Computer System Servicing (TLE)

• Anti-Static Wrist Strap:

  • Protects computer equipment when grounded to a computer chassis
• Anti-Static Mat:

  • Helps to protect static sensitive components from electrostatic discharge
• Flat-head Screw Driver:

  • Used to tighten or loosen slotted screws (screws that have a straight, linear slot in their heads)
• Philips head Screw Driver:

  • Used to loosen and tighten crosshead screws
• Tory Screw Driver:

  • Used to loosen and tighten screws that have a star-like depression on the top, mainly found on laptops
• Hex drive:

  • Used to tighten or loosen nuts in the same way that a screwdriver tightens or loosens screws (sometimes called a nut driver)
• Needle Nose Plier:

  • Also known as long-nose pliers and snipe-nose pliers
  • Cutting and holding pliers used by electricians to bend, reposition, and snip wire
• Wire Cutters:

  • Used to strip and cut wires
• Tweezers:

  • Used to manipulate small parts
• Part Retriever:

  • Used to retrieve parts from locations that are too small for your hand to fit
• Flashlight:

  • Used to light up areas that you cannot see well
• Wire Stripper:

  • Used to remove the insulation from wire so that it can be twisted to other wires or crimped
• Anti-Static Wrist Strap:

  • Protects computer equipment when grounded to a computer chassis
• Anti-Static Mat:

  • Helps to protect static sensitive components from electrostatic discharge
• Flat-head Screw Driver:

  • Used to tighten or loosen slotted screws (screws that have a straight, linear no in their heads)
• Philips head Screw Driver:

  • Used to loosen and tighten crosshead screws
• Torx Screw Driver:

  • Used to loosen and tighten screws that have a star-like depression on the top, mainly found on laptops
• Hex drive:

  • Used to tighten or loosen nuts in the same way that a screwdriver tightens or loosens screws (sometimes called a nut driver)
• Needle Nose Plier:

  • Also known as long-nose pliers and snipe-nose pliers
  • Cutting and holding plier used by electricians to bend, reposition, and snip wire
• Wire Cutters:

  • Used to strip and cut wires
• Tweezers:

  • Used to manipulate small parts
• Part Retriever:

  • Used to retrieve parts from locations that are too small for your hand to fit
• Wire Stripper:

  • Used to remove the insulation from wire so that it can be twisted to other wires or crimped to connectors to make a cable
• Crimping Tool:

  • Used to attach connector to wires
• Punch-down tool:

  • Used to terminate wire into termination blocks
  • Some cable connectors must be connected cables using a punch down tool
• Soft-Cloth:

  • Used to clean different computer components without scratching or leaving debris
• 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
• Part Organizer:

  • Used to hold screws, jumpers, fasteners, and other small part and prevents them from getting mixed together
• Digital Multimeter:

  • Device that can take many types of measurements
  • Tests the integrity of circuits and the quality of electricity in the computer components
  • Displays information on an LCD or LED
• Loopback Adapter:

  • Also called a loopback plug
  • Tests the basic functionality of computer ports
  • The adapter is specific to the port that you want to test
• Network Cable Testers:

  • Electronic device that measures the conductivity between two ends of a cable
• External Hard Drive Enclosure:

  • Metal or plastic housing designed to cover and protect disk from damage