why is the computer mouse called mouse?

Question

for school work, do give the correct answer. if you don't know shut up. of add some references. thank you.

Answer 1

because it looks like a mouse, small, fits in your hand, and has a tail (the ones with cords do anyways)

Answer 2

The answers below are correct, but this is the right one. The computer mouse is called a mouse because not only does it have a 'tail' like a mouse, but it ACTS like a mouse, searching here and there, back and forth, like a mouse sniffing out bits of food.

Answer 3

The mouse part with the cord resembles a mouse with a tail

Answer 4

The first mouse was developed for Mac's in 1984, and have evolved from there. You can find everything you ever wanted to know about computer mouses here:
http://www.howstuffworks.com/mouse.htm

Answer 5

Just want to correct a credit injustice: the mouse was developed by Xerox for their Alto machine in 1973. Steve Jobs later saw it and "adopted" it for the Lisa in the 80´s.

Answer 6

it name to be a computer mouse because it look likes a mouse. their is a tail, head, a two eyes and a ball.

Answer 7

it resembles a mouse

ok...here - 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 eponymous rodent.

Answer 8

It's called mouse because it looks like a littel mouse!:D

Answer 9

Think about it.

Picture this device in your mind.

Small, kinda roundish, and a long tail?

Yes, it resembles a mouse.

Answer 10

because it looks like a toy mouse