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Technology and
Livelihood Education
COMPUTER SYSTEM SERVICING
Quarter 1-Module 1
USING AND MAINTAINING
HAND TOOLS

Department of Education ● Republic of the Philippines

Introductory Message
For the learner:
Welcome to the Technology and Livelihood Education 7 Alternative Delivery
Mode (ADM) Module on Using and Maintaining Hand Tools.

The hand is one of the most symbolic part of the human body. It is often used to
depict skill, action, and purpose. Through our hands, we may learn, create, and
accomplish. Hence, the hand in this learning resource signifies that you as a learner is
capable and empowered to successfully achieve the relevant competencies and skills at
your own pace and time. Your academic success lies in your own hands!

This module was designed to provide you with fun and meaningful opportunities
for guided and independent learning at your own pace and time. You will be enabled to
process the contents of the learning resource while being an active learner.

This module has the following parts and corresponding icons:

This will give you an idea of the skills or competencies you are expected to learn in the
What I Need to Know
module.
This part includes an activity that aims to check what you already know about the lesson to
take.
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This is a brief drill or review to help you link the current lesson with the previous one.
In this portion, the new
What’s In lesson will be introduced to you in various ways such as a story, a
song, a poem, a problem opener, an activity, or a situation.
This section What’s
providesNew
a brief discussion of the lesson. This aims to help you discover and
understand new concepts and skills.
This comprises activities
What is It for independent practice to solidify your understanding and skills of
the topic
What’s More
This includes questions or blank sentences/paragraphs to be filled in to process what you
learned from the lesson.
What I Have Learned
This section What
provides an activity
I Can Do that will help you transfer your new knowledge or skill into
real-life situations or concerns.
This is a task which aims to evaluate your level of mastery in achieving the learning
competency.
Assessment
In this portion, another activity will be given to you to enrich your knowledge or skill of the
lesson learned. This also tends to the retention of learned concepts.
Additional Activities
This contains answers to all activities in the module.

Answer
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this module

References This is a list of all sources used in developing

this module.

The following are some reminders in using this module:

1. Use the module with care. Do not put unnecessary mark/s on any part of the
module. Use a separate sheet of paper in answering the exercises.
2. Don’t forget to answer What I Know before moving on to the other activities
included in the module.
3. Read the instruction carefully before doing each task.
4. Observe honesty and integrity in doing the tasks and checking your answers.
5. Finish the task at hand before proceeding to the next.
6. Return this module to your teacher/facilitator once you are through with it.

If you encounter any difficulty in answering the tasks in this module, do not hesitate to
consult your teacher or facilitator. Always bear in mind that you are not alone.

We hope that through this material, you will experience meaningful learning and gain
a deep understanding of the relevant competencies. You can do it!

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 What I Need to Know

This module is intended to give you some understanding and will help
you familiarize the different tools and equipment used in Computer System
Servicing. This is also a guide for you on how to use the different tools and
equipment according to its function.

After going through this module, you are expected to:

1. Identify appropriate hand tools for proper operation and safety.

(TLE_IACSS9-12UHT-IIIa-17)
2. Classify hand tools and equipment according to their uses.
(TLE_IACSS9-12UHT-IIIb-18)
3. Use hand tools and equipment in Computer System Servicing.
(TLE_IACSS9-12UHT-IIIc-19)
4. Maintain hand tools. (TLE_IACSS9-12UHT-IIId-20)

Lesson
Using and Maintaining Hand
1 Tools (UHT)

What’s In

How do you select the best tool for the job? How do you properly use
the tools? What is the proper tool selection procedure? Keep on reading
because this module will help you perform your tasks in a safer and faster
manner.

What’s New

One of the Personal Computer in your Computer Laboratory is not

working properly, and you decided to open the computer case. What are the
necessary tools that you are going to use for you to open and fix it? Is there
any procedure that you are going to follow?
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 What is It

I. Using and Maintaining Hand Tools (UHT)

Proper Tool Selection
A tool is a handheld device that aids in accomplishing a task. Tools
range from a traditional metal cutting part of a machine to an element of a
computer program that activates and controls a particular function.

Safe Use of Tools

Once selected, use the tool for the purpose for which it was designed.
Not all tools come with detailed instructions, but some do spell out the safety
“Do’s and Don’ts” for your safety. If there are set-up/use options, operator
judgment must always be based on what is the safest way to use the tool.

Environmental Safety and Health Program requires the following:

1. All tools should be kept in good condition with regular maintenance.
2. The right tool should be used for the job.
3. Each tool should be examined before use and damaged or defective
tools should NOT to be used.
4. Tools should be operated according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
5. The right protective equipment for the tool and activity should be used.

FOUR CATEGORIES OF COMPUTER HARDWARE SERVICING

TOOLS
1. Electro-Static Discharge (ESD) Tools
 Static electricity is easily generated by friction on carpets, tile flooring,
clothing, hair, fabric, etc… The friction of moving air alone will charge
suspended particles and cause the buildup of static electrical charges
on people and objects in the environment. Grounded antistatic work
mats used with antistatic wrist straps provide the most basic means for
the controlled discharge of electrostatic electricity. Examples of ESD
Tools:
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 Antistatic wrist strap – used to prevent ESD damage
to computer equipment.

Antistatic mat – used to stand on or place hardware

on to prevent static electricity from building up.

2. Hand Tools
 is a device for performing work on a material or a physical system
using hands only. The hand tools can be manually used by employing
force, or electrically powered, using an electrical current. Examples of
Hand Tools:

Flat-head screwdriver – used to loosen or tighten

slotted screws.

Philips-head screwdriver – used to loosen or tighten

crosshead screws.

Torx screwdriver - used to loosen or tighten screws

that have a star-like depression on the top, a
feature that is mainly found on a laptop.

Hex driver – sometimes called a nut driver, is used

to tighten nuts in the same way that a screwdriver
tightens screws.

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 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 a location

that are too small for your hand to fit.

Flashlight – used to light up areas that you cannot

see well.

3. Cleaning Tools
 Having the appropriate cleaning tools is essential when maintaining or
repairing computers. Using these tools ensures that computer
components are not damaged during cleaning. Example:

Lint-free cloth – used to clean different computer

components without scratching or leaving debris.

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 Compressed air – used to blow away dust and
debris from different computer parts without
touching the components.

Cable ties – used to bundle cables neatly inside and

outside of a computer.

Parts organizer – used to hold screw, jumpers,

fasteners and other small parts and prevents them
from mixing together.

4. Diagnostic Tools
 Computers are easier to use and more dependable with each new
generation of hardware and operating system update, but that doesn't
mean they're problem-free. Here are the most popular tools for
diagnosing your computer problems:

Multimeter – used to test the integrity of circuits and

the quality of electricity in computer components.

Loopback Adapter – used to test the functionality of

computer ports.

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 FOURTH QUARTER
COMPUTER SYSTEM SERVICING
ACTIVITY SHEETS

Name:_________________________________________________Date:____________

Section: _____________________ Teacher:__________________________

What’s More

Activity 1: Classify Me
Directions: Classify the following tools below according to the four categories
of computer hardware servicing tools. Write the letter of your
answer before the number

a. Electro-Static Discharge c. Cleaning Tools

Tools (ESD)
b. Hand Tools d. Diagnostic Tools

1. Hex Driver 6. Flashlight

2. Lint-Free Cloth 7. Multimeter
3. Loopback Adapter 8. Cable ties
4. Anti-Static Mat 9. Anti-static wrist strap
5. Torx Screwdriver 10. Parts Organizer

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 What’s More

Activity 2: Name Me
Directions: Identify the tools on the boxes. Write your answer below the pictures.

1. 6.

2. 7.

3. 8.

4. 9.

5. 10.

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 Activity 3
What I Have Learned

Directions: Fill in the missing word/s to complete the sentence.

1. Static is easily generated by friction on
carpets, tile flooring, clothing, hair, fabric, and etc.
2. A tool is a device for performing work on a material
or a physical system using only hands.
3. Hex driver is sometimes called driver.
4. Having the appropriate tools is essential when
maintaining or repairing computers.
5. A is a handheld device that aids in accomplishing a
task.
6. is used to light up areas that you cannot
see well.
7. Hardware tools are grouped into these four categories,
and ________________.
8. Loopback Adapter is used to test the functionality of
ports.
9. All ________________be kept in good condition with regular
maintenance.

10. Multimeter is used to test the____________________of the ciruits

and the quality of ___________________coputer components.

Activity 4:
What Am I
Directions: Using the given tools, group the following according to its
classification. Write your answer inside the boxes.

Needle-nose plier Hex driver

Anti-static wrist strap Cable ties
Lint-free cloth Loopback Adapter
Tweezers Parts Organizer
Multimeter Compressed Air
ESD Tools Hand Tools Cleaning Tools Diagnostic Tools

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 Assessment True or False
Instruction: Read the statements carefully then write TRUE if the statement
is correct and write FALSE if it is wrong. Write your answer on
the space provided.
_______________1. All tools and equipment must be properly maintained so that
workers are not endangered.
_______________2. Preventive maintenance keeps the tools and equipment in a safe,
usable condition, and extended productivity.
_______________3. The level of maintenance will depend on the kinds of tools and
equipment used.
_______________4. Wire cutter is a tool is used to strip and cut wires.
______________5. Damaged or defective equipment/tools should be tagged and
removed from service.
_______________6. Most manufacturers can provide maintenance schedules for their
equipment.
_______________7. Properly stored tools and equipment will be easy to find when
needed and are less likely to be lost.
_______________8. Using bins for storing small parts is a good practice on proper
storage.
_______________9. Tools be operated according to manufacturer’s instructions.
_______________10. Compressed air is a tool used to blow away dust and debris
from different computer parts without touching the components.
_______________11. Anti-static mat is a tool used to prevent ESD damage to
computer equipment.
_______________12 .Loopback adapter is a tool used to test the integrity of circuits
and the quality of electricity in computer components.
_______________13. A tool is a handheld device that aids in accomplishing a task.
_______________14. Static electricity is NOT easily generated by friction on carpets,
tile flooring, clothing, hair, fabric, etc…
_______________15.Tweezers is is a tool used to manipulate small parts.

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