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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Default pointing device of a laptop is ____
A
Mouse
B
Touchpad
C
Trackball
D
Remote control
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -The major pointing device is the mouse for the desktop computer and the touchpad for the laptop, although many road warriors bring along a mouse. Pointing sticks are available on some laptops, and a small number of users prefer trackballs over the mouse. See mouse, touchpad, trackball and pointing stick.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mouse and joystick are the two common pointing devices.

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