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INTRODUCTION
Introduction
This workbook contains activities made up of questions, tasks and research projects. All the activities are
aligned to the various Student Manuals that make up the Connecting Internal Hardware Components series.
A Research activity will request the student to gather information from various sources to support what you have
learnt through the manuals.
A Task is an activity that would require you to create, develop or report on certain subjects, processes or
procedures related to the subject matter being taught in each of the manuals.
A Question activity will ask you to answer a series of questions to test your knowledge of what was presented in
the manuals.
The types of activities are identified by way of the following icons.
Introduction
Continued
The Student Workbook is divided into sections, each aligned to the specific manual within the Connecting
Internal Hardware Components series.
REQUIREMENTS
For this course you will need access to a computer and access to the internet.
You will also need folders and files to store your written reports, information gathered during your research and
any notes you may create. There are several times you are requested to present your folders and materials to
your teacher/trainer for review and comment.
Workbook Contents
WORKBOOK CONTENTS
Connecting Internal Hardware Components
Specifying and Obtaining New Hardware Components
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
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Section One
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ACTIVITY ONE
You work within IT department.
Research
The organisation has standardised on Western Digital as the supplier of such products. Research available drives from Western Digital
and one other manufacturer, and make a formal buying recommendation based on the comparative specifications of at least two drives.
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ACTIVITY TWO
Name ten standard components of a PC.
Task
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ACTIVITY THREE
List six questions you would ask a client upon receiving a request for more storage.
Task
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Question
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ACTIVITY FOUR
A client requests a TV card. The correct procedure to satisfy this request is to research the products of all the major manufacturers and
pick the one with the best specifications and then obtain it according to the correct processes and procedures in your organisation. True
or False? Justify your response.
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Section Two
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Task
ACTIVITY ONE
Produce both a Device Manager report and a System Information Utility report for your own computer or any other computer and produce
the printouts.
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ACTIVITY TWO
Have you ever replaced a hardware component? If you have, relate your procedure and compare it with the approaches outlined above. If
you havent, then talk to someone who has, and similarly compare their approach. Present your conclusions to your teacher/trainer for
review and comment.
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Question
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ACTIVITY THREE
We discussed an example of installing a new hard disk drive. Let us assume that you installed the drive but it did not work after
installation. What are the most likely causes?
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Question
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ACTIVITY FOUR
What is a System Restore Point? Why would you use it?
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ACTIVITY FIVE
Name ten troubleshooting approaches when a newly installed component fails to work correctly
Task
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ACTIVITY SIX
What does ESD stand for and why is it important during installation?
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Section Three
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Post Implementation
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ACTIVITY ONE
You have just installed a new laser printer for a client. What sort of specific training would you give to the client?
Question
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ACTIVITY TWO
Use a search engine on the Internet and find a vendor of Asset Register software and determine the layout of its main Report. Write two
line entries in that report for the removal of one hardware component (of your choice) and its replacement with another. Present your
mocked up report to your teacher/trainer for review and comment.
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ACTIVITY THREE
Perform a paper PIR on the component replacement you discussed in Activity Two, Section Two. This review may be factual or fictional.
Task
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ACTIVITY FOUR
Clients do not need one-on-one training after the replacement of single hardware components, only after the replacement of multiple
hardware components or the installation of software. True or False? Explain your answer.
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ACTIVITY FIVE
The only system that needs updating after component replacement is the Asset Register. True or False? Explain your answer.
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ACTIVITY SIX
Tick which are valid questions to ask a client in a post implementation review:
A.
B.
Did the time taken for the component replacement meet your expectations?
C.
D.
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STUDENT NOTES
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