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Pointing Devices and Their Short Description

The document describes various pointing devices and their functions, including mice, trackballs, touchpads, pointing sticks, graphics tablets, touch screens, light pens, joysticks, and wireless, optical, laser, air, vertical, tactile, mechanical, and foot mice.

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Pointing Devices and Their Short Description

The document describes various pointing devices and their functions, including mice, trackballs, touchpads, pointing sticks, graphics tablets, touch screens, light pens, joysticks, and wireless, optical, laser, air, vertical, tactile, mechanical, and foot mice.

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**POINTING DEVICES AND THEIR SHORT DESCRIPTION AND FUNCTION**

1. **Mouse:**
*Description:* Handheld device with buttons and a scrolling wheel, used for precise pointing and
clicking.
*Function:* Moves a cursor on the screen; buttons perform actions like selecting and dragging.

2. **Trackball:**
*Description:* Stationary device with a movable ball on top, offering an alternative to traditional
mouse movement.
*Function:* Rotating the ball controls the cursor's movement.

3. **Touchpad:**
*Description:* Common on laptops, translates finger movements into cursor control.
*Function:* Supports gestures for actions like scrolling, tapping, and zooming.

4. **Pointing Stick (TrackPoint):**


*Description:* Small, eraser-like stick on some laptops, responds to pressure for cursor control.
*Function:* Users can move the cursor by applying pressure in different directions.

5. **Graphics Tablet:**
*Description:* Flat surface with a stylus for drawing or writing, favored by graphic designers and
artists.
*Function:* Provides precise control for detailed digital artwork.

6. **Touch Screen:**
*Description:* Display with a touch-sensitive surface, allowing direct interaction through tapping or
swiping.
*Function:* Users can control the computer by touching the screen directly.

7. **Light Pen:**
*Description:* Light-sensitive pen-like device used to draw directly on a computer screen.
*Function:* Detects screen light emissions for interactive input in specific applications.

8. **Joystick:**
*Description:* Handheld stick, often used for gaming or simulations.
*Function:* Provides dynamic control, especially in flight simulation games

9. **Optical Mouse:**
- Uses LED light and optical sensor for movement detection.
- Doesn't require a mouse pad.

10. **Laser Mouse:**


- Utilizes laser technology for more precise tracking.
- Works well on a variety of surfaces.

11. **Wireless Mouse:**


- Connects to the computer without a physical cable, often using Bluetooth or a USB receiver.
- Provides greater freedom of movement.

12. **Air Mouse:**


- Operates by detecting hand movements in the air.
- Useful for presentations and smart TV control.

13. **Vertical Mouse:**


- Ergonomically designed to reduce wrist strain by placing the hand in a more natural handshake
position.
#. Tactile mouse
Tactile mouse is mainly used for providing education to blind person with graphical manner.

The actuator inside tactile mouse makes it vibrate and its pins enables the user to realize different
pictures like squares, triangles, circles or others.

#. Mechanical mouse
The mechanical mouse is the most common type of pointing device. It contains a small rubber ball
which is protrudes through a hole in the bottom of the mouse’s case.

#. Foot mouse
Foot mouse is a special types of mouse which can be used by the foot. Those people who aren’t able
to use mouse with their hands, use foot mouse to interact with their computer.
To use foot mouse we need to install it’s supporting software.

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