COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
This device moves a pointed arrow on the screen:
A
pointer
B
mouse
C
keyboard
D
Visual Display Unit
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Pointing device – a device used to control the movement of the pointer (cursor) on the screen. The major pointing devices in use today are the mouse, trackpad or touchpad (laptop), touch screens, etc.

Detailed explanation-2: -A mouse is a handheld device that lets you point to objects on the screen, click them, and move them.

Detailed explanation-3: -A pointing device is a type of input devices that allows a user to interact with a computer by moving a cursor on a monitor to select icons and trigger desired actions. The de facto pointing device for desktop computers is a mouse, which was invented by Douglas England in 1967 [ J.

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