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SubjectPaid lesson

Mouse.

ClassNotes Team 2 MIN READUPDATED 19 JUN 2026

WEEK 8

Topic: Input devices

Subtitle: Mouse

Objectives: At the end of this lesson, pupils should be able to:

  1.  Identify the mouse
  2. Describe a computer mouse

Instructional material: computer mouse

CONTENT

A computer mouse is a handheld hardware input device that controls a cursor in a graphical user interface(GUI) and can move and select text, icons, files, and folders on your computer. For desktop computers, the mouse is placed on a flat surface (e.g., mouse pad or desk) in front of your computer. Today's mice have two buttons, the left button and the right button, with a scroll wheel in between the two.

There are many types of Mouse. Optical mouse, wireless mouse, mechanical mouse, and trackball…