A joystick is a pointing device is used to move an object on the screen in any direction. ?It employs a vertical rod mounted on a base with one or two buttons. A joystick is an input device that tracks and sends movement data to the CPU. It uses a central pivot to monitor any minute changes in direction, then sends this data to be processed and usually controls another device. Joysticks are used extensively in video arcade games, and they were the primary game controller on home computers during the 1980s and 90s. Therefore based on the features of the joystick it suggests that both the statements are false.