Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Name the person who invented the mouse (not the rodent!), albeit for a different purpose.( The mouse was renovated by Xerox PARC for use with their GUIs and gradually Apple Computer rode that wave feverishly until Microsoft took over!)

  1. Steve Wozniak

  2. Randy Wigginton

  3. Terry Esler

  4. Doug Engelbart
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Doug Engelbart invented the computer mouse at Stanford Research Institute (SRI) in the 1960s. His prototype was a wooden shell with two metal wheels. Xerox PARC later refined and popularized the design for their Alto computer's graphical interface.

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