How does a wireless mouse work when even it is not connected to any other devices?
How does a wireless mouse work when even it is not connected to any other devices? A mouse is a very important peripheral device in a computer which is used to move the cursor on the computer screen. It has several other buttons which are used to highlight a part of text, images or other information, to scroll pages, to click and open files, folders etc. In case of a wired mouse, the information from the mouse to the CPU and back are transmitted through a pair of wires. In case of a wireless mouse, these information are exchanged through radio signals. To support this arrangement, there is a radio transmitter in the mouse and a corresponding receiver in the computer. The radio frequency receiver receives the radio frequency signals, decodes them, and then sends these signals directly to the computer as normal. RF receivers usually come as built in components that connect to the mouse input. In some cases a separate card is installed in the computers. Most wirel...