6) The History Of The Computer Mouse

Question 1

Discuss the first computer mouse (3)

Answer 1

• it was invented by Douglas Ingelbard in 1964
• it had a wooden shell, a circuit and 2 metal weels
• it came into contact with the surface it was used on

Question 2

How was the first computer mouse improved (3)

Answer 2

• In 1972 the mouse was developed by inventing the ball mouse
• the ball replaced the feels
• it was capable of monitoring movement in any direction

Question 3

When was the optical mouse developed and when did it become commercially viable (2)

Answer 3

• 1980

- 1994

Question 4

Why wasn’t the optical mouse used World Wide at first (1) and how did this change (2)

Answer 4

• It was to expensive,
• in 1994 it became a commercially viable alternative to the ball mouse
• it replaced the ball mouse and is seen as the standard mouse for modern computers

Question 5

What is the wireless mouse (2)

Answer 5

• a computer mouse not connected to the computer with wires

- it send signals from the mouse to the computer