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Handling Input and Output Devices
MODULE 6
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ICTL for Secondary School - Computer Hardware Module
4. Module Summary: At the end of the module, students should be able to connect
peripherals; monitor, keyboard, mouse and speaker to the system unit
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1 Power port
3 PS2 port
(keyboard)
4 USB port
8 Game port
(Joystick)
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ICTL for Secondary School - Computer Hardware Module
Steps:
1. Plug the VGA cable of the monitor to the display device port as in Figure 2. The VGA
cable is blue in colour must be connected to the display that has the same colour.
Students must connect the tiny pin on VGA cable carefully.
1. Plug the PS2 cable of the keyboard (purple nozzle) and mouse (green nozzle) to the
device port as Figure 3.1. Students also need to be extremely careful to attach the
keyboard and mouse to their respective PS/2 port. For keyboard and mouse that have
USB toggle use Figure 3.2
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ICTL for Secondary School - Computer Hardware Module
1. Plug the cable of the speaker (green nozzle) and microphone (blue nozzle) to the device
port as figure 4.
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ICTL for Secondary School - Computer Hardware Module
Steps:
1. Plug in the power cord and switch the power supply switch to the ‘On’ position.
2. Press the power button. If everything is connected as it should be, all system fans
should start spinning. You should hear a single beep, and after 2-5 seconds, the
computer will start to boot.