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Technology and
Livelihood Education
COMPUTER SYSTEM SERVICING
Quarter 1-Module 1
LO 1: PERFORMING COMPUTER
OPERATIONS (PCO)
Lesson 5: Desktop Icons, Keyboard Techniques
and Keyboard Maintenance and Care

Department of Education ● Republic of the Philippines

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 CONTENT STANDARD
The learners demonstrate
and understanding of
concepts and underlying
principles in performing
computer operations.
LEARNING OUTCOME
(LO)
3. Access information using
computer
PERFORMANCE STANDARD
The learners shall be able to perform computer operations
based on a given tasks.
COMPETENCIES & CODE
1.1 Select correct program/application based on job
requirements;
1.2 Access program/application containing the
information required according to company
procedures;
1.3 Select, open, and close desktop for navigation
purposes; and
1.4 Carry out keyboard techniques in line with OHS
requirements.
(TLE_IACSS9-12PCO-Ie-f-6)

What Do You Already Know?

Let us determine how much you already know about the desktop icons, keyboard
techniques and keyboard maintenance and care.

Pretest LO3
A. Multiple Choice
Directions. Select the letter of the correct answer from the given choices.

1. A graphical representation of objects/programs/applications/software.

A. Directories B. Icons C. Files D. Application
2. It is a place/area/location where a set of file(s) will be stored.
A. Files B. Directories C. Application D. Desktop
3. It is an object on a computer that stores data, information, settings, or commands
used with a computer program.
A. Icons B. File C. Application D. Directories
4. It is an icon that displays network services you can access.
A. User’s File B. Network C. Recycle Bin D. Computer
5. It contains files and folders that have been deleted. You can open this to
permanently delete and/or restore files.
A. Computer B. Desktop C. Recycle Bin D. User’s File

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 What To Know?
What is this Module About?
This module deals with the desktop icons, keyboard techniques and keyboard
maintenance and care.

What Will You Learn?

At the end of this module, you should be able to:
1. define icons, directories and computer files;
2. identify the five default icons in Windows 7 OS;
3. differentiate the use of the default icons;
4. demonstrate the steps on how to
- display (view) and/or hide icons;
- move a file from a folder to the desktop;
- remove icon from the desktop;
- use keyboard techniques (shortcut keys) in location information in a
computer; and
- perform keyboard care and maintenance.

Information Sheet 5

Directions: Read the Information Sheet 5 with comprehension and find out how much
you can remember and how much you learned by doing the tasks given.

Definition
• Icons. Graphical representation of objects/programs/applications/software.
• Directories (also known as folders or catalogues). It is a place/area/location
where a set of file(s) will be stored. It is a folder which contains details about files,
file size and time when they are created and last modified.
• Computer Files. It is an object on a computer that stores data, information,
settings, or commands used with a computer program.

Common Icons
The default icons (Windows 7 Operating System) are the following:

Icon Illustration Uses

Computer It allows you to access hard disks,
common folders, and removable
devices.

User’s File It allows you to open the files of

users in the different folder
libraries.

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 Network It displays network services you
can access.

Recycle Bin It contains files and folders that

have been deleted. You can open
this to permanently delete and/or
restore files.

Control Panel It is a section of Microsoft

Windows that enables a user to
change various computer hardware
and software features. Settings for
the mouse, display, sound, network,
and keyboard represent a few
examples of what may be modified
in the Control Panel.

Display/Hide Default Icons

1. Right-click an empty area of the desktop > Click Personalize.
2. Click Change desktop icons (left pane).
3. Select the check box for each icon that you want to add to the desktop, or
4. Clear the check box for each icon that you want to remove from the desktop.
5. Click OK.

Move a File from a Folder to the Desktop

1. Open the folder that contains the file.
2. Drag the file to the desktop.

Remove Icon from the Desktop

1. Right-click the icon.
2. Click Delete.
• If the icon is a shortcut, only the shortcut is removed; the original item is not
deleted.

Shortcut keys (Windows 7)

Keyboard Shortcut Action

Ctrl+Mouse scroll wheel
Windows logo key
Windows logo key +R
Windows logo key +M
Windows logo key +Shift+M
Change the size of icons on the
desktop
Open or close the Start menu.
Open the Run dialog box.
Minimize all windows.
Restore minimized windows to the
desktop.

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 Windows logo key +F
Windows logo key +Up Arrow
Windows logo key +Left Arrow
Windows logo key +Right Arrow
Windows logo key +Down Arrow
Windows logo key +P
Search for a file or folder.
Maximize the window.
Maximize the window to the left
side of the screen.
Maximize the window to the right
side of the screen.
Minimize the window.
Choose Presentation Display Mode

Keyboard care and maintenance

To allow keyboard to work

smoothly, remove the dust, food,
liquid, and other particles that are
stucked underneath its keys. The
following steps can help you clean
your keyboard.
1. Unplug the keyboard from the
USB or PS/2 port. Be sure to
shut down the computer before
unplugging it.
2. Turn the keyboard upside
down and gently shake it to
remove dirt and dust.
3. Use a can of compressed air to clean between the keys.
4. Moisten a cotton cloth or paper towel with rubbing alcohol and use it to clean the
tops of the keys. Do not pour alcohol or any other liquid directly onto the keys.
5. Reconnect the keyboard to the computer once it is dry. If you are connecting it to
a PS/2 port, you will need to connect it before turning on the computer.

Dealing with liquids

1. When a liquid is spilled on the keyboard, quickly shut down the computer and
disconnect the keyboard. Then turn the keyboard upside down and allow the
liquid to drain.
2. When liquid is sticky, you will need to hold the keyboard on its side under
running water to rinse away the sticky liquid. Then turn the keyboard upside
down to drain for two days before reconnecting it.
• To prevent this situation, we recommend keeping drinks away from the
computer area.

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 What To Test
Task 1. Performance Process?

Task 1
Directions: Name the following desktop icons.

1. 2.

3. 4.

5.

What To Reflect & Understand?

Task 1. Let’s Watch! (Optional Activity)

Directions: Watch the video clip titled Bring back missing icons in Windows 7
desktop downloaded from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wub3TIzfUus. Be able to fill-
out the table below.

Steps on displaying the desktop icons

What To Transfer?

Task 1. Perform Me!

Directions: In a computer laboratory, open a computer on your workstation. Perform
the following activities:
a. Identify the existing icons displayed in your windows desktop. Fill-out the table
below for your answers.

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 Icons displayed

b. Check if the default icons are displayed. If not, display them in your windows
desktop.
c. Observe if the keyboard needs care and maintenance based on the observation
isues below. Put a check mark (/) on the space before the observation and on the
yes column for the recommendation to be taken.
Observations Recommended Actions Yes No
__Dusty Remove keycaps.
__Dirt/debris Remove loose debris with compressed air.
__Difficulty to press Use a nylon brush to remove any stuck
Others: debris.
Wipe down plate with clothed dampened
with a cleaning solution.
Clean and lubricate stabilizers.
Use a dust vacuum to sweep up hard to
remove debris.
Others

Key To Correction

A. Pretest (LO3)
1. B
2. B
3. B
4. B
5. C

B. What To Process?
Task 1.
1. Computer
2. Network
3. Recycle Bin
4. Control Panel
5. User’s File

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 References

Computer Hope. (2018). Directory Accessed on July 17, 2020. Retrieved at

https://www.computerhope.com/jargon/d/director.htm

Computer Hope. (2018). File Accessed on July 17, 2020. Retrieved at

https://www.computerhope.com/jargon/f/file.htm

Computer Hope. (2017). Control panel. Accessed on July 17, 2020. Retrieved at
https://www.computerhope.com/jargon/c/controlp.htm

Goodwill Community Foundation, Inc. (2020). Keeping your computer physically clean.
Accessed on July 19, 2020. Retrieved at
https://edu.gcfglobal.org/en/computerbasics/keeping-your-computer-clean/1/

TutorialsPoint. (2020). File and directory management. Accessed on July 17, 2020.
Retrieved at https://www.tutorialspoint.com/computer_concepts/computer_
concepts_file_directory_management.htm

__________________. (nd). Desktop components. Accessed on July 17, 2020. Retrieved at

https://www.pks.mpg.de/~mueller/docs/suse10.3/opensuse-
manual_de/manual/sec.kdenld_basics.html

_____________________. (nd). The desktop (overview). Accessed on July 17, 2020.

Retrieved at https://www.maxwell.syr.edu/uploadedFiles/ict/training/1.%20
Desktop.pdf
______________. (nd). Windows 7 keyboard shortcuts. Accessed on July 19, 2020.
Retrieved at http://www.shortcutmania.com/Windows-7-Keyboard-Shortcuts-
printable-cheatsheet.htm

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 The Author

APOLINARIO B. VALENZUELA, JR.

Master Teacher II
San Marcelino NHS
Dingras, Ilocos Norte

Qualifications:

Computer System Servicing NC II

Visual Graphic Design NC III
Trainers Methodology Level I (CSS NC II and VGD NC III)
National TTC Level I