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I believe you may be referring to a "Touch Pad" since the inspiron is a laptop. You would need to go into the start menu, then control panel and then there is usually a setting for mouse or touchpad, you should be able to activate it there.
Consult Dell tech support if needed.
A mouse pad is simply a padded resting area for a Computer mouse. It requires no power to use.
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