Computer SENIOR HIGH

SCHOOL
Systems
Servicing NC II
Quarter 1 - Module 2
Performing Computer Operations

Department of Education
Division of Batangas City
Madeleine D. Mendoza || ICT Teacher || Paharang Integrated School
[email protected]

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How to Learn from this Module
To achieve the objectives cited above, you are to do the following:
• Take your time reading the lessons carefully.
• Follow the directions and/or instructions in the activities and exercises diligently.
• Answer all the given tests and exercises.

Icons of this Module

What I Need to This part contains learning objectives that

Know are set for you to learn as you go along the
module.

What I know This is an assessment as to your level of

knowledge to the subject matter at hand,
meant specifically to gauge prior related
knowledge
What’s In This part connects previous lesson with that
of the current one.

What’s New An introduction of the new lesson through

various activities, before it will be presented
to you

What is It These are discussions of the activities as a

way to deepen your discovery and under-
standing of the concept.

What’s More These are follow-up activities that are in-

tended for you to practice further in order to
master the competencies.

What I Have Activities designed to process what you

Learned have learned from the lesson

What I can do These are tasks that are designed to show-

case your skills and knowledge gained, and
applied into real-life concerns and situations.

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 Lesson
Plan and Prepare for Task to be
1 Undertaken

What I Need to Know

At the end of this module, you should be able to:

1. Determine requirements of task in accordance with required output
2. Select appropriate hardware and software according to task
3. Plan a task to ensure that OHS guidelines and procedures are followed
4. Follow client-specific guidelines and procedures

Planning plays the most important role of achieving a successful task. Your ability to plan
properly will enable you to attain your target or purpose goal. Many successful entrepreneurs
have realized their success through proper and careful planning. Likewise, aside from
planning, you should also give importance to preparation. Good preparation will boost your
confidence because it means that you are ready to do the task because you have sufficient
knowledge about it.

As a computer system servicing student, you also need to familiarize with the materials
and tools involve in order to really attain the good result of the task given in avoidance of
lagging when performing the task you are about to be undertaken.

Let us determine how much you already know about planning and preparing for task to be
undertaken. Take this test.

What I Know

Direction Fill in the blanks.

Occupational h______ and safety is a planned s______of working to prevent i_________ and injury where
you w_____ by recognizing and identifying hazards and r_______.

Introduction
Occupational health and safety (OHS) is a planned system of working to prevent illness and injury where
you work by recognizing and identifying hazards and risks. Health and safety procedure is the responsibility
of all persons in the computer and technology industries.

Knowing OHS is essential to minimize the hazards and risks not only to students, trainers
and other people within the training institution but others who will be affected.

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Reasons for occupational safety and standards are:

• Moral – an employee should not have to risk injury at work, nor should others have
associated with the work environment.
• Economic – many governments realize that poor occupational safety and
health performance results in cost to state
• Legal – OHS requirements maybe reinforced in civil law and/or criminal law

SAFETY PROCEDURES(OHS)

1. To prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power cable from the
electrical outlet before relocating the system
2. When adding and removing devices to or from the system, ensure that the power
cables for the devices are unplugged before the signal cables are connected. If
possible, disconnect all power cables from the existing system before you add a
device
3. Make sure that your power supply is set to the correct voltage in your area
4. Before installing the Motherboard and adding a device on it, carefully read the
entire manual that came with the package

To avoid short circuits, keep paper clips, screws, and staples away from connectors, slots,
sockets and circuitry
5. 6. Avoid dust, humidity, and temperature extremes. Do not place the product in any
area where it may become wet
6. Always ground or discharge yourself before touching any part of the computer
7. Do not work alone so that there’s someone who can take care of you in case of
accident or emergency.
8. Be careful with the tools that may cause short circuit
9. Always full the cable connector on the handle and not on the cable itself
10. Use only rubber shoes when standing on the ground or in a concrete floor
11. Make sure that the pins are properly aligned when connecting a cable
connector.
12. Always power off and unplug the computer before working on it. 14. Take away any
liquid such as mineral water or soft drinks near your working area or near computers.
15. Contingency measures during workplace accidents, fire and other emergencies
are recognized.

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

1. Do not place any combustible materials near the power outlet.

2. Avoid using power cord with defects such as loose contacts and exposed
conductors.
3. Avoid using connecting wires with exposed conductors.
4. Do all the wiring connection inside the computer system with the power off.
5. Check the proper connections before turning the circuit power on.
6. Remove any jewelry, which is conductive.
7. Check your measuring instruments for proper voltage, current, resistance
setting before making any measurement.
8. Refer to the mother manuals for its proper jumper setting and connection.

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 You must identify the hazards where you are working and decide how dangerous they are.
Eliminate the hazard or modify the risk that it presents. This Module is intended to give you some
guidelines and advice on common areas of health and safety problems in the computer industry and to
help you gain a general awareness of your responsibilities as user and technician in a safe environment.
There are three steps used to manage health and safety at work:
1. Spot the Hazard (Hazard Identification)
2. Assess the Risk (Risk Assessment)
3. Make the Changes (Risk Control)
At work you can use these three Think Safe steps to help prevent accidents.
Using the Think Safe Steps
1. Spot the Hazard
Key Point
A hazard is anything that could hurt you or someone else.
Examples of workplace hazards include:
• frayed electrical cords (could result in electrical shock)
• boxes stacked precariously (they could fall on someone)
• noisy machinery (could result in damage to your hearing)
During work experience, you must remain alert to anything that may be dangerous. If you see, hear
or smell anything odd, take note. If you think it could be a hazard, tell someone.
2. Assesses the Risk
Key Point
Assessing the risk means working out how likely it is that a hazard will
harm someone and how serious the harm could be.
Whenever you spot a hazard, assess the risk by Assess asking
yourself two questions:
• How likely is it that the hazard could harm me or someone else?
• How badly could I or someone else be harmed?
Always tell someone (your employer, your supervisor or your health
and safety representative) about hazards you can't fix yourself, especially if
the hazard could cause serious harm to anyone.
For example:
• Ask your supervisor for instructions and training before using equipment.
• Ask for help moving or lifting heavy objects.
• Tell your supervisor if you think a work practice could be dangerous.
If you are not sure of the safest way to do something during work experience, always ask your work
experience supervisor.
3.Make the Changes
It is your employer's responsibility to fix hazards. Sometimes you may be able to fix simple
hazards yourself, as long as you don't put yourself or others at risk. For example, you can pick up
things from the floor and put them away to eliminate a trip hazard.
Common hazards encountered by computer technicians and users
A hazard is a situation in the workplace that has the potential to harm the health and safety of
people or to damage plant and equipment. The situation could involve a task, chemical or equipment
used. Hazard management is a continuous process that can be used to improve the health and safety
of all workplaces.

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Physical Hazards One of the most common physical hazards involving
computer technicians is cables running across the floor. If Physical
hazards someone trips, falls, and hurts himself because of a cable you ran
across the floor, someone (you, your employer, or your customer) has a
serious legal negligence problem. If you need to temporarily run a cable
across the floor, place a Danger sign similar to those "wet floor" signs used by
cleaning services.
For cables that are temporary but will need to run across the floor for a
longer period of time, use "gaffers tape". Gaffers tape is a heavy tape with strong
adhesive to stick to the floor. It comes in a wide range of colors, from unintrusive
matte black to hazard warning red. Although it has strong adhesive, it can be
removed easily and cleanly.
For long term cable routing there is a wide variety of cable organizing
devices like cable ties, cable wraps, and cable raceways which can be used to run cable safely along the
wall or ceiling.
Other common physical hazards include leaving tools on top of ladders and placing electronic
equipment in precarious positions or on support that is not sturdy enough or not designed for holding
electronic equipment.

Mechanical Hazards
When working on electronic equipment, ask yourself "Is
there any way this equipment could hurt me?‖. You might stick your hand in a
printer and suddenly the paper feed arm moves, feeding not only paper mechanical
hazards your finger too. but a piece of through the printer, You might
move your hand past a computer chassis and lose a chunk of flesh because it is
razor sharp. When working on electronic equipment always be alert to any possibility
of being hurt by moving parts, hot components, or sharp edges.

Chemical Hazards
There is a wide array of chemicals used with electronic equipment.
There are display cleaning chemicals, keyboard cleaning chemicals,
compressed gas dirt and dust removers, and many cleaning solvents.
Some of these chemicals can be harmful if accidentally swallowed, get on
bare skin, or get in eyes. Before using any chemicals for electronic
equipment always read the warnings and instructions on the label.
Also be very careful when dealing with inkjet printer cartridges, or
laser printer toner cartridges. Ink and toner can stain skin, clothing, and carpet.

Electric Shock Hazard

Inside computers and electronic equipment, there is a range of voltages
from 3.3 volts to 25 volts, most of these are harmless. But at the power supply,
you'll find line voltage, which is a lethal 220 volts.
Most of the time while working inside computers and electronic equipment,
you'll want them unplugged from the wall socket. If you need to work on equipment
while it is still plugged in or powered up, remove all jewelry and wrist watches.
If you must work inside a line power distribution box, wear an electrician’s
rubber insulated gloves and safety glasses. You might think you don't need these
safety devices because you are going to be extra careful, but one little slip could
cause a flaming explosion that could take off your hand, embed shrapnel in your
eyes, or conduct electricity through your heart, where it takes only 10 milliamps
(0.01) to kill a human.

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CRT Monitor High-Voltage Hazard
CRT monitors are becoming less common nowadays, but should you
run into one, it is best NOT to open it up. Instead, outsource any CRT repair
job to a qualified CRT repair service. A CRT monitor has a high-voltage
anode inside it, which can carry a charge of up to 25,000 volts, and it can still
be holding a high charge days after the power is removed.If you must open a
CRT monitor case for some reason, be sure to study the proper way to
discharge a CRT before you proceed. It involves using a jumper wire and a
flat blade screwdriver to shorten the anode to ground. After being discharged,
even with no power connection, the anode voltage will actually build up again.
So you have to repeatedly discharge it.

Do This in your Journal

I. TRUE or FALSE.

Direction: Read carefully each statement below. Place T on the line if the statement is TRUE.
Place F if the statement is FALSE.

1. Health and safety procedure are the responsibility of all persons in the
computer and technology industries.

2. Spotting the hazards means working out how likely it is that a hazard will
harm someone and how serious the harm could be.

3. If you need to temporarily run a cable across the floor, place a Danger
sign similar to those "wet floor" signs used by cleaning services.

4. Selecting the best tool for each task makes the work faster.

5. Inkjet printer cartridges, or laser printer toner cartridges are hazardous

to users.

II. Directions: Write PH if it is a physical hazard and CH if it is a chemical Hazard.

1. High exposure to sunlight/ultraviolet rays

2. Liquids like cleaning products, paints, acids, solvents – ESPECIALLY if chemicals are in an
unlabeled container!
3. Vapors and fumes that come from welding or exposure to solvents
4. Temperature extremes – hot and cold
5. Constant loud noise

III. How do you protect yourself in different hazard and risk?

IV. Direction : Identify what hazard is being illustrated in the situation below .
__________ 1. Slippery computer laboratory floor
__________ 2. Hot components, or sharp edges of computer devices
__________ 3. Laser printer toner
__________ 4. Obstructed electrical cables
__________ 5. Open CRT moni

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 What’s More

The following are some factors to be considered when you plan and prepare for the tasks:

1. PLACE. See to it that the place for doing the task is conducive to work, well ventilated,
clean, and has good lighting. A space provided for freedom to move is important. A
place chosen will give you idea on what task is to be done.

2. WASTE DISPOSAL. Used wire or wire strips or other things that can’t be used anymore must
be disposed in proper storage bin or container.

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 3. TOOLS/EQUIPMENT. Tools and equipment must match with the task to be done. You
should be careful enough to choose tools and equipment that are worthy of use. They must be
in good condition so that it can be easily utilized without damaging the parts.

A tool is a handheld device that aids in accomplishing a task.

Tools range from a traditional metal cutting part of a machine to an element of a computer
program that activates and controls a particular function.

Preparing for the task to be undertaken includes proper tool selection.

1. How do you select the best tool for the job? First, know and understand in detail the
scope of work to be accomplished, second, plan for the scope considering the
sequence of tasks.
2. Selecting the best tool for each task requires training in the proper use of the tools,
field experience in their safe use, and following the manufacturer’s guidance and
instructions for that specific tool.
3. When obtaining the tool all the associated tooling and consumable parts, as
recommended by the manufacturer, must be included.

In addition, related consumable parts must also be selected and used according to
their manufacturer’s instructions.

4. SAFETY. Always prioritize safety. Remember that accident is not an excusable incident. It
can be avoided. Always remember the motto “Safety first”.

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5. PROCEDURE/TASK. Identify what task to perform before identifying materials and tools to
use. The service procedure/task to employ will tell you the corresponding tools and materials
needed. Appropriate tools to use with the task will enhance your ability to provide a competitive
and efficient service.

Assembling

Disassembling

Crimping

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Exercise:

Think of a particular scenario wherein you apply OHS. Write your answer on the space
provided below.

What I Have Learned

Write your thoughts about the lesson.

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 Assessment: (Post-Test)
I. Multiple Choice. Answer the question that follows. Choose the best answer
from among the given choices.

1. A successful task can be achieved through planning and preparation.

a. careful and proper b. constant c. courageous d. seldom

2. One of the factors to consider when planning and preparing for the task in order to avoid
accident is .
a. materials c. place
b. safety d. waste disposal

3. When the task calls for the removal of parts, use .

a. cleaning tools c.. loosening and tightening tools
b. marking tools d. measuring tools

4. What is a computer?
a. A programmable electronic device that processes data via instructions to output
information for future use.
b. Raw facts and figures that has no meaning processed via a set of instructions.
c. Meaning attached to data letters, pictures, symbols or sounds.
d. All of the above

5. Why do people use computers?

a. For their data processing speeds, accuracy, storage capacity and ability to work
for long periods.
b. Computers are very fast and not very accurate.
c. Computers work for long periods without the need for maintenance.
d. Computers stores large amounts of data.

6. The primary goal of Occupational Health is about:

a. Protecting the safety, health and welfare of people engaged in work
b.Protecting co-workers, family members employers, suppliers, nearby
communities and other members of the public who are influenced by the
workplace environment
c. Protecting the natural environment
d. None of the above.
7. In order to maintain good health standards at the workplace the following rules must be adhered to:
a.Cleanliness, adequate sanitary facilities, Protection against dangerous
substances
b.Wellness of workers
c.Promoting a positive social climate
d.None of the above

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8. One of the main reasons why hazardous materials need to be handled and stored
correctly are:
a.To prevent production at the work place
b.To promote the well-being of people in the work place
c.To prevent people being exposed to the material and to protect the natural environment
d.None of the above.

9. What is the best way to avoid tripping at the workplace?

a. Make sure the floor is uneven.
b. Have the floor cleaned extra often.
c. Make sure the workplace is tidy.
d. None of the above.

10. Who should you notify right away about an accident?

a. The immediate supervisor.
b. The government’s Health and Safety Inspection Service.
c. The medical department.
d. None of the above

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