Practical Learning: Moving the Mouse

1- Position the mouse on an empty area of the desktop. You see the mouse pointer also called the mouse cursor or simply the cursor
2- To see a tool tip, position (only position) the mouse on the Recycle Bin icon and see the sentence that appears:

From now on, unless specified otherwise, the word "Mouse" refers to the mouse pointer or cursor on the screen. For example, if we write, "Position the mouse on Mamma", we mean, "Position or place the mouse cursor on the item identified as Mamma". This means that the word mouse will not anymore refer to the mouse on the table or the pad on the laptop. Unless specified otherwise, the word mouse means the cursor on the screen.