PREPARE HAND TOOLS

AND EQUIPMENT FOR

COMPUTER HARDWARE
SERVICING

MODULE IN TECHNOLOGY
AND LIVELIHOOD EDUCATION 7 &8

First Quarter

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MARIVIC O. LASTIMOZA
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What I Need To Know

Learning Objectives
 Prepare hand tools. (TLE_ICTCS7/8UT-0a-1)
What I Know

Pre-Test
This Pre-test will assess your prior knowledge on the content. Please answer
honestly.
MULTIPLE CHOICE
Directions: Read the following statement carefully, and then choose the best answer.
Write the corresponding letter of your correct answer on the blank space
provided before each number. CAPITAL LETTERS ONLY.

___ 1. Which tool is used for hardware to stand on to prevent static electricity
from building up?
a. Anti-static mat c. Philips head screwdriver
b. Hex driver d. Wire cutter
___ 2. Which tool is used to loosen or tighten cross-head screws?

a. Anti-static mat c. Anti-wrist strap

b. Hex driver d. Philips head screwdriver
___ 3. Which tool is sometimes called a nut driver? It is used to tighten nuts
in the same way that a screwdriver tightens screws?
a. Anti-static mat c. Hex driver
b. Philips head screwdriver d. Wire cutter
___ 4. Which tool is used to strip and cut wires?

a. Philips head screwdriver c. Wire cutter

b. Anti-static mat d. Needle nose plier
___ 5. Which tool is used to retrieve parts from location that are too small for
your hand to fit?
a. Part Retriever c. Cable ties
b. Lint-free Cloth d. Flat head screwdriver
___ 6. Which tool is used to clean different computer components without
scratching or leaving debris?
a. Flat head screwdriver c. Lint-free Cloth
b. Cable ties d. Part Retriever

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___ 7. Which tool is used to bundle cables neatly inside and outside of a
computer?
a. Cable ties c. Flat head screwdriver
b. Part Retriever d. Lint-free Cloth
___ 8. Which tool is used to loosen or tighten slotted screws?

a. Lint-free Cloth c. Part Retriever

b. Flat head screwdriver d. Cable ties
___ 9. Which tool is used to loosen or tighten screws that have a star-like
depression on the top, a feature that is mainly found on laptop?
a. Anti-static mat c. Philips head screwdriver
b. Torx screwdriver d. Wire cutter
___ 10. Which tool is used to blow away dust and debris from different
computer parts without touching the components?
a. Anti-static mat c. Compressed air
b. Hex driver d. Wire cutter
___ 11. Which tool used to prevent ESD damage to computer equipment?

a. Anti-static wrist strap c. Multimeter

b. Anti-static mat d. Tweezer
___ 12. Which tool used to hold screw, jumpers, fasteners and other small
parts and prevents them from getting mixed together?
a. Compressed air c. Hex driver
b. Wire cutter d. Parts organizer
___ 13. Which tool used to loosen or tighten slotted screws?

a. Hex driver c. Needle-nose pliers

b. Flat head screwdriver d. Philips head screw driver
___ 14. It is a device for performing work on a material or a physical system
using only hands.
a. Diagnostic tool c. Hand tool
b. ESD tool d. Cleaning tool
___ 15. Having the appropriate _______ tool is essential when maintaining or
repairing computers.
a. Diagnostic tool c. Hand tool
b. ESD tool d. Cleaning tool

What’s In

How often do you stay in a computer laboratory room or computer shop? Do

you remember the different parts of a computer? Do you know the different tools and
equipment to repair computers and its parts?

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 To complete hardware repairs, it is important to have a toolkit that should
contain all of the necessary tools. As you gain experience, you will learn which tools
to have available for different types of jobs. Hardware tools are grouped into these
four categories:
 Electro-Static Discharge (ESD) tools
 Hand tools
 Cleaning tools
 Diagnostic tools

What’s New

Are you familiar with the different tools and equipment to be used in computer
hardware servicing? Do you know their appropriate used?
Well, in this lesson we will learn them one by one. Are you ready? Let’s get
learning!!! But before we get deeper, I just want you to do an activity below.

Activity: Name that Thing!

Direction: Identify the tools below. Write your answer on the box provided.

For example:
Wire Cutter

Tweezer Needle-nose plier Compressed air Parts organizer

Loopback adapter Torx screwdriver Multimeter Lint-free cloth
Philips head screwdriver Anti-static wrist srap

1. 2.

3. 4.

5. 6.

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 7. 8.

9. 10.

Great job! You are slowly learning to identify the different hand tools that are
necessary in computer hardware repairs in school and in your workplace.
Keep going!

What’s It?

Have you fill in the missing letters of the words on our first activity from the
previous page? If so, let us see if your answers are correct. But before going deeper
with our lesson, here’s some information that could help you more in this lesson.
Enjoy!

Electro-Static Discharge (ESD) Tools

Static electricity is easily generated by friction on carpets, tile flooring,
clothing, hair, fabric, and etc. The friction of moving air alone will charge suspended
particles and cause the build-up of static electrical charges on people and objects in
the environment. Grounded antistatic work mats used with antistatic wrist straps
provide the most basic means for the controlled discharge of electrostatic electricity.
Examples of ESD Tools are as follows:

Anti-static wrist strap - Used to prevent ESD

1. damage to computer equipment.

Anti-static Mat - Used to stand on or place

hardware on to prevent static electricity from
2. building up.

Hand Tools
A hand tool is a device for performing work on a material or a physical system
using only hands. Hand tools can be used manually or electrically powered, using
electrical current. Examples of Hand Tools are as follows:

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 Flat Head Screwdriver - Used to loosen or tighten slotted
1. screws.

Hex Driver – is used to tighten nuts in the same way that a

2. screwdriver tightens screws.

3. Needle-Nose Pliers – Used to hold small parts.

Philips Head Screwdriver – Used to loosen or tighten

4. cross-head screws.
Torx Screwdriver - Used to loosen or tighten screws that have a
star-like depression on the top, a feature that is
5. mainly found on laptop.

6. Wire Cutter – Used to strip and cut wires.

7. Tweezers – Used to manipulate small parts.

Flashlight – Used to light up areas that you cannot see

8. well.

Cleaning Tools
Having the appropriate cleaning tools is essential when maintaining or
repairing computers. Using these tools ensures that computer components are not
damaged during cleaning.
Lint-free Cloth – Used to clean different computer
1.
components without scratching or leaving debris.
Compressed Air – Used to blow away dust and debris
2. from different computer parts without touching the
components.

Cable Ties – Used to bundle cables neatly inside

3. and outside of a computer.
Parts Organizer – Used to hold screw, jumpers, fasteners
and other small parts and prevents them from getting
4. mixed together.

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Diagnostic Tools
Computers are easier to use and more dependable with each new generation
of hardware and operating system update, but that does not mean they are problem
free. Here are the most popular tools for diagnosing your computer problems:

Multimeter – Used to test the integrity of

1. circuits and the quality of electricity in
computer components.

Loopback Adapter – Used to test the

2. functionality of computer ports.

What’s More?

Activity 1: FILL-IN THE MISSING LETER!

Direction: Fill in the missing letter to reveal the word that best describes the
statements below.
For example:
Used to tighten nuts in the same way that a screwdriver tightens screws.
H E X D R I V E R

1. Used to test the integrity of circuits and the quality of electricity in computer
components.
M _ L _ I _ E _ E R

2. Used to bundle cables neatly inside and outside of a computer.

_ A B _ E T _ _ S

3. Used to manipulate small parts.

T _ _ E Z _ R S

4. Used to light up areas that you cannot see well.

_ L A _ H L _ _ H T

5. Used to strip and cut wires.

W _ R _ C _ T _ E R

What I have learned?

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TRUE OR FALSE.
Direction: Read the following statement below. Write TRUE if the statement is true,
else FALSE if the statement is false. Write your answer/s on the blank
space provided before each number.
________ 1. 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.
________ 2. When obtaining the tool, all the associated tooling and
consumable parts as recommended by the manufacturer, must be
included.

________ 3. The safe use of a tool depends on using the tool for the purpose
for which it was designed and also for other purposes where it can
be used as substitute where tool is not available.
________ 4. All tools should be kept in good condition with regular
maintenance.
________ 5. Preparing for a task includes only knowing the task to be done.
________ 6. Preparing for a task includes also the sequence of task to be done.

What I can do?

Direction: Prepare a matrix Plan Preparation in maintaining and cleaning a personal

computer. Some items are already given for you.

COMPUTER MAINTENANCE
Components to clean Schedule Tools to use
Example: Daily Lint-free cloth
- Computer case and
outside monitor

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 Assessment

Post-Test

MULTIPLE CHOICE
Directions: Read the following statement carefully, and then choose the best answer.
Write the corresponding letter of your correct answer on the blank space
provided before each number. CAPITAL LETTERS ONLY.
___ 1. Which tool is used for hardware to stand on to prevent static electricity
from building up?
a. Anti-static mat c. Philips head screwdriver
b. Hex driver d. Wire cutter
___ 2. Which tool is used to loosen or tighten cross-head screws?

a. Anti-static mat c. Anti-wrist strap

b. Hex driver d. Philips head screwdriver
___ 3. Which tool is sometimes called a nut driver? It is used to tighten nuts in
the same way that a screwdriver tightens screws?
a. Anti-static mat c. Hex driver
b. Philips head screwdriver d. Wire cutter
___ 4. Which tool is used to strip and cut wires?

a. Philips head screwdriver c. Wire cutter

b. Anti-static mat d. Needle nose plier
___ 5. Which tool is used to retrieve parts from location that are too small for
your hand to fit?
a. Part Retriever c. Cable ties
b. Lint-free Cloth d. Flat head screwdriver
___ 6. Which tool is used to clean different computer components without
scratching or leaving debris?
a. Flat head screwdriver c. Lint-free Cloth

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 b. Cable ties d. Part Retriever
___ 7. Which tool is used to bundle cables neatly inside and outside of a
computer?
a. Cable ties c. Flat head screwdriver
b. Part Retriever d. Lint-free Cloth
___ 8. Which tool is used to loosen or tighten slotted screws?

a. Lint-free Cloth c. Part Retriever

b. Flat head screwdriver d. Cable ties
___ 9. Which tool is used to loosen or tighten screws that have a star-like
depression on the top, a feature that is mainly found on laptop?
a. Anti-static mat c. Philips head screwdriver
b. Torx screwdriver d. Wire cutter
___ 10 Which tool is used to blow away dust and debris from different
computer parts without touching the components?
a. Anti-static mat c. Compressed air
b. Hex driver d. Wire cutter
___ 11 Which tool used to prevent ESD damage to computer equipment?

a. Anti-static wrist strap c. Multimeter

b. Anti-static mat d. Tweezer
___ 12 Which tool used to hold screw, jumpers, fasteners and other small
parts and prevents them from getting mixed together?
a. Compressed air c. Hex driver
b. Wire cutter d. Parts organizer
___ 13 Which tool used to loosen or tighten slotted screws?

a. Hex driver c. Needle-nose pliers

b. Flat head screwdriver d. Philips head screw driver
___ 14 It is a device for performing work on a material or a physical system
using only hands.
a. Diagnostic tool c. Hand tool
b. ESD tool d. Cleaning tool
___ 15 Having the appropriate _______ tool is essential when maintaining or
repairing computers.
a. Diagnostic tool c. Hand tool
b. ESD tool d. Cleaning tool

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