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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the description below refers to touchpad?
A
A stationary pointing device with a ball on its top or side.
B
Pointing device that fits under the palm of your hand.
C
A small, flat, rectangular pointing device that is sensitive to pressure and motion.
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A touchpad is also a pointing device. It is a small, flat, rectangular pointing device sensitive to motion and pressure. The pointer on the screen is moved by sliding a fingertip across the touchpad surface. Examples of touchpads include the touchpads on netbooks and the touchpads on many Tablet PCs.

Detailed explanation-2: -stylus. A small, flat, rectangular pointing device that is sensitive to pressure and motion is called touchpad. The correct option is b.

Detailed explanation-3: -A touchpad is a small, flat, rectangular pointing device that is sensitive to pressure and motion.

Detailed explanation-4: -A touchpad or trackpad is a pointing device featuring a tactile sensor, a specialized surface that can translate the motion and position of a user’s fingers to a relative position on the operating system that is made output to the screen.

Detailed explanation-5: -The touchpad on a laptop does the same job as the mouse on a desktop computer. It is sometimes also called a trackpad. The touchpad is used to control the mouse pointer, also known as the cursor.

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