Republic of the Philippines

POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
Sta. Mesa, Manila

COMPUTER HARDWARE SERVICING GRADE 9

Name: _________________________________ Date: ____________ Score: _______

Course/Year/Section: __________________Course Facilitator: _________________

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE
Directions: Read each question carefully and encircle the letter of the correct answer. NO
ERASURES.
1. Which of the following defines Occupational Safety and Health?
a. A planned system of working to prevent illness and injury in the workplace.
b. The responsibility of all persons in the computer and technology industries
c. A detailed plan of a scientific or medical experiment, treatment, or procedure.
d. The set of rules governing the format of data sent via the internet or local network.
2. The following are the things someone needs to take responsibility if the designated fire officer
is not present during a fire emergency, except,
a. Locate any people.
b. Find something to save.
c. Locate the source of the fire.
d. Remove all people from the building.
3. Which of the following statements is FALSE about Safety and Anti-Static Rules?
a. Never eat, drink, or smoke while working on a computer.
b. Always handle electronic components by a non-conducting (non-metallic) edge.
c. Always grasp a metal part of the computer chassis with your bare hand before you
touch anything inside.
d. Never disconnect a computer from the AC power and from any powered peripherals
while you are working on it.
4.Which of the following is a connector on the back of a computer or other device?
a. Modem c. Port hub
b. Router d. Network Gateway
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POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
Sta. Mesa, Manila

5. If you see a message to press any key to boot the CD and you fail to do so, what do you think
will happen?
a. The computer will restart
b. It will return to boot menu
c. It will be prompted to BIOS setup
d. Set up inspecting your system will appear
6. Which of the following is not a Windows XP minimum requirement?
a. 128MB RAM or higher
b. CD- ROM or DVD ROM
c. Lower resolution monitor
d. 4.3 GB hard disk space or more
7. Suppose that you will install Windows XP on a system with more than one partition, what
important process should be done?
a. Examine the partition
b. Change the file system
c. Format the correct partition
d. Delete the data and files on the different partition
8. What is the correct order of the steps in performing test procedures?
I. Checking Specification III. Validating Test Information
II. Responding to test information IV. Gathering test information
a. I, II, III, and IV c. III, IV, II, and I
b. II, III, I, and IV d. IV, III, II, and I
9. These are caused by problems faced by browsers when trying to access a website.
a. System error C. Application errors
b. Browser status Codes D. Post Code errors
10. These are caused by corrupted hardware, especially malfunctioning RAM modules and bad
sectors on hard disks. Stop errors can be difficult to resolve at times.
a. System error C. Stop errors
b. A Runtime errors Device managers errors
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POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
Sta. Mesa, Manila

II. IDENTIFICATION
Direction: Read each statement carefully and identify what is being asked on the following
question. Write your answer on the space provided before each item.
________1. Is a planned system of working to prevent illness and injury where you work by
recognizing and identifying hazards and risks.
________2. These computers are a combination of both digital and analogue computers.
________3. It protects a computer network from unauthorized access.
________4. Is the discharge of electricity between two objects with different electrical potential.
________5. Is a measure of how fast a microprocessor communicates with the computer's main
circuit board into which it is physically connected.
________6. It is a covering material with a separate sheath for each finger used for hand
protection.
________7. It refers to protective clothing, helmets, goggles, or other gear designed to protect
the wearer's body or clothing from injury by electrical hazards, heat, chemicals, and infection, for
job-related occupational safety and health purposes.
________8. These are tools that are used to test and diagnose equipment.
________9. Is a set of steps to guide you through what needs to be done to thoroughly test the
installation. It is designed to help you work more effectively and to make sure you test
everything that needs testing.
________10. These are moderately dangerous types of errors among those that can pop up on
your PC. It is caused by malfunctioning hardware components, corrupted operating system
modules, etc.

III. MATCHING TYPE

Direction: Match the following in Column A with their corresponding definitions in Column B.
Write the letter of the correct answer before each number.
A B
1. CMOS Battery A. It speeds up the performance of
the computer.
2. Video Cards B. It allows you to setup various power
saving features.
3. Power Management Setup C. It is also referred to as a graphics
accelerator.
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POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
Sta. Mesa, Manila

4. PnP/PCI Configuration D. A small memory on PC motherboards

that is used to store BIOS settings.
5. RAM E. It allows you to configure PCI slots.
F. It allows you to change the various I/O
device.
IV. TRUE OR FALSE
Directions: Write T if the statement is true and F if the statement is false. Write your answer on
the space provided.
1. Personal computers come in different forms.
2. Tablet computers are mobile computers that are very handy to use.
3. Motherboard is the most important programs that runs on a computer.
4. While working on a computer, everyone is allowed to eat, drink or smoke.
5. Static electricity is the discharge of electricity between two objects with
different electrical potential.
6. The speed of a computer's processor chip is also known as clock speed.
_______________7. Software tools help diagnose computer and network problems.
_______________8. Checking Specification is the first step and an important start to testing.
9. Resistance is the opposition to the flow of current.
10. Corrupted operating systems would help the system to function well.

V. ACRONYM
Direction: Give the corresponding meaning of the following acronym.
1. OHS –
2. PPE –
3. DC –
4. AC –
5. ESD –

"Success is never final. Failure is never fatal. It's courage that counts.”
Winston Churchill
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POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
Sta. Mesa, Manila

TABLE OF SPECIFICATION

Lessons Time Allotted for Number Distribution of items

teaching of Items
Hours % Remembering Understanding Analyzing
1. Plan and
Prepare for 3 25% 10 3 3 4
Installation
2. Install
Equipment/ 3 25% 10 4 3 3
Devices and
Systems
3. Conduct Test
on the Installed
Computer
System

3 25% 10 3 4 3
4. Diagnose and
Configure
Computer 3 25% 10 5 5
Systems and
Networks
Total 12 100% 40 15 10 15

ANSWER KEY:

Multiple
Choice Identification Matching True or False Acronym
types
1. B 1. Occupational safety and 1. T 1. Occupational Health and Safety
2. A health (OSH) 1. D. 2. T (OHS)
3. D 2. Hybrid Computers 2. C 3. F
2. Personal Protective Equipment
4. B 3. Network firewall 3. B 4. F
(PPE).
5. D 4. Static electricity 4. E. 5. T
6. A 5. Front side bus (FSB) 5. A 6. T 3. Direct current (DC)
7. B speed 7. T 4. Alternating current (AC)
8. B 6. Gloves 8. F
9. D 7. Personal Protective 9. T 5. Electro Static Discharge (ESD)
10. B Equipment (PPE) 10. F
8. Diagnostic tools
9. Test procedures
10. System errors
EVALUATION:
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POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
Sta. Mesa, Manila

Request two (2) licensed professional teachers to critique on the content validity of the test
as well as its overall appearance and structure, among others. Show your TOS together
with your test for their reference.

Points to be critiqued COMMENTS

Critic Teacher 1: Critic Teacher 2:

Ms. Jobelle Tabinas

Test Instructions Revise test directions for

acronyms and matching-
type.
Test appearance You may use your objectives
and revised blooms
taxonomy to strategically
distribute the items

The questions are clear and

easy to comprehend.
Grammar parallelism is also
important
Content of the test To validate the contents of
the test, examine the
objectives of the assessment
and the main competency.
(include it in the TOS)
Construction of the items The lessons have equal time
allotted for teaching so the
identification of the item
difficulty cannot be
determined. However, you
may refer to the major
competency needed for that
lesson.
Create choices that will
show the level of
understanding (relational,
multi-structural, uni-
structural, and pre-
structural).
Remove too easy and too
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COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
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difficult items (only) after

conducting the exam (item
validity)
Arrangement of test items Overall, test items show that
important terms are
remembered and
understood (matching type,
acronym, multiple choice)

To evaluate the test

questions, indicate the test
questions under analyzing
and understanding

Provide situational questions

for analyzing and
understanding.
Scorability of the Test Scorability is evident: easy
to score; the teacher may
add directions for scoring.