PLAN AND PREPARE FOR

INSTALLATION
to develop your skills in planning and preparing for
installation of computer devices and operating system.
At the end of this lesson you are expected to:
 Observe OHS policies and procedures in planning for
installation activity in accordance with requirements
 Familiarize with computer peripheral/ devices/systems in
accordance with established procedures correct operation and
safety
 Consult appropriate/ technical personnel to ensure that work is
coordinated with others who are involved in the activity
 Obtain materials necessary to complete the work in accordance
with
established procedures
 Check the materials received against job requirements
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Policy

• how to behave when working

• How to implement a safe way of accomplishing every task

Safety practices should be learned early and always adheres in working with any
electrical and electronic device

for your protection as well as to the people working with you, and for the devices
that you are using
Write “YES” if you are familiar with the skill and “NO” if not. Feel free to answer each skill. Write your
answers in your notebook.
Skills in Computer Hardware Servicing YES NO
I can open a computer case.
I can connect the mouse.
I can connect the keyboard.
I can connect the monitor.
I can apply occupational health and safety precautions while working.
I can remove the system fan.
I can detach the power supply from the system unit.
I know how to remove the RAM from the motherboard.
I can remove the hard drive from the system unit.
I can install the power supply.
I know how to install the motherboard.
I can install the internal drives in a system unit.
I know how to attach RAM in the memory socket.
I can install CD / DVD drives.
I know how to install an operating system
I know how to configure a hardware components and its related software
I know the procedures in testing the installed computer components
Occupational safety and health (OSH) - is a planned system
of working to prevent illness and injury where you work by recognizing and
identifying hazards and risks.
• identify the hazards where you are working and decide how dangerous
they are
• Eliminate the hazard or modify the risk that it presents.

Occupational Health and Safety standards

• responsibility to report and act upon any potential workplace hazard
• be aware of the type of hazards that are possibly present in your work environment.
 Procedure
1. Identify the hazard
2. Clear the area close to the hazard
3. Partition the hazard off or clearly identify
the area to protect other people from harm
4. If the hazard is easily and safely cleared,
then do so
If not…
5. Report the hazard to the appropriate
person (such as teacher in charge, principal
etc.) to obtain assistance
6. Following clearing of the hazard fill out the
correct documentation to assist in identifying
improved practice to reduce further incidence
of hazards.
All hazards must be reported using Accidental Report form.
This enables us to track the kinds of hazards we have in our workplace, and take
action where necessary to make it safer for all.
Forms are used to give specific details with regards to the accidents happened

Name of Date and Type of First aid Action

the person time of the injury given taken to
injured accident prevent
further
accidents
Accident report sample form
Date

Form No. Accident Report Form

Rm. No.
Name: Yr. / Sec.
Type of Injury Cause of Injury Remedy
Hazardous substances
If the workplace hazard appears to be dangerous to staff and clients and
professional assistance is required:

A. Call the supervisor or manager and advise them of the problem

and the urgency of the matter.
B. Depending on the risk it may be called as an evacuation.
C. Follow the evacuation procedure.
D. The supervisor or manager will call in the fire brigade or
specialized personnel who will deal with the spill.
Fire exits
• All fire exits should be kept clear of from obstacles. All
students have a responsibility to make sure that chairs, empty
boxes or any other type of obstacle are not placed in or near fire
exit doorways.
• All corridors also need to have equipment stored on one side only
to ensure that in the event of an emergency there is a clear exit.

Fire Safety Procedure

• Each work area has a designated fire warden, who in the event
of a fire will take charge. They are recognized by the wearing of
a red hard hat.
If you find the fire
 Assess the danger prior to doing anything.
 If it is safe to move assist anyone in the vicinity of the fire away from
danger.
 If it is possible close the door to the fire area.
 Call for assistance. Verbally call FIRE, FIRE, in a loud and clear voice.
 Break the glass section of the fire alert call point.
 Call to the switch; ensure you know where the fire is, any other details
that may be of assistance to the fire brigade. Details could be size
of the fire, cause or type of fire, any people hurt or trapped, has anyone
tried to put it out.
 If safe to do so, attack the fire with the correct extinguisher or fire
hose .
Personal Safety While Working with PC’s
• Wear shoes with non-conductive rubber soles to help
reduce the chance of being shocked or seriously injured in
an electrical accident.
• 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 jewelleries when working inside any computer
related equipment.
• Be sure not to mix electronic components and water.
Applying OH&S Policies

1. Group yourselves into six members.

2. Conduct a simulation on: “Applying OHS
Policies and Procedures”.
The performance will be rated according to the following:

Performance Criteria:
5 - Have shown five OHS policies in different areas
4 - Have shown four OHS policies in different areas
3 - Have shown three OH&S policies in different areas
2 - Have shown two OH&S policies in different areas
1 - Have not shown any OH&S policies
UNDERSTANDING COMPUTER
Different Types of Computers based on their operational principle

• Analog Computers: These are almost extinct today. These are different
from a digital computer because an analog computer can perform several
mathematical operations simultaneously. It uses continuous variables for mathematical
operations and utilizes mechanical or electrical energy.

• Digital Computers: - uses digital circuits and are designed to operate on

two states, namely bits 0 and 1. They are analogous to states ON and OFF. Data
on these computers is represented as a series of 0s and 1s.
General purpose computers are meant for general use.
Special purpose computers are designed for specific types of data processing
Hybrid Computers: - are a combination of both digital and analog computers. In
this type of computers, the digital segments perform process control
by conversion of analog signals to digital ones
Classification of Computers based on their sizes and functionalities:

Mainframe Computers: Large organizations use mainframes for

highly critical applications such as bulk data processing and ERP. Most
of the mainframe computers have the capacities to host multiple operating
systems and operate as a number of virtual machines and can substitute for
several small servers.

Minicomputers: In terms of size and processing capacity, minicomputers lie

in between mainframes and microcomputers. Minicomputers are also called mid-range
39systems or workstations. The term began to be popularly used in the 1960s to refer
to relatively smaller third generation computers.
Servers: They are computers designed to provide services to client
machines in a computer network. They have larger storage capacities
and powerful processors. Running on them are programs that serve client
requests and allocate resources like memory and time to client machines.
Usually they are very large in size, as they have large processors and
many hard drives. They are designed to be fail-safe and resistant to crash.

Supercomputers: The highly calculation-intensive tasks can be

effectively performed by means of supercomputers. Quantum physics,
mechanics, weather forecasting, molecular theory are best studied
by means of supercomputers. Their ability of parallel processing and
their well-designed memory hierarchy give the
supercomputers, large transaction processing powers.
Microcomputers: A computer with a microprocessor and its central
processing unit it is known as a microcomputer. They do not occupy space as
much as mainframes do. When supplemented with a keyboard and a
mouse, microcomputers can be called personal computers. A monitor, a
keyboard and other similar input output devices, computer memory in
the form of RAM and a power supply unit come packaged in a
microcomputer. These computers can fit on desks or tables and prove
to be the best choice for single-user tasks.

Personal computers come in different forms such as desktops, laptops

and personal digital assistants
Desktops: A desktop is intended to be used on a single location. The spare
parts of a desktop computer are readily available at relatively lower costs.
Power consumption is not as critical as that in laptops. Desktops are widely
popular for daily use in the workplace and households.

Laptops: Similar in operation to desktops, laptop computers are

miniaturized and optimized for mobile use. Laptops run on a single battery or
an external adapter that charges the computer batteries.
Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs): It is a handheld computer
and popularly known as a palmtop. It has a touch screen and a memory card
for storage of data. PDAs can also be used as portable audio players, web
browsers and smart phones. Most of them can access the Internet by
means of Bluetooth or Wi-Fi communication.

Tablet Computers: Tablets are mobile computers that are very handy
to use. They use the touch screen technology. Tablets come with an
onscreen keyboard or use a stylus or a digital pen. Apple's iPod redefined the
class of tablet computers.
Wearable Computers: A record-setting step in the evolution of computers
was the creation of wearable computers. These computers can be worn on the
body and are often used in the study of behavior modeling and human health.
Military and health professionals have incorporated wearable computers
into their daily routine, as a part of such studies.

Netbooks: They fall in the category of laptops, but are inexpensive

and relatively smaller in size. They had a smaller feature set and lesser
capacities in comparison to regular laptops, at the time they came into the
market.
CRT LCD
What are the devices of a computer?
the physical, touchable, electronic and mechanical parts of a computer are
called the hardware
SYSTEM
UNIT
• Also called the computer tower or
chassis.System unit is Box-like case that
houses the electronic components of
the computer used to process data.
• System Unit is the core of a computer
system, system unit always is
rectangular case that houses the
electronic components inside the
computer.
 FRONT PARTS OF
THE SYSTEM UNIT

• POWER BUTTON
• RESET BUTTON
• USB PORTS
• AUDIO PORT
• CD/DVD DRIVE
• EJECT BUTTON
OPTIC DISK DRIVE
CDs, DVDs, and BDs

USB PORT - The USB standard defines the cables, connectors, and communication
protocols used in a bus for connecting devices, enabling communications and providing
power between the PC and the device.
It supports
• plug-and-play
• hot swapping
• supports 127 peripheral
devices
• provides power to connected
devices.
POWER BUTTON RESET/RESTA
RT BUTTON

EJECT BUTTON

AUDIO PORT
 BACK PARTS OF THE SYSTEM UNIT

• USB PORT
• ETHERNET/LAN PORT
• SERIAL PORT
• PARALLEL PORT
• PS2 KEYBOARD/MOUSE
• AUDIO PORT
• BLANK OFF PLATE
• VGA PORT
ETHERNET PORT BLANK OFF
PLATE

Parallel port

VGA PORT

SERIAL PORT

PS2 PORT
DEFINITION OF VGA,JACKS,HDMI
AND DVI
High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI)
It's a single cable and user-friendly connector that
replaces the maze of cabling behind the home
entertainment center. HDMI provides an interface
between any audio/video source, such as a set-top box,
DVD player, or A/V receiver and an audio and/or video
monitor, such as a digital television (DTV), over a single
cable.

Digital Visual Interface (DVI) is a video display

interfaceused to connect a video source, such as a video
display controller, to a display device,
such as a computer monitor. It was developed with the
intention of creating an industry
standard for the transfer of digital video content.
VGA handles video only and
not sound, contains no security
or digital rights management,
and is an analog signal,
meaning the quality of the
cable, the quality of the pins,
and the distance from the PC to
the monitor can all have an
effect on video quality.
Industry Standard Architecture (ISA)
IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics)
AGP (Audio Graphics Port)
BIOS (Basic Input Output System)
PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect)
Software -the instructions that tell the computer what to do. 
 
Types Of Software
o System software - consists of the programs that control the operations of a computer and
its devices.
 Operating System (OS) - coordinates all activities among hardware devices and
contains instructions that allow you to run application software.
 Utility Program - performs specific tasks, usually related to managing a computer, its
devices, or its programs.
o Application software - consists of programs that perform specific tasks for users.
 Packaged Software - copyrighted software that meets the needs of a variety of users
 Custom Software - tailor-made software developed at a user’s request
 Freeware - copyrighted software provided at no cost
 Public-domain software - software donated for public use with no copyright restrictions
 WORD PROCESSING
 WEB BROWSERS
 INTERNET
 INTERNAL SYSTEM UNIT
COMPONENTS
 The CPU (Central Processing
Unit) is the ‘brain’ of the
computer. It carries out
instructions of computer
programs, which is how they
start up. Some processor chips
can contain more than one CPU.
These are called multi-core
processors. The processor
produces a lot of heat, so a fan
and heat sink has to be
attached.
 PROCESSOR SOCKET
A CPU Socket is made of plastic, and comes
with a lever or latch, and with metal contacts
for each of the pins or lands on the CPU.
Many packages are keyed to ensure the
proper insertion of the CPU.
o PGA (pin grid array) package are inserted into
the socket and the latch is closed
o LGA (land grid array) package are inserted
into the socket, the latch plate is flipped into
position atop the CPU, and the lever is
lowered and locked into place, pressing the
CPU's contacts firmly against the socket's
lands and ensuring a good connection, as well
as increased mechanical stability.