KEMENTERIAN PELAJARAN MALAYSIA

Self Access Learning Module

ICT Literacy for Secondary School

Programme
Computer Hardware Basic Maintenance

Handling Input and Output Devices

PUSAT PERKEMBANGAN KURIKULUM KEMENTERIAN PELAJARAN MALAYSIA

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MODULE 6
BASIC MAINTENANCE HANDLING INPUT AND OUTPUT DEVICES

Computer Hardware

Curriculum Development Centre Ministry of Education Malaysia

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Name of Module :

Basic Maintenance Handling Input and Output Devices

Learning Outcomes: The students should be able to: a. b. c. set up the input and output devices correctly state the steps to connect the peripherals to system unit powering the system

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Knowledge and Skills a. Set up the input and output devices correctly. b. Connect the peripherals. c. Power the system.

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Module Summary: system unit.

At the end of this module, students should be able to connect

peripherals and power the system such as monitor, keyboard, mouse and speaker to the

This module contains 5 activities: Activity 1: Activity 2: Activity 3: Activity 4: Activity 5: Name the peripheral port on the system unit Connect the Monitor to system unit Connect the Keyboard and mouse to system unit Connect the Speaker to system unit Powering the System

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Activity 1:

Name the Connecting Peripherals

No: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Label the ports Power port PS2 port (Mouse) PS2 port (keyboard) USB port Serial port (Modem) Parallel port (printer port) VGA port (Monitor display) Game port (Joystick)

9,10,11 Audio ports (speaker, headphone and microphone) ( 9-Line Out, 10Line In, 11-Mic)

Figure 1: Back view of the System Unit (ports)

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Activity 2:

Connecting Monitor to system unit

1. Plug the VGA cable of the monitor to the display device port as shown in figure 2. The VGA
cable (blue colour) must be connected to the display port of the same colour.

2. Connect the tiny pin on the VGA cable carefully.

Monitor port VGA cable

VGA cable VGA port

Figure 2: Connecting VGA cable to monitor port

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Activity 3: 1. 2.

Connecting the Keyboard and mouse to the System Unit

Plug the PS/2 cable of the keyboard (purple colour nozzle) and mouse ( green colour nozzle) to the device port as shown in figure 3.1. Attach the keyboard and mouse to their respective PS/2 port carefully.

Keyboard purple nozzle

Mouse green nozzle

Figure 3.1 : Connecting PS/2 keyboard and mouse to the respective ports

For keyboard and mouse that have USB toggle use figure 3.2

Figure 3.2 : Connecting USB toggle keyboard and mouse to the respective ports

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Activity 3:

Connecting Audio and Microphone device to system unit

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Plug the (green nozzle) speaker cable and the (blue nozzle) microphone cable to the device port as figure 4.

Figure 4 : Connecting the Audio and Microphone nozzle to the respective ports

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Activity 5:

Powering the System

1. Plug in the power cord as shown in Figure 5.1.

Figure 5.1 Plug in the power cord

2. Then, switch the power supply to On position. If the power supply switch is at the
back of the computer system, press On as shown in Figure 5.2 . If not, proceed to Step 3.

Switch ON

Figure 5.2 Power Supply On / Off Switch

3. Press the power button as shown in Figure 5.3.

Press the On button

Figure 5.3 Power button

4. If everything is connected correctly, all system fans should start spinning. There should be a single beep. After 2-5 seconds, the computer will start to boot.