mouse buttons are pressed.

TYPES OF MICE

1. Mechanical Mouse: It features a rubber ball at the bottom that could roll in all directions and track
movement. The ball rotates as the mouse is rolled over a flat surface. Usually, a rectangular rubber pad
(known as mouse pad) is used as flat surface. As the mouse is moved over the flat surface with the ball
rolling correspondingly, the pointer moves in the same direction on the screen. However, one has to
constantly clean the rollers to reduce friction.
2. Optical Mouse: Uses light emitting diode (LED) and photo technology to detect pointer movement relative
to the underlying surface.
3. Laser Mouse: Uses an infrared laser technology to detect mouse movement
4. A mouse can also be wired i.e. connected to the computer using a cord with PS/2 or USB connectors or
cordless/wireless without a cable connection.

FUNCTIONS OF THE MOUSE

1. Sending command signals to the computer.


2. Selecting items on the screen.
3. Selecting commands from menu.
4. Drawing graphs, images, etc.

OPERATIONS OF THE MOUSE (MOUSE TECHNIQUES)

1. Right clicking – To invoke a menu


2. Left clicking - To select an object or press a window button
3. Pointing - Point to and to select objects on the screen
4. Double clicking – To open files and folders or run a program
5. Drag-and-drop – To select and/or move data or files by dragging and dropping.
6. Hovering – To move the mouse cursor over objects to find a description of each object on the screen.
7. Selecting / highlighting - To select text or files or highlight and select multiple files at once.
8. Scrolling – To scroll application windows or web pages
9. Performs other functions – Can be programmed to carry out other functions

MRS ADOGIE - POWERFIELDS GROUP OF SCHOOLS [COLLEGE], EGBIN

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