this presentation is on the computer mouse history, what it is made of, and how it is used today

1. TYLER WESTBROCK
INTRODUCTION
▸The computer mouse is used every day by business
workers, online shoppers, and computer gamers. People
would not be able to do what they can do today without
computer mouses. I will now show you what they are used
for, their history, and what they are made of today. Are you
ready?

2. THE COMPUTER
MOUSE
TYLER WESTBROCK

4. NO, NOT
THAT
TYPE OF
MOUSE…

5. THIS TYPE
OF MOUSE

7. TYLER WESTBROCK
WHAT IS A COMPUTER MOUSE:
▸Used to position a curser on a computer screen
▸It allows users to select items stored on a computer
▸Allows you to play computer games

8. TYLER WESTBROCK
THE COMPUTER MOUSE HISTORY:
▸Invented by Douglas Engelbart
▸Invented in 1964
▸The mouse consisted of a wooden shell, a circuit board

9. REMEMBER, THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN BACK IN
THE ‘60S, SO IT MAY BE A LITTLE BLURRY.

10. TYLER WESTBROCK
THE COMPUTER MOUSE TODAY
▸Costists of:
▸ABS plastic
▸a metal coated ball
▸chips
▸switches

12. TYLER WESTBROCK
THE COMPUTER MOUSE
▸Most mouses have to be used on mouse pads, while special
ones don't have to.

13. TYLER WESTBROCK
CONCLUSION
▸Well, you have now learned the functions of a mouse and
what it is made of. People today are starting to make more
complex mouses. Now, when you get on a computer and
start to play a game, you know the history of what your using
to play the game with.

14. TYLER WESTBROCK
SOURCES
▸http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/613/the-history-of-
the-compu
▸https://prezi.com/krwaibcga3ix/computer-mouse-
manufacturing/
▸https://www.lifewire.com/what-is-a-mouse-2618156