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Witness the World's Debut - watch Doug introduce the mouse , and watch the mouse in action , footage selected from Doug's newly re-mastered 1968 'Mother of All Demos' - and now using your own mouse or alternative, you can 'test drive' the demo interactively , or watch just the Demo Highlights 3a
Watch Doug tell the story in his Designing Interactions interview with IDEO's Bill Mogridge [ book ], in his 2002 Oral History interview with NY Times' John Markoff for the Computer History Museum, and in his historic talk " The Augmented Knowledge Workshop " presented at the 1986 Conference on the History of the Personal Workstation. 3b
On Exhibit: visit virtual and actual museum exhibits showcasing his innovations at the Smithsonian Museum, the Computer History Museum, and more. Visit On Exhibit and Special Collections by Institution for details. 3c
Watch Doug telling the story of how he invented the mouse in Logitech 's 2004 interview. 3d
Watch "The Computer Mouse" video short on how the mouse changed lives and enabled the personal computing industry to take off and thrive. 3d
Explore the Stanford University MouseSite where you will find images of the first mouse , the US Patent on the Mouse , historic photos from the lab, and much more. 3e
See SRI's Timeline on Innovation: Computer Mouse and Interactive Computing , MIT Press Designing Interactions: Doug Engelbart , Macworld's mouse history timeline , PC Advisor's 40th anniversary timeline , and our History in Pix photo gallery. 3f
Check out the online Exhibit on the Mouse and Keyset at the Computer History Museum , as well as press coverage of their 2001 event " Early Computer Mouse Encounters ". 3g
Logitech celebrates "ONE BILLION MICE SOLD!" making headlines in 2008. See Logitech's press release , blog post with links to press, and their billionth mouse celebration page with links to press kits filled with fun facts and timelines. The event coincided with our 40th anniversary celebration of Doug's landmark demo, titled "Engelbart and the Dawn of Interactive Computing". Enjoy the following timeline from Logitech's press kit marking their 2008 celebrations. 3h
In 1965 Engelbart's team published the final report of their study evaluating the efficiency of the various screen-selection techniques. They had pitted the mouse against a handful of other devices, some off the shelf, some of their own making (see Mouse Alternatives below). The mouse won hands down, and was thus included as standard equipment in their research moving forward (see Screen-Selection Experiments below for links to key reports and papers detailing these experiments ). In 1967, SRI filed for the patent on the mouse , under the more formal name of "x,y position indicator for a display system," and the patent was awarded in 1970. 4a
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Enter, the Keyset: To further increase efficiency, Engelbart's team thought to offer a companion to the mouse – a device for the left hand to enter commands or text while the right hand was busy pointing and clicking (shown above). After trying out several variations, they settled on a telegraph-style " keyset " with five piano-like keys. This keyset also became standard equipment in the lab (pictured below). Both devices were introduced to the public in Engelbart's 1968 demonstration, now known as the " Mother of All Demos " (see Check It Out below for links to selected video footage of the debut, historic photos, and more). 4b
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The mouse we built for the [1968] show was an early prototype that had three buttons. We turned it around so the tail came out the top. We started with it going the other direction, but the cord got tangled when you moved your arm. I first started making notes for the mouse in '61. At the time, the popular device for pointing on the screen was a light pen, which had come out of the radar program during the war. It was the standard way to navigate, but I didn't think it was quite right. Two or three years later, we tested all the pointing gadgets available to see which was the best. Aside from the light pen there was the tracking ball and a slider on a pivot. I also wanted to try this mouse idea, so Bill English went off and built it. We set up our experiments and the mouse won in every category, even though it had never been used before. It was faster, and with it people made fewer mistakes. Five or six of us were involved in these tests, but no one can remember who started calling it a mouse. I'm surprised the name stuck. We also did a lot of experiments to see how many buttons the mouse should have. We tried as many as five. We settled on three. That's all we could fit. Now the three-button mouse has become standard, except for the Mac. Doug Engelbart in The Click Heard Round The World , by Ken Jordan, WIRED 2004
Engelbart and his team tested a half dozen pointing devices for speed and accuracy. These included the mouse, and a knee apparatus (pictured below, right), both created in-house, along with several off the shelf devices such as DEC's Grafacon (pictured below, center, modified for testing purposes), a joy stick, and a light pen. See Screen-Selection Experiments below for links to more details and photos. They also experimented with a foot pedal device as well as a head mounted device, neither of which made it into the final tests. 5a
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In the 1950s, Doug Engelbart set his sights on a lofty goal -- to develop dramatically better ways to support intellectual workers around the globe in the daunting task of finding solutions to larger and larger problems with greater speed and effectiveness than ever before imagined. His goal was to revolutionize the way we work together on such tasks. He saw computers, at the time used primarily for number crunching, as a new medium for advancing the state of the art in collaborative knowledge work. Building on technology available at the time, his research agenda required that his team push the envelope on all fronts: they had to expand the boundaries of display technology and interactive computing and human-computer interface , help launch network computing , and invent hypermedia , groupware , knowledge management , digital libraries, computer supported software engineering , client-server architecture, the mouse, etc. on the technical front, as well as pushing the frontiers in process reengineering and continuous improvement, including inventing entirely new organizational concepts and methodologies on the human front. Engelbart even invented his own innovation strategy for accelerating the rate and scale of innovation in his lab which, by the way, proved very effective. His seminal work garnered many awards , and sparked a revolution that blossomed into the Information Age and the Internet. But as yet we have only scratched the surface of the true potential Engelbart envisioned for dramatically boosting our collective IQ in the service of humankind's greatest challenges. Check out his Call to Action and the Engelbart Academy to learn about his prescient message for the future. 6a
Doug's Early Vision: From the introduction of his Augmenting human intellect: A conceptual framework (1962): 7a
Let us consider an augmented architect at work. He sits at a working station that has a visual display screen some three feet on a side; this is his working surface, and is controlled by a computer (his "clerk") with which he can communicate by means of a small keyboard and various other devices. 7a1 He is designing a building. He has already dreamed up several basic layouts and structural forms, and is trying them out on the screen. The surveying data for the layout he is working on now have already been entered, and he has just coaxed the clerk to show him a perspective view of the steep hillside building site with the roadway above, symbolic representations of the various trees that are to remain on the lot, and the service tie points for the different utilities. The view occupies the left two-thirds of the screen. With a pointer he indicates two points of interest, moves his left hand rapidly over the keyboard, and the distance and elevation between the points indicated appear on the right-hand third of the screen. 7a2 Doug Engelbart, 1962 [ Source ]
From As We May Think by Vannevar Bush, 1945 (quoted by Engelbart in Augmenting Human Intellect ): 7b
"Consider a future device for individual use, which is a sort of mechanized private file and library. It needs a name, and to coin one at random, "memex" will do. A memex is a device in which an individual stores all his books, records, and communications, and which is mechanized so that it may be consulted with exceeding speed and flexibility. It is an enlarged intimate supplement to his memory. 7b1 "It consists of a desk, and while it can presumably be operated from a distance, it is primarily the piece of furniture at which he works. On the top are slanting translucent screens, on which material can be projected for convenient reading. There is a keyboard, and sets of buttons and levers. Otherwise it looks like an ordinary desk. 7b2 Vannevar Bush, 1945 [ Source ]
Read more... and see how Engelbart was influenced by Vannevar Bush. 7b3
In the early 1970s, the mouse migrated from Doug's lab at SRI to Xerox PARC (along with some of his team), and later to Apple when Steve Jobs visited Xerox PARC, and beyond. One of the most common myths about the mouse is the mistaken belief that it was invented at Xerox PARC. Note that the first mouse was built in 1964, the patent for the mouse was filed in 1967 , and demonstrated to an audience of over a thousand in 1968, by which time production models were in operational use throughout Doug's lab. Xerox PARC did not exist until 1970. 8a
"Your article on Xerox noted that its research center Xerox PARC was responsible for the computer mouse. Douglas C. Engelbart and his team at SRI International (which was then known as Stanford Research Institute) invented the mouse and created the foundations for personal computing. The patent for the mouse was filed in 1967, three years before Xerox PARC was established in 1981 ." 8a1
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Welcome to a guide and list of the different types of computer mouse. A computer mouse is a gadget that we commonly see these days, but not many people will even think twice about it. A mouse is a mouse, right? What is so interesting about it? You will be surprised.
Let us now walk through the various types of computer mice in this section.
Otherwise known as a cordless mouse, these refer to every mouse that does not have a piece of cable sticking out; Instead of using the “traditional” cables, wireless mice use radio frequency (RF) to communicate with computer devices. There are 2 parts to the equation:
As to the “wireless signals” part, please take note that it is not universal – Some wireless mouse uses the common Bluetooth standard, some uses a 2.4 GHz wireless standard, and a few others have their own proprietary wireless USB dongle.
The bad: Requires batteries. Even though wireless mouse uses very little power and should last pretty long, but they still need fresh batteries once in a while… Running out of batteries in the middle of a game or presentation is always a bad situation.
As you might have guessed it, wired mice refer to every mouse that has an attached cable and requires to be plugged into a computer device. For those who are thinking that wired mice are “low tech”, “outdated”, and “inferior” – They are not, and are essentially the same as their wireless counterparts… Less wireless circuits and no batteries are required.
The bad: You will have to deal with a piece of cable.
The good: For collection… A mechanical mouse is kind of cool, but sadly, they have gone extinct and are no longer manufactured.
The bad: Mechanically driven, the wheels and sensors will wear out over time.
The bad: Optical mice will not work properly on surfaces that do not reflect light, such as a piece of clear glass or plastic.
The laser mouse is also a kind of optical mouse, and the working principles are the same – To sense the movement by reflecting light. But just as the name implies, a laser mouse uses a laser beam instead of an LED. This basically allows the mouse to be used on glass and plastic surfaces due to the different properties of light but suffers from some inaccuracy.
While a typical mouse usually only has 3 buttons, a gaming mouse is characterized by having many buttons and touting itself to be accurate. These extra buttons are often programmable to do various things… Mostly for the purpose of gaming.
The good : Programmable buttons, very useful even for non-gaming purposes. For example, they can be used as forward and backward buttons for web browsing or video playback.
The ball itself is typically made of dense glass or plastic, it is smooth and does not attract dirt as sticky rubber does. Some trackball mouse is also made to be held in one hand and acts more like a remote control than a mouse.
This is a “mutated mouse” that is a cross between a pen and a mouse. Favored by digital artists, the stylus mouse is about the size of a very fat brush, typically used for freehand drawing with computers. Yep, some of the higher-end stylus mice are even sensitive to touch pressure for emulating actual brush strokes on paper.
Once upon a time, we have to carry a laser pointer, a mouse, and an extra person for presentations. We often have to shout “next slide” for that someone to click on the mouse. Some smart monkeys thought it will be a good idea to combine a mouse and laser pointer together, and it is.
The good : Laser pointer and mouse, 2-in-1. Some can function as a smart TV remote as well.
Yes, this is a mouse that stands upright, and you sort of “grab” it… Probably one of the “weirder” mice on the entire list, but this design has so-called “better ergonomics”.
The bad : Not symmetrical, have to buy specifically for left or right-handed.
That’s all for this guide, and here is a small section on some extras and links that may be useful to you.
Well, everyone has a different need – Some people just want to do some casual work, some people like to paint, and some are gamers. Every mouse is designed for a different purpose, and there really isn’t “one mouse to rule them all”. So whichever mouse works for you is the best mouse.
Thank you for reading, and we have come to the end of this guide. I hope that this has helped you to better understand the computer mice, and if you have anything to share with this guide, please feel free to comment below. Good luck and happy computing. May the cyber force be with you.
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A computer mouse is a handheld pointing device and input device used with all desktop computers that moves the mouse pointer on the screen. To help with portability, mobile devices, like a laptop, use a touchpad instead of a mouse. Mobile devices, like a smartphone and tablet , use a touch screen for their pointer input. This page is designed to help new computer users become more familiar and efficient with a desktop computer mouse.
Before using the mouse, it must be connected correctly to the computer and working. If you have a new computer and need help connecting the mouse, or the mouse is not working, see our steps on connecting and installing a mouse.
Today's computer mouse consists of two buttons and a mouse wheel, as shown in the picture below. By default, the left button acts as the left-click and is the default mouse button you use for most actions on the mouse. The right mouse button performs the right-click and gives you a menu or other options explained later.
If you are left-handed, the mouse buttons can be switched. For help switching the mouse button, see: How to change the left and right mouse buttons.
As far as the mouse wheel, it is used to scroll up and down and is also explained in further detail later on this page.
A mouse generates movement using one of two technologies: optical or mechanical. Today, the optical mouse is commonly used, which utilizes either LED (Light-Emitting Diode) or laser to detect movement. The other and older technology is the mechanical mouse , which uses a ball and wheels to determine the movement of the mouse.
To hold the mouse, keep your thumb on the side of the mouse, index finger on the left button, and middle finger on the right button. While holding the mouse, relax your hand and make sure your hand is straight with your arm. You should never have your wrist at an angle while using the mouse.
To move the mouse, use your ring finger and pinky to push and move left and your thumb to move right. All up and down movement is done by gently gripping the mouse and pushing or pulling the mouse.
Using your right or left hand, pick up the mouse and move it to the center of the mouse pad . Once in position, drag the mouse up, down, left, or right to move the mouse pointer on the screen. If you reach the edge of your mouse pad, pick up the mouse and move it to the opposite side of the mouse pad. Then, continue dragging the mouse in the direction you want the mouse pointer to move.
One way the computer knows the mouse pointer position is with an x-axis and y-axis value. As you move your mouse right, the x-axis value increases, and moving left decreases the x-axis value. Moving down increases the y-axis, and moving up decreases the y-axis. Move your mouse and watch the values in the interactive example below.
Mouse x-axis position. Mouse y-axis position.
Your mouse pad should be big enough not to require you to pick up the mouse. If you have to pick up the mouse frequently, you may want to increase the speed of your mouse.
If you or someone you know needs another way of practicing with the mouse, play a few games of Solitaire or FreeCell . These games are easy to play and can teach how to move, click, and drag something using the mouse.
As you move your mouse, the cursor (pointer) can change as it hovers over different objects. For example, in the animated illustration, the mouse cursor is an arrow . When it hovers over text, the mouse pointer changes to an I-beam cursor . Similarly, when the pointer hovers over a hyperlink in a browser , the mouse pointer changes to a hand icon.
Any program or web page can change how a mouse pointer appears.
In this example text, you can practice hovering your mouse over the text to get each of the different mouse pointers. If your mouse pointer is not over any of the text, your cursor should be an arrow. Moving your pointer over any of this text changes it to an I-beam cursor that lets you select text (explained later). Finally, if you move your mouse cursor over this link , it changes to a hand with the index finger pointing to the link cursor. If you click the link, it skips to the next section about using your mouse to click.
While you spend most of the time moving a mouse pointer, another important feature of the mouse is clicking the mouse buttons. As mentioned earlier, most clicking is done with the left mouse button. To left-click, you press down on the left mouse button and then let go as if you were pushing a button on a telephone.
Below are several check boxes you can use to practice left-clicking. Check each of the boxes below.
Check box 1. Check box 2. Check box 3. Check box 4. Check box 5.
Practice moving the text cursor by clicking anywhere in this box. When you single left click, an I-beam pointer should begin to flash where you clicked to indicate where you would start to type.
To open a file or program on a Windows computer, double-click the left mouse button on the icon of the file or program you want to open. To double-click, press your left mouse button twice quickly. For new computer users, double-clicking can be difficult because it requires two quick clicks. If you click too slowly or move your mouse while clicking, it may not work.
If you are having trouble double-clicking your mouse button, you can slow down the mouse clicking speed. For help with slowing down the clicking speed, see: How to increase or decrease the mouse double-click speed.
Double-click this text.
Practice double-clicking this text using the steps above. If done successfully, double-clicking selects a word. If you triple-click, the full paragraph is highlighted.
Although double-clicking an icon opens that file or application, some programs, operating systems, menus, and other features may only require a single click.
When your mouse pointer is on top of an object (e.g., an icon), click the left mouse button once to highlight that object. To select multiple files, as is being done in the animated picture, you can drag a marquee around all objects you want to highlight.
To select text, click the left button at the end of the text you want to select. While pressing the left mouse button, drag the mouse to the left and up to select multiple lines of text.
Below is a text field to practice highlighting text using the keyboard.
Practice highlighting this text using the above steps. Click the mouse cursor at the start of the text, hold down shift, and use your arrow keys.
The phrase drag-and-drop describes selecting an object or text, moving it ( dragging ), and then placing it ( dropping) in another area. For example, to drag-and-drop an object, such as an icon , you would first move your mouse cursor over it. Then, press and hold the left mouse button, move the object to the desired location, and release the button to set it down.
To see the properties of anything on the computer, move your mouse cursor over the text, icon, folder, or file and press the right mouse button ( right-click ). If the right-click menu does not give you the options you need, select "Properties" from the drop-down menu . If you view the properties of text, you get a menu with options such as cut , copy , and paste .
After learning to right-click using the mouse, you'll find many new options, such as the ability to cut, copy, and paste.
Use the two text fields below to copy the text from the first text box into the second box. Highlight the text using your mouse, as explained in a previous section, and right-click anywhere on the highlighted text. In the context menu , select Copy . When the menu disappears, right-click in the second box where you want to put the text. When the menu appears, select Paste .
The mouse wheel lets you scroll up and down on any page without using the vertical scroll bar . If your mouse has a wheel, you may have already used it to scroll down as you read this page. If you are unfamiliar with this wheel, use it now to scroll up and down on this page.
On most computer mice, the mouse wheel is also a button. You can press it to take an optional action, depending on your program. For example, if you click this Computer Hope link with the mouse wheel, it opens in a new tab .
Many mice are available for the computer today, with many button options. Another popular configuration for a mouse today is to have two thumb buttons on the left side of the mouse. These two buttons allow you to move back and forward on a browser or be programmed to perform any other action on your computer.
Finally, realize that many sizes and types of mice can be used with a computer. If you have difficulty using your mouse or want to try something, visit a local computer store or online store to see available options. The picture shows a trackball mouse that is easier for some users to use.
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For any country, his defence is most important for the safety and security of its people. Also, computer in this field helps the country’s security agencies to detect a threat which can be harmful in the future. Above all the defense industry use them to keep surveillance on our enemy.
Computers have become a necessity also, they have become a threat too. This is due to hackers who steal your private data and leak them on internet. Also, anyone can access this data. Apart from that, there are other threats like viruses, spams, bug and many other problems.
The computer is a very important machine that has become a useful part of our life. Also, the computers have twin-faces on one side it’s a boon and on the other side, it’s a bane. Its uses completely depend upon you. Apart from that, a day in the future will come when human civilization won’t be able to survive without computers as we depend on them too much. Till now it is a great discovery of mankind that has helped in saving thousands and millions of lives.
Q.1 What is a computer?
A.1 A computer is an electronic device or machine that makes our work easier. Also, they help us in many ways.
Q.2 Mention various fields where computers are used?
A.2 Computers are majorly used in defense, medicine, and for research purposes.
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A computer mouse with the most common features: two buttons (left and right) and a scroll wheel (which can also function as a button when pressed inwards) A typical wireless computer mouse A computer mouse (plural mice, also mouses) [nb 1] is a hand-held pointing device that detects two-dimensional motion relative to a surface. This motion is typically translated into the motion of the pointer ...
Enhanced Productivity. One of the key reasons for the importance of the computer mouse is its contribution to enhanced productivity. The mouse allows for precise and efficient navigation of the computer screen, making it easier to perform tasks such as selecting and dragging files, resizing windows, and navigating complex interfaces.
A computer mouse is a handheld hardware input device that controls a cursor in a GUI (graphical user interface) for pointing, moving and selecting text, icons, files, and folders on your computer. In addition to these functions, a mouse can also be used to drag-and-drop objects and give you access to the right-click menu.. For desktop computers, the mouse is placed on a flat surface (e.g ...
A computer mouse is a handheld hardware input device that controls a cursor in a GUI and can move and select text, icons, files, and folders. For desktop computers, the mouse is placed on a flat surface such as a mouse pad or a desk and is placed in front of your computer. The picture to the right is an example of a desktop computer mouse with ...
Mice, windows, icons, and menus: these are the ingredients of computer interfaces designed to be easy to grasp, simplicity itself to use, and straightforward to describe. The mouse is a pointer ...
Essay On Computer Mouse. 738 Words3 Pages. The first computer mouse that was invented in 1964 by a person named Douglas Engelbard. He was an inventor that made many user-friendly tools such as e-mail, windows, and many more. The first computer mouse consisted of a wooden shell, two metal wheels, and a circuit board.
Here's the inside of an old-style Logitech ball mouse: Switch detects clicks of left mouse button. Switch for middle button. Switch for right button. Old-style connection to PS/2 socket on computer. Chip turns back-and-forth ( analog) mouse movements into numeric (digital) signals computer can understand.
Today, the mouse is an essential input device for all modern computers but it wasn't so long ago that computers had no mouse and no graphical user interface. Data was entered by typing commands on a keyboard. The mouse was invented by Douglas Engelbart in 1964 and consisted of a wooden shell, circuit board and two metal wheels that came into ...
Engelbart originally invented the mouse as a way to navigate his oNLine System (NLS), a precursor of the Internet that allowed computer users to share information stored on their computers. NLS ...
Computer Mice Hits the Market . Before long, computers designed to work with a mouse were released. Among the first was the Xerox Alto, which went on sale in 1973. A team at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich liked the concept as well and built their own computer system with a mouse called the Lilith computer, sold from 1978 to ...
A computer mouse is an input device. It is connected to a computer and helps navigate a computer. It is used to point at icons, options, etc., and select them on the monitor screen based on the needs of the user while using a computer. Douglas Engelbart invented the first computer mouse in the 1960s. A computer mouse consists of a small object ...
1272 Words. 6 Pages. Open Document. The History of the Computer Mouse. The computer mouse is considered an input device. With a click of a button, the mouse sends information to the computer. The computer mouse is an interesting device that offers an alternative way to interact with the computer beside a keyboard. A typical mouse has two buttons.
Essay On Mouse: The computer mouse is a vital component of computing technology that has revolutionized the way we interact with computers. It was first invented in the 1960s, and since then, it has become an indispensable tool for navigating user interfaces and interacting with computer software. This Essay On Mouse will explore the history ...
Douglas C. Engelbart, a worker at the SRI (Stanford Research Institute), invented the mouse in 1964. However, the process of the invention of the mouse was not instantaneous and without effect on the realm of computing and society. In this paper I will be examining the problems that had to be overcome and the technologies that had to be ...
The Mouse Wins 4 In 1965 Engelbart's team published the final report of their study evaluating the efficiency of the various screen-selection techniques. They had pitted the mouse against a handful of other devices, some off the shelf, some of their own making (see Mouse Alternatives below). The mouse won hands down, and was thus included as standard equipment in their research moving forward ...
4) OPTICAL MOUSE. This is the common Joe mouse that you see everywhere these days. But instead of using a rubber ball and mechanical sensors, an optical mouse uses an LED and detects movement by sensing changes in the reflected light. The good: No dirty rubber balls to clean.
A computer mouse is a handheld pointing device and input device used with all desktop computers that moves the mouse pointer on the screen. To help with portability, mobile devices, like a laptop, use a touchpad instead of a mouse. Mobile devices, like a smartphone and tablet, use a touch screen for their pointer input. This page is designed to help new computer users become more familiar and ...
A wireless mouse is a computer mouse that needs no wires to send signals from the mouse to a computer. Over time, different technologies have led to the emergence of different types of wireless mice on the market. The cordless mouse mechanical mouse. A laser mouse is an optioffers obvious advantages over its tethered brethren,
100 Words Essay On Computer. It's evident that computers have made our lives much easier in a variety of ways. We rely on them for communication, information, efficiency, and entertainment, and it's hard to imagine life without them. Computers have revolutionised the way we live and work. They are an essential part of our lives, and they have ...
Design and Evaluation of a Computer-Actuated Mouse. Francisco Kiss 1, V alentin Schwind 1, Stefan Schneegass 2, Niels Henze. 1 University of Stuttgart, Germany — {firstname.lastname}@vis.uni ...
Computer usage can be associated with the development of upper extremity pain, especially hand and forearm musculoskeletal pain induced by intensive mouse use [].In this regard, it is commonly accepted that the use of PC mice which promote the reduction of forearm pronation is less susceptible to cause musculoskeletal injuries when compared to more conventional designs.
The simple computer basically consists of CPU, monitor, mouse, and keyboard. Also, there are hundreds of other computer parts that can be attached to it. These other parts include a printer, laser pen, scanner, etc. The computer is categorized into many different types like supercomputers, mainframes, personal computers (desktop), PDAs, laptop ...
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