COMPUTER SYSTEM SERVICING 3

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Topic: INTRODUCTION TO CHS 3 (Module 1 – Quarter 1)/ First Semester

WHAT I NEED TO KNOW

This module is specifically crafted to focus on Process and Delivery enriched with modular and online activities that will
assess your level in terms of skills and knowledge. Learning procedures are divided into different sections such as: What you are
supposed to learn, What I know, what’s in, what’s more, What I can do, Assessment, What I can show. You will be introduced to
different learning activities preparing you to be skillful before you take the plunge into the world of work as a hardware service
provider and to feel more confident while providing support where needed. Indeed, as learners of hardware servicing, you are a
crucial link in the emergency response process. Ideally, everyone should know what to do in an emergency situation, but proper
training can help an individual provide basic care.

By the end of the lesson, you are expected to;

• Understand the Brief History of Computers;
• Explore opportunities in Computer Hardware Servicing as a career; and
• Explain Basic concepts in Computer Hardware Servicing.

WHAT I KNOW

DIRECTION: Listed below are some of the most important skills that you must gain in order to render quality service when
you enter the real world of Computer Hardware Servicing. Read the skills carefully. Just put a check on the appropriate column
that suits you the most.
A
SKILLS IN COMPUTER HARDWARE SERVICING NOT MUCH
LITTLE
A LOT

I can open a computer case

I can connect the mouse
I can connect the keyboard
I can connect the monitor
I know how to use Philip head screw driver
I know how to use the anti- static wrist strap
I know how to use the lint free cloth
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

WHAT’S IN

WHAT IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF COMPUTERS IN OUR SOCIETY AND TO YOU AS A STUDENT?

 A computer is an electronic, programmable
device that can process, store and retrieve and controls data EVOLUTION OF COMPUTERS
or "information." It can store, recover, and process FIRST GENERATION: VACUUM TUBES (1940 – 1956)
information. You can utilize a PC to type reports, send
email, and surf the Internet. You can likewise utilize it to
deal with spreadsheets, bookkeeping, database the
executives, introductions, games, and that's only the tip of
the iceberg.
It was the math procedure of Abacus which
was originated in Egypt and popularized in China that
prompted the improvement of Computers. While math
device is an old ascertaining device, Computers are present
day devices, which performs numerous capacities. The PCs
have become an integral part of individuals. Math device
can likewise be called as the most seasoned PC.
Regardless of whether you understand it or
not, PCs assume a significant job in our lives. At the point
when you pull back money from an ATM, examine staple
goods at the store, or utilize an adding machine, you're
utilizing a kind of PC.
Charles Babbage is considered to be the father of computer The primary PC frameworks utilized vacuum
while Lady Ada is the first computer programmer. tubes for hardware and attractive drums for memory, and were
This development period of electronic frequently gigantic, occupying whole spaces. These PCs were
computing technology is called Computer Generation. There over the top expensive to work and notwithstanding utilizing a
are five generations of computers identified, although the lot of power, the primary PCs created a great deal of warmth,
sixth generation could be in development now in the early which was regularly the reason for breakdowns.
21st century. Original PCs depended on machine language,
During the evolutionary timeline, each generation of the least level programming language comprehended by PCs,
computers has improved a lot by undergoing considerable to perform tasks, and they could just take care of each issue in
changes in their size, type, and functionality. turn. It would take administrators days or even a long time to
set-up another issue. Info depended on punched cards and
paper tape, and yield was shown on printouts.

SECOND GENERATION: TRANSISTORS (1956 – 1963)

The world would see
transistors supplant vacuum tubes in the
second era of PCs. The transistor was
imagined at Bell Labs in 1947 yet didn't
see broad use in PCs until the late 1950s.
The transistor was far
better than the vacuum tube, permitting
PCs to decrease, quicker, less expensive,
more vitality productive and more solid
than their original ancestors. In spite of
the fact that the transistor despite
everything created a lot of warmth that
exposed the PC to harm, it was a
tremendous improvement over the
vacuum tube. Second-age PCs despite
everything depended on punched cards for
information and printouts for yield.
 THIRD GENERATION: INTEGRATED CIRCUITS
(1964 – 1971)

The advancement of the coordinated circuit was the sign of the third era of PCs. Transistors were scaled down
and put on silicon chips, called semiconductors, which definitely sped up and productivity of PCs.
Rather than punched cards and printouts, clients communicated with third era PCs through consoles and screens
and interfaced with a working framework, which permitted the gadget to run a wide range of utilizations one after another with
a focal program that observed the memory. PCs just because got open to a mass crowd since they were littler and less expensive
than their antecedents.

FOURTH GENERATION: MICROPROCESSORS

(1971 – Present)
The microprocessor brought the fourth era of
PCs, as a large number of coordinated circuits were constructed
onto a solitary silicon chip. What in the original occupied a
whole room could now fit in the palm of the hand. The Intel
4004 chip, created in 1971, found all the parts of the PC—from
the focal preparing unit and memory to enter/yield controls—on
a solitary chip.

FIFTH GENERATION: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

(Present and Beyond)

Fifth era figuring gadgets, in view of

artificial intelligence, are still being developed, however
there are a few applications, for example, voice
acknowledgment, that are being utilized today. The
utilization of equal handling and superconductors is
assisting with making man-made reasoning a reality

Computer System Servicing

It is a blanket term applied to the act of supporting and maintaining computer hardware. This includes diagnosing computer
hardware issues, upgrading hardware on a computer and repairing computer hardware. Computer hardware servicing refers to
doing repairs and maintenance on the physical components of a computer and its peripherals, including fans, hard drives,
keyboards and printers. It differs from software-related maintenance, which deals with the programs running on a computer,
including eliminating malware, installing new software and updating programs for users, though some people are skilled at
both

Career Opportunities for Computer Hardware Servicing NC II graduates

 Computer technician – install, maintain and repair computer systems and equipment.
 IT Technical Support Officer – monitors and maintains the computer systems and networks of an organization. They may
install and configure computer systems, diagnose hardware and software faults and solve technical and applications
problems
 Technical support representative – answers questions from computer users and solves problems with the installation or
operation of software.
 Computer Hardware Specialist – set up equipment for employee use, performing or ensuring proper installation of cable,
operating systems, and appropriate software
 WHAT’S MORE

DIRECTION: Answer the following question.

1. Why is it important to know the history of computer?
2. What is the significance of computer in todays society?
3. Do you believe that having knowledge in computer hardware and software will help you
diagnose if a certain pc needs to be fixed? elaborate your answer.
4. Among the 5 Generations of computer development history, which one is your favorite and why?
5. How do you see yourself 5 years from now?

WHAT I CAN DO

DIRECTION: Read and Analyze the following statements and choose the letter of the correct answer. Write all of your
answers on the answer sheet provided.
1. This Generation introduced the use of vacuum tubes in computer hardware.
a. First Generation
c. Third Generation
b. Second Generation d. Fourth
Generation
2. This Generation introduced the use of transistors in computer hardware.
a. Second Generation c. Fourth
Generation
b. Third Generation
d. Fifth Generation
3. This Generation introduced the use of Integrated Circuits in the computer hardware.
a. Second Generation c. Fourth
Generation
b. Third Generation
d. Fifth Generation
4. This Generation introduced the use of Microprocessors in computer hardware
a. First Generation
WHAT I CAN SHOW c. Third Generation
b. Second Generation d. Fourth
Generation
Which category in 21st Century skills do you think the core of our topic falls in? (Communication, collaboration, creativity,
5. This thinking,
critical Generation introduced leadership
productivity, the use of the
andArtificial
technologyIntelligence in present
literacy). Explain innovations and still being used in so many ways
why.
in the industry, corporate and in the academe.
a. Second Generation c. Fourth
Generation
b. Third Generation
d. Fifth Generation