Screen moves in conjunction with mouse and system is off (Mac OS 10.5.8)

Hi,
My daughter hit some keys and suddenly my screen moves around with my mouse (not independently) and the system or software seems to have reverted back to the 90's. The text is blurry on everything (desktop, Internet, etc.) and the system seems to be running slower, etc. I have restarted and tried other things but can't restore it. Please help!!! Thank you.

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