Computer hardware servicing

2.3 Evaluating your Needs

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  Guide the students in doing the task.
  
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  Present samples in disk partitioning.
  
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  Student will answer the activity on page 257.
  
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  Let the student answer the questions given.
  

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  Do you work more on documents than on software?
  
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  Does your job require you to install multiple software applications?
  
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  Does the size of your software exceed that of your documents?
  

4. 
   Critical Review
   

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  Answer activity on page 263.
  
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  Let the students have a research using books or internet on the given activity
  

Now, that you are done with the disk image, to enlighten your understanding and knowledge have some more readings about it thru books and other resources. You should consider the following topics for research:

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   Acronis True Image
   
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   Norton Ghost Image
   
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   Other disk Image backup software
   

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  Answer activity on page 266.
  
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  Let the students answer the given questions.
  

Answer the following questions in your own answer/test notebook.

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   What are the things that the scan disk could do in a computer? How often do you scan disk your computer?
   
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   Computers should be protected from errors to prevent component malfunction. What anti-static are the things you should do to avoid such malfunction?
   

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  Let the students perform the activity on page 270
  

Answer the following questions in your notebook. Make an internet research.

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   What is the meaning of “cache”? Internet cookies?
   
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   How is this concept related to temporary files? What are its effect in the computer operation? Are these files can be also removed or deleted to speed up computer operation?
   

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  Answer activity on page 274.
  
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  Guide the students in doing the activity.
  
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  Let the students also reflect with the process they applied.
  

In this activity, you will learn how useful the Internet can be for a PC support technician.

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   Research the Web site for the importance of Disk Cleanup and when to apply it.
   
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   Know the advantages and effects to the computer system.
   

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  The students will have a group activity on pages 230-231.
  
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  Guide the students to analyze the given situations and perform the task required.
  
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  Let the students showcase their talents in acting.
  

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  Students’ activity on pages 239-240.
  
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  Let the students make a simulation of what they have learned from a practitioner or computer technicians through the use of their camera phones or digital cameras.
  
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  Tell them that they will be rated base on the rubrics given in the module.
  

2.3

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  Student will answer the activity on page 258.
  
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  Let the students perform the activity
  

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  Students will do the activity on page 263.
  
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  The teacher may download the given link
  

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   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWEKWqQuz9o
   

2.5

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  Answer activity on page 267.
  
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  Guide the students in answering the following activities.
  
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  Let the students follow the procedure on scanning flash drives
  

In this activity, you will write on the figures the concept which will relate to the word “scan”. Add more shapes if you want.

Scanning your flash drive will check if the are some errors in it.

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   Press the Start button on desktop or double-click the icon My Computer icon on your desktop.
   
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   Selector highlight the flash drive to be scanned for bad sector on the list .
   
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   Open the File menu and select Properties option’
   
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   Then a window dialogue box will appear then select the Tools tab.
   
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   Click the Check Now button. The scanning process will then initiate
   

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  Let the students perform the activity on page 271.
  

2.5.3

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  Answer activity on page 274-275.
  
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  Let the students perform the activity.
  

Directions: You are to delete temporary files in the different Operating Systems.

1. Delete Temporary Files in Windows 7 and Windows 8

2. Delete Temporary Files in Windows XP

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  Discuss the lesson on pages 276-282.
  
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  Educate the students on how to create a simple maintenance schedule and how to fill-up the checklist.
  
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  Teach the students how to perform network maintenance procedure.
  
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  Show Teacher’s personal monitoring checklist for the computer laboratory
  
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  Discuss procedures for General Safety
  

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  Discuss the lesson on page 283-284.
  
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  Demonstrate the burn-in testing procedure.
  
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  Follow the step by step process.
  

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  Let the students answer the activity on page 282.
  
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  Guide the students in filling-up the Maintenance Inspection Checklist
  
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  Let the students accomplish the maintenance inspection checklist.
  
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  Guide them in performing the task. Ask if they have any suggestions.
  

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  Let the students perform burn-in testing activity on page 284.
  
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  Guide the students on accomplishing the task.
  

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  Let the students do the activity on page 282.
  
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  Let the students make an outline steps or procedure presented on the video tutorials.
  

Video Tutorial

Direction: To deepen your understanding about maintaining networks system, watch the video on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMCCLKDHXqI and make an outline steps or procedure of the action taken presented or shown in the video.

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  Let the students do the activity on page 276.