Pointing Devices

Select the devices that are known as pointing devices

• Mouse

• Keyboard

• Trackball

• Touchpad

Which ONE of the following devices is the MOST common pointing device for a desktop computer?

• Keyboard

• Mouse

• Touchpad

• Speaker

Select the options that are possible with a pointing device

• click

• select

• type

• point

This device is an example of an ___________________________

• output device

• storage device

• input device

• processor

Select the features that are True of an Optical mouse.

• Has a large ball on the top that can you roll with your fingers

• Does not work on all surfaces

• Found mainly on laptops

• Emits a small beam of light that bounces off the surface into a sensor.

Pressing the button three times quickly selects a paragraph of text

• Triple click

• Double Click

• Single Click

• Drag and Drop

___________ clicking opens a program.

• Triple

• Single

• Middle

• Double

You can use the Drag and Drop feature of a mouse to..........

• select an object

• move an object

• copy and object

• highlight an object

What is the name of the device in the picture?

• Optical Mouse

• Trackball Mouse

• Mechanical Mouse

• Joystick

What is the name of the red object in the picture?

• Pointing stick

• Red ball

• Touchpad

• Eraser