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What is a Cursor?
Just like how birds use their
A cursor is a small blinking line (|) on the screen. beaks to pick up food, we use
It shows the place where the typed letter or a computer mouse to click and
number will appear. select things on the screen.
REFRESH
A mouse is an important part of a computer.
A mouse is a pointing device that has two or three buttons.
The arrow we see on a computer screen is called the mouse pointer.
Pressing and releasing any button of a mouse is called clicking.
Moving the mouse while keeping the left button pressed is called dragging.
Rolling the scroll wheel upwards or downwards is called scrolling.
A keyboard is used to type on a computer.
Keys that have letters written on them are called alphabet keys.
Keys that have numbers on them are called number keys.
There are some keys that have a special role, these are called special keys.
A cursor is a small blinking line on the screen.
TeCh Ready
A. Tick ( ) the correct option.
1. Which of the following is a computer mouse?
(i) (ii)
(iii) (iv)
2. Which key is used to erase what we have typed?
(i) (ii)
(iii) (iv)
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