2006-10-18 08:57:05 · 16 answers · asked by El Lobo 4 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
mine eats cheese.
2006-10-18 08:59:10 · answer #1 · answered by master 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The first computer mouse
In the context of computing, a mouse (plural (generally): mice, also mouses) consists of a hand-held 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
2006-10-18 09:00:42 · answer #2 · answered by Mark C 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
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]
2006-10-18 08:59:49 · answer #3 · answered by IloveMarmite 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No amazingly geeky technical reason. Simply because the old ones with wires very vaguly resemble a mouse (it has (sort of) a long tail, two buttons possibly resembling ears, and a small ball underneath which could represent, erm, something of a similar shape you may find on male mice). Bit of a stupid name if you ask me. I think they could have given it either a slicker name, or a really long geeky one which could be shortened into an acronym with a nice ring to it (for example CAP, short for Clicker And Pointer or Exdese, short for EXternal DEvice for SElecting).
2006-10-18 17:16:54 · answer #4 · answered by Rich 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's got to be better than say "Pointer moving item clicking thingy on a wire or cordless for the connection to the screen device type thing"
Mouse is OK by me
2006-10-18 09:37:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because it looks like a mouse. Don't you think so?
2006-10-18 09:06:41 · answer #6 · answered by Adsense$Profits? 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
its got a tail and looks like a mouse,more like a rat if you ask me,dont you? from mikhal in israel.
2006-10-18 09:02:23 · answer #7 · answered by mikhal k 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Cos it's got a tail and scurries round your desk.
2006-10-18 08:59:09 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
It looks like one
2006-10-18 09:09:41 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because they all used to be white and obviously they looked like mice.
2006-10-18 08:59:12 · answer #10 · answered by Nobody200 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
because it had a tail and used to spueak when moved
2006-10-18 08:59:21 · answer #11 · answered by steolav 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋