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PointingType Indicates the type of pointing device.

Values for the PointingType property

are:

1 — Other

2 - Unknown

3 - Mouse

4 - Trackball

5 - Trackpoint

6 - Glidepoint

7 - Touch pad

8 - Touch screen

9 - Mouse — optical sensor

uint16

NumberOfButtons Indicates the number of buttons. If the

CIM_PointingDevice has no buttons, a

value of 0 is returned.

uint8

Handedness Integer indicating if the

CIM_PointingDevice is configured for

right- or left-handed operation. Values

for the Handedness property are as

follows:

0 - Unknown

1 - Not applicable

2 - Right-handed operation

3 - Left-handed operation

uint16

CIM_Keyboard

The CIM_Keyboard class described in Table below includes devices that allow users to enter data.

Table 31. CIM_Keyboard Properties

Class Name:

CIM_Keyboard

Parent Class:

CIM_UserDevice

Property Description Data Type

NumberOfFunctionKeys Indicates the number of function keys

on the keyboard.

uint16

Layout A free-form string indicating the

format and layout of the keyboard.

string

Password An integer indicating if a hardware-

level password is enabled at the

uint16