2025 CSS-Module
2025 CSS-Module
This module is about Computer Hardware and Computer Software Installations and Configurations
This module is about Computer Hardware and Computer Software Installations and Configurations
Computer
Systems Servicing
NC II
COC1 - INSTALL AND CONFIGURE COMUTER SYSTEMS
COC2 – SET UP COMPUTER NETWORK
COC3 – SET UP COMPUTER SERVER
COC4 – MAINTAIN AND REPAIR COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND NETWORKS
4 Dimension of Competency
TASK SKILLS - undertaking a specific workplace task(s)
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DATA PROCESSING
Is a manipulation of Data into a more meaningful form?
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COMPUTER PERIPHERALS
MONITOR – (OUTPUT)
It’s a TV like hardware device that is use to display images on the
screen
MONITOR CABLE TYPES
TYPES of MONITOR
CRT – CathodeVGA
Ray–Tube
Video Graphic Array
LCD – Liquid Cristal Display
DVI – Digital Video Interface
LED – Light Emitting
HDMI –Diod
High Definition Multi
Media Interface
KEYBOARD –
(INPUT)
MOUSE – (INPUT)
An hand-held device use to send commands to the computer
by controlling the cursor
TYPES OF MOUSE
Mechanical Mouse - Use ball as sensor
Optical Mouse - Use light as sensor
PART OF MOUSE
1, Right Button 2, Left Button 3, Scroll Wheel 4,
Sensor
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PRINTER – (OUTPUT)
A device use to transfer digital data into a paper.
TYPES OF PRINTER
Printer Cable Types
Dot-Matrix Printer
Ink Jet Printer - Parallel Cable
Laser Printer - Serial Cable
- USB
COMMON BRAND
Epson
HP
Brother
Canon
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SCANNER – (INPUT)
A device that us to transfer hard copy to a digital data
in form of picture form
Scanner Cable Types
- Parallel Cable
- Serial Cable
- USB
SPEAKER/HEADSET/HEADPHONE –
(OUTPUT)
A device that us to transfer hard copy to a digital data in form
of picture form
MICROPHONE – (INPUT)
A device use to record audio inputs in to the computer for
modification or other purposes.
PROJECTOR – (OUTPUT)
Use to expand or extend the graphic output of the
monitor in to a big screen. It is usually use for reporting
or presentation.
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OTHERS COMPUTER PARTS
SYSTEM UNIT
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TYPES OF RAM
- Static RAM
- Dynamic RAM
EXAMPLES OF RAM
EDU
SDRAM
DDR2, DDR3 and DDR4
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BACK PANEL CONNECTORS
BIOS – BASIC INPUT/OUTPUT SYSTEM
A BIOS chip (Basic Input Output System) is a very
important computer component. In simple terms, the
BIOS chip wakes up the computer when you turn it on
and reminds it what parts it has and what they do!
PATCH PANEL
A standard Cat5e Patch Panel Wall Outlet socket which is used to terminate the cables
from various points in the school bank to a central point.
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PUNCH-DOWN TOOL: Used to terminate wire into termination blocks. Some cable
connectors must be connected to cables using a punch down tool.
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ASSESSMBLING AND DISASSESSMBLING COMPUTER
Before you start to work on the computer, perform the following steps in the sequence indicated:
Do not work on components that are plugged into their power source.
Do not remove expansion cards from a computer when it is turned on.
Remove all jewelry when working inside any computer related equipment.
Be sure not to mix electronic components and water.
When you shut down your computer, be sure to shut it down properly. Do not turn it
off with the case switch.
Don’t eat or drinks with working.
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PROCEDURE ON HOW TO USE ANTI-SATIC WRIST STRAP
Step 1. Wrap the strap around your wrist and
secure it using the snap or Velcro. The metal on the
back of the wrist strap must remain in contact with
your skin at all times.
Step 2. Snap the connector on the end of the wire
to the wrist strap, and connect the other end either
to the equipment or to the same grounding point
that the antistatic mat is connected to. The metal
skeleton of the case is a good place to connect the
wire. When connecting the wire to equipment that
you are working on, choose an unpainted metal
surface. A painted surface does not conduct
electricity as well as unpainted metal.
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ACTIVITY TIME!!!
Title: Assembling and Disassembling system units
Performance Objective: To be able to assemble and disassemble computer hardware
properly.
Supplies: Screwdriver (Philip), Screwdriver (Standard)
Equipment: Parts/Components of computer, PPE
Steps/Procedures:
Identify and Prepare necessary materials, tools and equipment in planning & preparing
for installation.
Suggestions on how planning & preparing for installation. It ensures the parts of
computer mounted on the computer casing.
Install the computer parts in accordance with the standard operating procedures (SOP)
and observe PPE.
Check the system unit, make your own operating checklist in testing the system unit and
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COMPUTER SOFTWARE
Computer software is a general
term used to describe a collection
of computer programs,
procedures and documentation
that perform some tasks on a
computer system.
TYPES OF SOFTWARE
System Software
Application Software
SYSTEM SOFTWARE: System software or operating system is the software used by the
computer to translate inputs from various sources into a language which a machine can
understand. Basically, the OS coordinates the different hardware components of a
computer.
APPLICATION SOFTWARE: A normal user rarely gets to see the operating system or to
work with it. But all of us are familiar with application software which we must use to
interact with a computer.
Spreadsheet software - Use this kind of tool to compute number-intensive problems such
as budgeting, forecasting, etc.
Database software - Use this software to store data such as address, membership and
other text information. A database can be used to easily sort and organize records.
Internet Browsers - This software allows one to surf the Web. Often they can read email
and create Web pages too.
Graphics Programs (pixel-based) - This software allows one to touch up photographs and
create graphics from scratch.
Adobe Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro, AppleWorks, MS Works, MS Paint (comes free on
Windows PC's)
Graphics Programs (vector-based) - This software creates graphics that are similar to
illustrations or cartoon drawings.
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FILE SYSTEM
FAT VS. NTFS
A file system in computing, is a method for storing and organizing computer files and the
data they contain to make it easy to find and access them.
File systems may use a data storage device such as a hard disk or CD-ROM and involve
maintaining the physical location of the files.
The FAT file system is a legacy file system which is simple and robust. It offers good
performance even in light-weight implementations, but cannot deliver the same
performance, reliability and scalability as some modern file systems.
NTFS (New Technology File System) is a proprietary file system developed by Microsoft
Corporation for its Windows NT line of operating systems, beginning with Windows NT
NTFS supersedes the FAT file system as the preferred file system for
Microsoft's Windows operating systems.. NTFS has several technical
improvements over FAT and HPFS (High Performance File System),
such as improved support for metadata, and the use of advanced
data structures to improve performance, reliability, and disk space
utilization, plus additional extensions, such as security access
control lists (ACL) and file system journaling.
DISK FORMATTING
The process of preparing a data storage device such as a Hard Disk Drive, Solid-state
Drive, Floppy Disk or USB Flash Drive for initial use. In some cases, the formatting
operation may also create one or more new file systems.
Formatting a disk for use by an operating system and its applications typically involves
three different processes.
Low-level formatting (i.e., closest to the hardware) marks the surfaces of the disks with
markers indicating the start of a recording block (typically today called sector markers) and
other information like block CRC to be used later, in normal operations, by the disk
controller to read or write data. This is intended to be the permanent foundation of the
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disk, and is often completed at the factory.
Partitioning divides a disk into one or more regions, writing data structures to the disk to
indicate the beginning and end of the regions. This level of formatting often includes
checking for defective tracks or defective sectors.
High-level formatting creates the file system format within a disk partition or a logical
volume. This formatting includes the data structures used by the OS to identify the logical
drive or partition's contents. This may occur during operating system installation, or when
adding a new disk. Disk and distributed file system may specify an optional boot block,
and/or various volume and directory information for the operating system.
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MANUAL (COMMAND USER INTERFACE)
You can create a bootable USB flash drive to use to deploy Windows Server Essentials. The
first step is to prepare the USB flash drive by using DiskPart, which is a command-line
utility. For information about DiskPart, see DiskPart Command-Line Options.
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APPLICATIONS (RUFUS or POWER ISO)
RUFUS
STEPS:
1. INSERT your USB flash drive on the
computer.
2. RUN rufus-2.0.exe
3. CLICK browse and locate your installer
location
4. CLICK start and WAIT until the bootable
process end.
BROWSE
NOTE:
Make sure that the USB flash drive can be
formatted and doesn’t have important files…
PowerISO
STEPS:
1. INSERT your USB flash drive on the
computer.
2. RUN PowerISO.exe
3. CLICK Tools
4. SELECT Create Bootable USB Drive…
5. CLICK browse and locate your installer
location
6. CLICK start and WAIT until the bootable
process end.
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BROWSE
BUTTON
NOTE:
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formatted and doesn’t have important files…
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INSTALLING OPERATING SYSTEM (Window 7)
Materials Needed:
- Bootable USB Flash Drive with Installer
- Desktop Computer
Procedure:
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Your computer is already formatted, now you can install the missing drivers needed by the
computer to fully function, install Anti-virus and MS Office..
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ACTIVITY TIME!!!
Title: Formatting Desktop Computer
Performance Objective: To be able to install windows 7 ultimate in to a desktop
computer
Supplies: Bootable USB Flash Drive with OS, MS office and Smadav
Equipment: Desktop Computer
Steps/Procedures:
1. Format 2 Computers
- Windows Server
Partition : 2 (Install OS on C:)
Computer Name : Server
Password : Admin123
Time Zone : (UTC + 8:00) Taipei
Time & Date : Present
- Windows 7
Partition : 2 (Install OS on C:)
Computer Name : Client
Password : None
Time Zone : (UTC + 8:00) Taipei
Time & Date : Present
2. Install Drivers Pack
3. Install Applications
- Anti-Virus
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ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES:
DUAL BOOT
DISK MANAGEMENT
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COMPUTER NETWORK
A computer network is a
group of computers that are
connected together and that
communicate with one
another for a common
purpose.
Broadly speaking, there are two types
of network configuration, peer-to-peer
networks and client/server networks.
· More time consuming to maintain the · Less time consuming to maintain the
software being used (as computers must be software being used (as most of the
managed individually) maintenance is managed from the server)
· Very low levels of security supported or · High levels of security are supported, all of
· Ideal for networks with less than 10 · No limit to the number of computers that
computers can be supported by the network
COMPONENTS OF A NETWORK
A computer network comprises the following components:
A minimum of at least 2 computers
Cables that connect the computers to each other, although wireless communication is
becoming more common
A network interface device on each computer (this is called a network interface card or
NIC)
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little used for new installations.
Network operating system software
TYPES OF NETWORKS
Some of the different networks based on size are:
- Personal area network, or PAN
- Local area network, or LAN
- Metropolitan area network, or MAN
- Wide area network, or WAN
BUS TOPOLOGY
Bus topology is a network type in
where every computer and network
device is connected to single cable.
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RING TOPOLOGY
It is called ring topology because it forms a ring
as each computer is connected to another
computer, with the last one connected to the
first. Exactly two neighbors for each device.
ADVANTAGES OF RING DISADVANTAGES OF RING
TOPOLOGY TOPOLOGY
- Transmitting network is not affected by - Troubleshooting is difficult in ring
high traffic or by adding more nodes, as topology.
only the nodes having tokens can - Adding or deleting the computers
transmit data. disturbs the network activity.
- Cheap to install and expand - Failure of one computer disturbs the
whole network.
STAR TOPOLOGY
In this type of topology all the computers are connected to a single hub through a cable.
This hub is the central node and all others nodes are connected to the central node.
Features of Star Topology
- Every node has its own dedicated connection to the hub.
MESH TOPOLOGY
It is a point-to-point connection to other
nodes or devices. Traffic is carried only
between two devices or nodes to which it
is connected. Mesh has n (n-2)/2 physical
channels to link hn devices.
Features of Mesh Topology
- Fully connected.
- Robust.
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TYPES OF MESH TOPOLOGY
1. Partial Mesh Topology: In this topology some of the systems are connected in the
same fashion as mesh topology but some devices are only connected to two or
three devices.
2. Full Mesh Topology: Each and every nodes or devices are connected to each other.
ADVANTAGES OF MESH DISADVANTAGES OF MESH
TOPOLOGY TOPOLOGY
- Each connection can carry its own data - Installation and configuration is
load. difficult.
- It is robust. - Cabling cost is more.
- Fault is diagnosed easily. - Bulk wiring is required.
- Provides security and privacy.
NETWORK CABLING
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Learning Objectives
List common cable types used in networking
Describe how UTP cables are made
Explain how UTP cables are used in Ethernet
networks
Demonstrate the ability to make a working
patch cable
Name the two wiring standards used for
wired Ethernet networks and their uses
UTP CHARACTERISTICS
Unshielded
Twisted (why?) pairs of insulated
conductors
Covered by insulating sheath
• • TIA/EIA 568B
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STEP 4 – TRIM WIRES TO SIZE
• Trim all wires evenly
• Leave about ½” of wires exposed
STEP 6 – CHECK
• Do all wires extend to end?
• Is sheath well inside connector?
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STEP 7 – CRIMP
• Squeeze firmly to crimp connecter onto cable end (8P)
STEP 8 – TEST
• Does the cable work?
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CONFIGURATION OF UTP CABLE
PATCH PANEL
Having a patch panel in
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the area in the data
center makes it easier
for moves, adds and changes to be done. There is more room on the patch panel (possibly )
for labels that indicate which cube or office a connection goes to.
IP ADDRESS
An Internet Protocol address (IP
address) is a numerical label assigned to
each device connected to a computer
network that uses the Internet Protocol
for communication. An IP address serves
two principal functions: host or network
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interface identification and location
addressing.
An IP address consists of 32 bits, often shown as 4 octets of numbers from 0-255
represented in decimal form instead of binary form. For example, the IP address:
168.212.226.204 in binary form is 10101000.11010100.11100010.11001100.
PARTS OF IP ADDRESS
An IP address consists of two parts, one identifying the network (NETWORK
ADDRESS) and one identifying the node, or host (HOST ADDRESS). The Class of
the address determines which part belongs to the network address and
which part belongs to the node address. All nodes on a given network share the
same network prefix but must have a unique host number.
Classes of IP Address
SUBNET MASK
A Subnet mask is a 32-bit number that masks an IP address, and divides the IP
address into network address and host address. Subnet Mask is made by setting
network bits to all "1"s and setting host bits to all "0"s.
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DEFAULT GATEWAY
A default gateway serves as an access point or IP router that a networked
computer uses to send information to a computer in another network or the
internet. Default simply means that this gateway is used by default, unless an
application specifies another gateway.
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