Question

Which of these is a point-and-draw device?
1. Mouse
2. Scanner
3. Printer
4. CD-ROM

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Mouse

The correct answer is Mouse

• The mouse is a hand-held input device that is used to move the cursor or pointer across the screen.
• It is designed to be used on a flat surface and generally has a left and right button and a scroll wheel between them.
• The laptop has touchpads that work as a mouse.
• It is used as a point-and-draw device.
• Some mouse comes with integrated features such as extra buttons to perform different buttons.
• History:
  • The mouse was invented by Douglas C. Engelbart in 1963.
  • Early mouse had a roller ball integrated as a movement sensor underneath the device.

• Scanner: A scanner is a device that captures images from photographic prints, posters, magazine pages, and similar sources for computer editing and display.​ 
  • ​The first "fax" device was developed in the early 1840s by the Scottish inventor Alexander Bain.
• Printer: A printer is a hardware output device that is used to generate hard copy and print any document.
• CD-ROM: CD-ROM, an abbreviation of compact disc read-only memory.
  • ​It is a type of computer memory in the form of a compact disc that is read by optical means.
  • A CD-ROM drive uses a low-power laser beam to read digitized (binary) data that has been encoded in the form of tiny pits on an optical disk.