SECTION 1: HARDWARE 1.5 The mouse CHECK YOUR ENGLISH VOCABULARY FOR COMPUTER AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

CHECK YOUR ENGLISH VOCABULARY

FOR COMPUTER AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

SECTION 1: HARDWARE

1.5 The mouse

pointer on optical roll scroll up scroll down touchpad left button right button joystick single double scroll wheel hold down repetitive strain injury 1 ______________ to see pages above. ______________ to see pages below. To select text, ______________ the left button, and move the mouse pointer. If you use a mouse for many hours every day, you can get ______________ in your fingers. With a laptop computer, plug in a mouse, or use the ______________ in front of the keyboard. To play some games, you need to use a ______________ instead of a mouse. To move up and down a page, you can ______________ the mouse wheel. This mouse doesn't have a ball. It's an ______________ mouse. One click of a mouse button is called a ______________ click. Two clicks of a mouse button are called a ______________ click. Click ______________ the folder to open it. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

ANSWER KEY

.5 The mouse 1 scroll up, 2 scroll down, 3 hold down, 4 repetitive strain injury, 5 touchpad (or mouse pad), 6 joystick, 7 roll, 8 optical, 9 single, 10 double, 11 on, 12 left button, 13 right button, 14 scroll wheel (or mouse wheel), 15 pointer