COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

Detailed explanation-1: -Pointing devices or cursor control devices used to control the movement of the pointer to select items on a display screen. The mouse is a point and click device. As you move the mouse across a surface, it senses this movement either mechanically or optically.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mouse is a pointing device that controls the position of the cursor on a computer screen without using keyboard. It is called pointing device because it is used to point and select option on screen. Optical mouse are most commonly used today.

Detailed explanation-3: -An input device used to move the pointer (cursor) on screen. 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.