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Computer Mouse

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  • A computer mouse is a device used for moving a cursor or activating something on the computer. A traditional computer mouse has a casing which fits in the users hand, two buttons on top and a ball on the bottom used to move the mouse. There are a number of modifications that have been made to the traditional computer mouse, including a scroll wheel, track ball, optical mouse and Bluetooth.
  • Fast Facts

    1. Inventor: Douglas Engelbart
    2. Created at: Stanford Research Institute
    3. Debut: 1964
    4. Ball mouse inventor: Bill English
    5. Ball mouse debut: 1972
    6. 1st integrated mouse came with the Xerox Star personal computer (1981)
  • Types of Computer Mice

    1. Optical Mouse: Introduced in 1999. An optical mouse works by taking thousands of pictures with a tiny camera installed inside of the casing.
    2. Wireless Mouse: A wireless mouse uses a mouse that communicates to a receiver which translates the movements.
    3. Bluetooth Mouse: The mouse uses Bluetooth technology to communicate with the computer via built-in Bluetooth or an adapter connected to the computer.

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