Computer Mouse — Questions and answers

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What kind of new work did Douglas Engelbart start in 1964?

Choices

  1. Making computers use more complex text commands.
  2. Helping users find more punch cards.
  3. Creating a more natural way for people to use computers. ✓
  4. Explaining old computer terminals to researchers.

Answer: Creating a more natural way for people to use computers.

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According to Professor Ben Carter, what was the 'real challenge' for selecting items on a screen?

Choices

  1. To make light pens touch the screen directly.
  2. To create a device for precise relative motion sensing. ✓
  3. To make joysticks feel more imprecise.
  4. To limit user freedom when moving around the screen.

Answer: To create a device for precise relative motion sensing.

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What was Douglas Engelbart's bigger question besides just automating tasks?

Choices

  1. How can technology make us smarter? ✓
  2. How can we only point at things?
  3. How can we find more archived photographs?
  4. How can we work less with information?

Answer: How can technology make us smarter?

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Who built the very first functional computer mouse?

Choices

  1. Douglas Engelbart.
  2. Bill English. ✓
  3. Dr. Anya Sharma.
  4. The X-Y Position Indicator.

Answer: Bill English.

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How did the first mouse tell the computer where to move the cursor?

Choices

  1. It talked to the computer with a tiny voice.
  2. Its two wheels rotated and created electrical signals. ✓
  3. It blinked different colored lights.
  4. It used a complicated internal clock.

Answer: Its two wheels rotated and created electrical signals.

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What kind of mouse did Bill English develop after the original wheel-based design?

Choices

  1. A mouse that collected more dirt.
  2. A trackball mouse. ✓
  3. A mouse with optical sensors.
  4. A mouse that only moved up and down.

Answer: A trackball mouse.

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What was the famous name of the presentation where the computer mouse was first shown in 1968?

Choices

  1. The Magic Presentation.
  2. The Mother of All Demos. ✓
  3. The Archival Footage.
  4. The Future of Computing.

Answer: The Mother of All Demos.

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Which company helped make the mouse popular for many people by pairing it with an easy-to-use computer?

Choices

  1. Xerox PARC.
  2. Stanford Research Institute.
  3. Apple. ✓
  4. A new generation of computer users.

Answer: Apple.

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According to Dr. Anya Sharma, what did the computer mouse do for computing?

Choices

  1. It made computing harder for everyone.
  2. It only allowed for very difficult control.
  3. It made computing accessible for everyone. ✓
  4. It made computers less important today.

Answer: It made computing accessible for everyone.

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