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Because it inputs a command into the computer. If you move the mouse to the right then the cursor goes to the right of the screen. If you click the mouse then whateve the mouse is over will either be highlighted or opened.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 11y agoYes. Simply put the mouse & keyboard are both considered input devices because when they are connected to a computer, they are "inputting" information in order to work. Grant it the computer is giving them power, it is the device itself that is giving the computer the ability to use it.
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What are two computer input devices?
KeyboardMouse
Is a keyboard an input device?
Yes, a keyboard and mouse are both input devices.
What kind of devices are your keyboard and mouse?
Input Devices
What are the two most important input devices of a computer?
Computer input devices are peripheral devices that provide data and control signals to the computer. The keyboard and mouse are the most important input devices.
What are two main input devices?
mouse & keyboard
What are two major input devices?
Keyboard & Mouse
What are the two common input devices?
Keyboard & Mouse
What type of device give commands to a computer?
devices give commands to computer
What are the input devices for a desk top computer?
Two main input devices are the keyboard and the mouse.
Of these four devices a mouse a keyboard a microphone or a scanner is an input device?
All the devices are input devices. The mouse and scanner are plugged in to your USB, so those are obviously input. The keyboard and the microphone are sometimes already in laptops. But on the desktop, the keyboard and the microphone have to be plugged in.
Is a keyboard and mouse input or output devices?
Keyboards are an input device. Anything that collects information from outside the machine, but specifically for the machine is an input device (mouse, keyboard, scanner, etc)
State two type of input devices?
Keyboard and mouse.
