Shelly Cashman Series Lab - Using the Mouse


Name   ____________________________________


Course and Division _______________________


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As you step through the Interactive Lab, answer the following
questions in the spaces provided. For multiple choice
questions, enter the appropriate letter on the blank line.

1. A mouse unit is a(n) _____________.

a. input device
b. output device
c. secondary storage device
d. integral part of the system unit

For questions 2 through 5, use the following choices.

a. pointing
b. right-clicking
c. double-clicking
d. dragging

2. Rapidly pressing and releasing a mouse button twice while
maintaining the pointer's location on the screen is called
_____________.

3. Moving the mouse across a mouse pad or the top of the desk
to move the pointer on the screen is called ______________.

4. _____________ is primarily used to move an item from one
location on the screen to another. 

5. _____________ when the mouse pointer is positioned over
an object displays a shortcut menu related to that object.

6. In the space provided below, draw the chief features of
the mouse. Include in the drawing the general shape of a
mouse, the location of the buttons, and its cable.

















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For questions 7 through 10, enter the letter T for true
or F for false on the line provided before the question
number.
 
___________ 7. A check box is like a switch in that you
can turn it on or off by clicking it. 


___________ 8. Option buttons form a group of options from
which you must choose two or more.


___________ 9. A drop-down list box contains a list of
options from which you can select at most one.


___________ 10. Use a scroll bar to set a value or move
around a document that is larger than the screen.