MICROPROCESSOR AND MICROCONTROLLER

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 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 [

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.

Detailed explanation-4: -The correct answer is Mouse. A mouse is called a pointing device because with its use you can move the mouse cursor and point at anything on the screen.