Which element helps you select text or objects by moving the mouse?

• A. Cursor
• B. Insertion Point
• C. Pointer
• D. Tab

Answer: (C)

The thing you move with the mouse to interact and select is the pointer. The pointer is the on-screen symbol (usually an arrow) that tracks your mouse movements; you position it over text or objects and click or drag to select. It may change shape to indicate different actions (for example, an I-beam over text signals you can select or edit text). The insertion point, or caret, shows where new text will appear in a document, but it’s not what you drag with the mouse to select. The tab key moves focus or inserts spacing, not used for mouse-based selection. So, the element that enables selecting text or objects by moving the mouse is the pointer.