Parts of the System Unit

BRAIN TEASER
You may enter but you may not come
in. I have space but no room I have
keys but no lock to open.

What A m I?
 Do you know why
computers are very
smart?
I come in square package but I
am round, I contain lots of
information for your computer,
handle me with care.
 Activity

SCREW BOARD
 HAND TOOLS
A device for performing work on a material or a physical system
using only hands.
The hand tools can be manually used employing force, or
electrically powered, using electrical current.
• Flat head screwdriver –
used to loosen or tighten
slotted screws.
• Do not use a flat head
screwdriver to remove a
Phillips head screw.
Philips head screwdriver –
used to loosen or tighten
crosshead screws.

Do not use this type of

screwdriver
to puncture anything.
Torx screwdriver - used to
loosen or tighten screws that
have a star-like depression
on the top, a feature that
is mainly found on laptop.
CAUTION: Some tools are
magnetized. When working
around electronic devices, be
sure that the tools you are
using have not been
magnetized. Magnetic fields
can be harmful to
data stored on magnetic
media.
Hex driver – sometimes called a
nut driver, is used to
tighten nuts in the same way
that a screwdriver tightens
screws.
Hex
bolts should not be over-
tightened because the threads of
the bolts can be stripped. Do not
use a hex driver that is too large
for the bolt that you are using.
• Needle-nose plier – used
to hold small parts.
• Wire cutter – used to
strip and cut wires
• Tweezers – used to
manipulate small
parts
• Part retriever –
used to retrieve
parts from location
that are too small for
your hand to fit
• Flashlight – used to
light up areas that you
cannot see well.
How do we avoid risks in using
these hand tools?
EXCESSIVE FORCE
TOO TIGHT
STRIPPED
 USE OF HAND TOOLS
• LOOSEN COMPUTER CASING SCREWS
• TIGHTEN SCREWS OF THE MOTHERBOARD
Direction. Identify the appropriate tool to use for each of the following:
________1. Tighten / loosen screw
________2. Tighten / loosen bold with a hexagonal head
________3. Retrieve parts that may be hard to reach by your fingers
________4. Tighten / loosen a slotted screw
True/ False
5. Screws can become stripped if you over-tighten them with a
screwdriver.
6. Philips screw driver can be used to puncture anything.
7. Magnetic fields can be harmful to the data stored.
8. Use a hex driver that is too large for the bolt that you are using
9. Turn the screwdriver clockwise to tighten the screw.
10. Turn counter-clockwise to loosen the screw.
 Ponder this:

Why do we have to keep

the computers clean inside
and outside?