The Mouse

What category of devices does the mouse belong to?

• input devices

• output and pointing devices

• output

• input and pointing devices

A pointing device enables you to control items by:

• clicking

• selecting

• pointing

• none of these

The motion of the pointer or cursor, is shown on:

• systems

• graphical operating systems

• operating systems

• monitor

An example of a graphical operating system is Windows.

• true

• false

The left button allows you to:

• place the cursor where you want on the page

• accesses drop down menus

• select and highlight objects

• close windows

The right button allows you to:

• scroll through the page

• accesses drop down menus

• move the page to the right

• none of these

The scroll wheel:

• opens files

• moves the page horizontally

• moves the page up and down

• none of these

Pressing & holding the scroll wheel, moves pages at a much slower rate than scrolling through.

• true

• false

The palm of your hand rests on the body of the mouse.

• true

• false

The side button performs functions such as:

• moving backward through webpages in a web browser.

• closes a web page

• moving forward through webpages in a web browser.

• none of these