INSTITUTIONAL EVALUATION TOOL

Sector: ELECTRONICS
Qualification: COMPUTER SYSTEMS SERVICING NC II
Unit of Competency: INSTALL AND CONFIGURE COMPUTER SYSTEMS
Module Title: INSTALLING AND CONFIGURING COMPUTER SYSTEMS
Evidence Plan
Competency
COMPUTER SYSTEMS SERVICING NC - II
standard:
Unit of
INSTALL AND CONFIGURE COMPUTER SYSTEMS
competency:
Ways in which evidence will be collected:

Questioning Demonstration &

[tick the column]

The evidence must show that the trainee…

 Assemble computer hardware*
 Create portable bootable/installer disk
 Install Operating System and drivers for
peripherals/devices*
 Install application software*
 Conduct testing and documentation*
 Identify types of Operating System and parts of computers
 Perform OS and Application installation procedures
 Knows the category and type of application software
 Knows the different types of utility software and device
drivers
 Perform stress testing procedures and troubleshooting
techniques
 Handles materials, tools and equipment
 Observes safety practices*
NOTE: * Critical aspects of competency
Performance Test
Specific Instruction for the Candidate
COMPUTER SYSTEMS SERVICING NC - II
Qualification

Unit of Competency INSTALL AND CONFIGURE COMPUTER SYSTEMS

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY:
General Instruction:
Given the necessary tools, equipment, supplies and materials you
are required to install and configure desktop computer systems,
assemble computer hardware, install operating system and drivers for
peripherals/devices, and install application software as well as to
conduct testing and documentation. (Allotted time: 3 hours)

Specific Instruction:
1. You are required to perform the following:
a) Assemble computer hardware (30 minutes )
b) Install Operating System and device drivers (1 hour )
c) Install Application software (1 hour )
d) Conduct testing and documentation (30 minutes )
2. Given the necessary tools, equipment, supplies and materials, and
safety paraphernalia, the candidate is required to prepare the
following:

EQUIPMENT
QTY DESCRIPTION
1 set Desktop computer case
1 unit UPS/AVR
1 pc. ATX Power Supply
2 pcs. Power cord/cable
1 pc. VGA Cable
1 pc. Mother board
1 pc. RAM Memory module
1 pc. Hard disk drive
1 pc. DVDROM Optical disc drive
2 pcs. SATA Cable
TOOLS
1 pc. Philip screw driver
1 pc. Plier/Long nose plier
SUPPLIES/MATERIALS
1 pc. External DVD drive
1 pc. OS installer
1 pc. Device driver installer
1 pc. Application installer
1 pc. Motherboard/Computer user’s manual
1 pc. CBLM/Module
3. The trainer will allow 20 minutes for you to familiarize yourself with
the resources to be used in this demonstration.

4. The Assessment shall be based on the units of competency in the

Training Regulations and the Evidence Plan and shall focus on the
following evidence gathering methods below :

 Demonstration / Observation with oral questioning

 Written Test

5. Trainer may perform oral questioning of the candidate before or after

the performance of the tasks.

6. The trainer shall provide feedback of your performance at the end of

the assessment. The feedback shall indicate whether you are
competent or not yet competent.
Specific Instructions for the Trainer
COMPUTER SYSTEMS SERVICING NC - II
Qualification
INSTALL AND CONFIGURE COMPUTER SYSTEMS
Unit of Competency

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY:

1. The Trainer will:
a) provide the necessary tools, equipment, supplies and
materials you are required to instruct the trainee to perform the
following:
1. Assemble computer hardware (30 minutes)
2. Install Operating System and device drivers (1 hour)
3. Install Application software (1 hour)
4. Conduct testing and documentation (30 minutes)
b) Set-up the demonstration area.
c) Provide the candidate copy of the Instruction for the
Candidate.
d) Ensure that the candidate FULLY understands the
instruction before proceeding to the performance of the task.
e) Allow 20 minutes for the candidate to familiarize
him/her/self with the resources to be used in this demonstration.
f) Ensure that the candidate is wearing appropriate
personal protective equipment before allowing him/her to proceed
with the task.
2. The Assessment shall be based on the units of competency in the
Training Regulations and the Evidence Plan and shall focus on the
following evidence gathering methods below :
 Demonstration / Observation with oral questioning
 Written Test
3. During the demonstration of skills, the Assessor will check using the
Demonstration Checklist if the candidate was able to perform the
tasks specified in the Demonstration Checklist:
4. The Trainer, based on the performance of the candidate should give
immediate feedback whether the candidate is Competent or Not yet
Competent.

Demonstration and Questioning Checklist

Candidate’s name:
Trainer’s name: Ramon Vicente A. Vida
Qualification: COMPUTER SYSTEMS SERVICING NC - II
Project-Based Install operating system and drivers for
Assessment: peripherals/devices
Units of Competency
INSTALL AND CONFIGURE COMPUTER SYSTEMS
covered:
Super M School of Science and Technology
Assessment Center
(SMSST), Inc.
Date of Observation:
Instructions for demonstration
Given the necessary tools, equipment, supplies and materials you
are required to install and configure desktop computer systems, assemble
computer hardware, install operating system and drivers for
peripherals/devices, and install application software as well as to conduct
testing and documentation. (Allotted time: 3 hours)
Please see attached Instruction for the Candidate.
Materials, tools and equipment:
Please see attached Instruction for the Candidate.
 to show if evidence
is demonstrated
During the Demonstration, the candidate: Yes No N/A
 Assembled computer hardware*
 Created portable bootable/installer disk
 Installed Operating System and drivers for
peripherals/devices *
 Installed application software*
 Conducted testing and documentation
 Identified types of Operating System and parts of
computers
 Performed OS and Application installation
procedures
 Knew the category and type of application software
 Knew the different types of utility software and
device drivers
 Knew the Application software license agreements
 Performed stress testing procedures and
troubleshooting techniques
 Handled materials, tools and equipment
 Observed safety practices*
NOTE: *Critical aspects of competency
Candidate’s signature: Date:
Trainer’s signature: Date:

QUESTIONING TOOL
 Satisfactory
Questions to probe the candidate’s underpinning knowledge response
Extension/Reflection Questions Yes No
1. Why is it important to enter the BIOS setup before you can
install the Operating System?  

2. What is the difference between Operating system and the

application software?  

3. What is the best practice to have good and complete settings

of Computer System?  

4. Why does it necessary to update your application and read

the license agreements every time you install it?  
Safety Questions
5. Why should you wear/have the antistatic wrist wrap during  
hardware assembly?
6. What is the reason why you should use the UPS during  
installation process?
7. What should be the first thing to do before installing the  
application software?
8. Why is it necessary to install the antivirus program right  
after installing the operating system?
Contingency Questions
9. How do you avoid damages on hardware components during  
installation process?
10. What should be done to create a second disk partition if you  
forgot/does not created during installation process?
11. What should be done to ensure good performance of  
computer system? Why?
12. What steps should you undertake if you noticed that the  
application software does not working?
Job Role/Environment Questions  
13. What safety precaution should it take/be done before and  
during assembling computer hardware?
14. Why all application software has a license agreement?  
15. Why does the stress testing should be done after installing  
computer system?
16. After assembling computer parts/hardware, why is it  
important to do a visual inspection before turning on
computer?
Rules and Regulations  
17. What are the minimum requirements of computer  
hardware in installing Operating System (O.S.)?
18. Why should observed safety practices?  
19. Why does the default BIOS setting should be back and  
apply after installing Operating System?
The candidate’s underpinning  Satisfactory  Not
knowledge was: Satisfactory
Candidate’s signature: Date:
Trainer’s signature: Date:
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWER
The candidate should answer the following questions:
Extension/Reflection Questions
1. Why is it important to enter the BIOS setup before you can install the
Operating System?
ANSWER: You have to set/changed the value of First Boot device settings on
BIOS in order to boot from your disk installer for you to start the
installation process.
2. What is the difference between Operating system and the application
software?
ANSWER: The Operating System is the most important software, without
Operating System you cannot used computer, while the application
software cannot used without Operating System.
3. What is the best practice to have good and complete settings of Computer
System?
ANSWER: You have to install the entire device driver needed for your
computer hardware so that the computer can do its best performance and to
work properly.
4. Why does it necessary to update your application and read the license
agreements every time you install it?
ANSWER: You have to update application in order to apply its new features
and read the license agreement to know the scope and limitation of
particular software.
Safety Questions
5. Why should you wear/have the antistatic wrist wrap during hardware
assembly?
ANSWER: To avoid damages on computer parts due to electric shock.
6. What is the reason why you should use the UPS during installation
process?
ANSWER: To avoid damages on your computer system due to brown
out/sudden power failure, because the system files might be corrupted due
to improper shut down.
7. What should be the first thing to do before installing the application
software?
ANSWER: First, you have to determine the minimum system requirements for
the compatibility of your application software to install.
8. Why is it necessary to install the antivirus program right after installing the
operating system?
ANSWER: The Antivirus software is one of the most important software that
helps you to maintain the suitability of your computer system, and to check
the safety and security on viruses that can possibly infect your computer
during installation process.
Contingency Questions
9. How do you avoid damages on hardware components during installation
process?
ANSWER: You have to follow the installation procedure based on the industry
standard on how to handle computer hardware properly.
10. What should be done to create a second disk partition if you forgot/does
not created during installation process?
ANSWER: The Operating System has a built-in program that can create a
disk partition for your backup disk/logical drive using diskpart on
command prompt.
11. What should be done to ensure good performance of computer system?
Why?
ANSWER: Scan your computer for viruses regularly, and limit the capacity
used not more that 50% of the total size of your hard drive.
12. What steps should you undertake if you noticed that the application
software does not working?
ANSWER: Under the control panel, uninstall the application that does not
working properly and restart your computer, and then reinstall it again.
Job Role/Environment Questions
13. What safety precaution should it take/be done before and during
assembling computer hardware?
ANSWER:
 First, you have to discharge electricity on your body by touching the
metal case of your system unit or you can touch the wall/ground before
assembling computer hardware.
 Handle with care all computer parts.
 Hold the components/parts according to industry standards.
 Read the User’s manual for safety on how to handle computer parts.
14. Why all application software has a license agreement?
ANSWER: To inform the end user with regards to the features and
limitation and guidelines on how to use application software.
15. Why does the stress testing should be done after installing computer
system?
ANSWER: To ensure the good functionality and to sustain the stability of all
parts of computer system.
16. After assembling computer parts/hardware, why is it important to do a
visual inspection before turning on computer?
ANSWER: To avoid damages on your computer devices.

Rules and Regulations

17. What are the minimum requirements of computer hardware needed to
install Operating System (O.S.)?
ANSWER: The minimum requirements are as follows:
 RAM – Capacity of at least 1 (Gb) Giga bytes
 CPU – At least 1 (Ghz) Giga hertz of speed.
 HARD DISK – At least 80 (Gb) Giga bytes.
18. Why should observed safety practices?
ANSWER: The occupational health and safety should apply specially on a
practical work area for the safety of the user as well as to the equipment.
19. Why does the BIOS setup should be changed to/and apply the default
settings after installing Operating System?
ANSWER: Because when you restart your computer, the boot sequence find
the first boot device under the BIOS setup which is set to hard drive with
the operating system as the default settings was applied.
 WRITTEN TEST
Sector : Electronics
Qualification : COMPUTER SYSTEMS SERVICING NC II
Unit of Competency : Install and Configure Computer Systems

Test Item Distribution Total # Percen

Objectives/Content
Comprehen of tage
area/Topics Knowledge Application
sion Items % of test

Assemble computer
hardware
Prepare installer
Install operating system
and drivers for
peripherals/ devices.
Install the computer
application software
Conduct testing and
documentation
TOTAL:

Prepared by:

RAMON VICENTE A. VIDA

TEST BEGINS HERE:
TEST I: MULTIPLE CHOICE

Direction: Choose the correct letter that best describes the statement.
Write your answer in capital letter on your answer sheet.

1. Software that controls the memory, manages disk space, and controls
peripheral devices.
a) RAM disk utility program
b) Application software
c) Operating System
d) Driver Pack Solution
2. An Operating System used to control machinery, scientific instruments
and industrial systems.
a) Single-user, multi-tasking
b) Multi-user
c) Single-user, single task
d) Real-time operating system
3. An Operating System designed to manage the computer so that one
user can effectively do one thing at a time.
a) Single-user, multi-tasking
b) Multi-user
c) Single-user, single task
d) Real-time operating system
4. This is the type of operating system most people use on their desktop
and laptop computers today.
a) Single-user, multi-tasking
b) Multi-user
c) Single-user, single task
d) Real-time operating system
5. An Operating system that allows many different users to take
advantage of the computer's resources simultaneously.
a) Single-user, multi-tasking
b) Multi-user
c) Single-user, single task
d) Real-time operating system
6. A piece of computer hardware that is used as an input device.
a) Monitor
b) Keyboard
c) Printer
d) RAM
7. A piece of computer hardware that is used as an output device.
a) Monitor
b) Keyboard
c) Mouse
d) Joystick
8. A part of computer device that can manipulate by the device driver.
a) Random Access Memory (RAM)
b) Read Only Memory (ROM)
c) Dot-Matrix Printer
d) Device Manager
9. This is one of the major components of computer devices that are used
for inputting data.
a) Mouse
b) Monitor
c) Joystick
d) Keyboard
10. An input device used to control the windows component such as scroll
bar; pop-up menu and program icons.
a) Keyboard
b) Mouse
c) Light Pen
d) Joystick
 ANSWER KEY

TEST I – MULTIPLE CHOICE

1 C

2 D

3 C

4 A

5 B

6 B

7 A

8 C

9 D

10 B
 ANSWER SHEET

QUALIFICATION : COMPUTER SYSTEMS SERVICING NCII

UNIT OF COMPETENCY : Install and Configure Computer Systems

NAME : __________________________________ SCORE : ____________

DATE : __________________________________ REMARKS : ____________

TEST I – MULTIPLE CHOICE

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Checked by: ________________________ _____________________________

Candidates Name