Why is a computer mouse, called a mouse?
hi chasey the name mouse originated from the originated at the Stanford Research Institute,and derives from the resemblance of early models (which had a cord attached to the rear part of the device, suggesting the idea of a tail) to the common mouse. The first marketed integrated mouse — shipped as a part of a computer and intended for personal computer navigation — came with the Xerox 8010 Star Information System in 1981. and since these early days many different types of mice(plural) and mouse(singular) have been designed for example Mechanical mice : or better known as the “ball mouse” ,this is the most unreliable of all models as the ball can become dirty and greasy which then directly affects the performance of the mouse ,these mice are still widely used but are less favourable then the > optical mouse : a optical mouse uses a light-emitting diode and photodiodes to detect movement relative to the underlying surface, rather than moving some of its parts — as in a mechanical mouse
