In the context of computing, a mouse consists of a handheld pointing device, designed to sit under one hand of the user and to detect movement relative to its two-dimensional supporting surface. In addition, it usually features buttons and/or other devices, such as "wheels", which allow the user to perform various system-dependent operations. Extra buttons or features can add more control or dimensional input.
The mouse's 2D motion typically translates into the motion of a pointer on a display.
The name "mouse", coined at the Stanford Research Institute, derives from the resemblance of early models (which had a cord attached to the rear part of the device, suggesting the idea of a tail) to the common small rodent of the same name.[1]
Because the computer mouse has long dominated the world of pointing devices in computing, people often refer to any generic computer pointing device as a mouse.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_mouse
2006-08-13 12:34:47
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answered by Anonymous
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If its a Mechanical Mouse then it contains a rubber ball that comes in contact with the mouse pad. And the movement of this ball is tracked using rotary mechanical sensors whose moment is in turn converted into electrical signals processed by the Central Processing Unit of the Computer.
If its an Optical mouse, it emitts light and the variation in light due to movement of the mouse is converted to electrical signals using photoelectric cells. And these signals get processed in the Central Processing Unit.
2006-08-13 12:41:42
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answered by Maverick 2
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I actually opened one up before. Wheel mouses have 2 little gear looking things that record how the ball in the mouse moves. Laser mouses have a laser in them that records what direction it is going.
2006-08-13 12:35:18
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answered by sethjt1991 2
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Check this link for the inner workings of a mouse
2006-08-13 12:35:57
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answered by mrresearchman 6
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by using a competent gentle and a delicate hand, you could dab a tiny volume of silicone lubricant which incorporate WD40 or Mr Sheen via technique of a cocktail stick or comparable onto the component the place the wheel activates its axle, no longer on the exterior the ball rubs against. or possibly purchase yet another if it incredibly is attending to you. attempt an optical mouse to steer away from the clogging-up.
2016-12-11 08:08:27
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answered by ? 4
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either a mouse ball or a laser, depending on the type
2006-08-13 12:42:17
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answered by metin 3
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It's guts, of course. Well, some mice have either a ball or a laser.
2006-08-13 12:48:29
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answered by alchemist_n_tx 6
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This explains it far better than I could.
Please give me the 10 points,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouse_%28computing%29
2006-08-13 12:38:32
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answered by Publicist 3
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sensors and a ball
2006-08-13 15:19:40
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answered by Questions&Answers 4
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gewey guts
2006-08-13 12:36:14
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answered by tercir2006 7
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