Types of Mouse
Mouse has evolved over the years. Now a much broader classification has been done. The different types of mouse are as follows:
- Wired Mouse: This type of mouse uses wires to establish a connection between the input device and the computer screen. Wired mouse are comparatively cheap but is not easy to carry everywhere as the wires can get intertwined.
- Wireless Mouse: This type of mouse uses radio signals to communicate with the computer. Bluetooth connectivity is used to establish the connection. These are easier to carry but is expensive and have short lives.
- Mechanical Mouse: A mechanical mouse is a type of mouse that comprises rubber ball inside its structure. The ball detects the movements when the user drags the mouse over the mousepad and the computer screen shows the response accordingly.
- Optical Mouse: This mouse uses Light Emitting Diode (LED) to detect the movements. A traditional mouse has a rubber ball attached to its surface which helps to detect the movements. But in optical mouse it uses array of photodiodes to detect the movement. The main advantage is that it does not require a mouse pad whereas the drawback is that if the mouse is wireless then the battery consumption is huge.
- Laser Mouse: Laser Mouse is a type of Optical mouse that uses laser beams to detect the movement. Just like optical mouse it also does not have any rolling rubber ball.
- Trackball Mouse: In this mouse a large trackball is present at the center. The user uses the trackball to perform the actions. Here the whole mouse is not moved, only the trackball is moved. The disadvantage is it is very expensive.
- Gaming Mouse: This type of mouse is used by gamers. Usually traditional mouses have two buttons left and right. In the gaming mouse there are many buttons which help the users to perform many actions.
What is a Mouse in Computer?
The mouse is the most used pointing device. While clicking and dragging, the mouse moves a little cursor across the screen. If you let off of the mouse, the cursor will come to a halt. You must move the mouse for the computer to move. it will not move on its own.