Computer Science Ques 616

Question: The ____ becomes different shapes depending on the task you are performing.

Options:

A) Active tab

B) Insertion point

C) Mouse pointer

D) Ribbon

E) None of these

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

  • Physically moving the mouse moves the graphic pointer (also referred to as tine cursor) on the screen. The pointer has a variety of shapes to indicate its cur-rent behavior, eg. Arrow $ (\uparrow ) $ is normal select which is used for most objects; Hand is link select which is used for text and graphics links. I is text. Select which is used for text to indicate a location characters.