The mouse is an extension of your hand, as we have earlier mentioned, it is an input device. Most operations in windows are done by this unique hardware. It is sometimes called a pointing device; because the mouse is needed to control an element know as pointer. (Pointer is simply an arrow element that moves around on the screen).
OPERATIONS
OF THE MOUSE
The
mouse is naturally needed in carrying out some important task in windows. The
operations carried out by the mouse include the following:
Pointing: (this is the positioning
of the mouse pointer over an icon or an item)
Clicking: (this is the pressing of
the left mouse button once)
Double Clicking: (this means
pressing and releasing the left mouse button twice in a quick succession,
double clicking is equivalent to pressing enter)
Dragging: (this is
simply means the dragging of icons or anything by pressing down the button and moving
the mouse)
Scrolling: (this simply using the middle mouse button to scroll around a page.
