TLE 5TH MNTHLY

• Tool


  A handheld device that aids in accomplishing a task
• Categories of hardware tools

  • Electro-Static Discharge (ESD) tools
  • Hand tools
  • Cleaning tools
  • Diagnostic tools
• Electro-Static Discharge (ESD)


  One of the few things you can do to damage or destroy your computer or parts of your computer
• ESD tools


  • Provide the most basic means for the controlled discharge of electrostatic electricity
• Anti-static wrist strap


  Used to prevent ESD damage to computer equipment
• Anti-static mat


  Used to stand on or place hardware on to prevent static electricity from building up
• Hand tool


  A device for performing work on a material or a physical system using only hands
• Cleaning tools


  • Lint-free cloth
  • Compressed air
  • Brush
  • Parts organizer
• Diagnostic tools


  • Multimeter
  • Loopback adapter
  • LAN tester
• Computers are easier to use and more dependable with each new generation of hardware and operating system update, but that doesn't mean they're problem-free
• Preventive maintenance


  • Systematic care and protection of tools, equipment and machines in order to keep them in a safe, usable condition, limit downtime and extend productivity
• Flat head screwdriver


  Used to loosen or tighten slotted screws
• Philips head screwdriver


  Used to loosen or tighten cross-head screws
• Torx screwdriver


  Used to loosen or tighten screws that have a starlike depression on the top, a feature that is mainly found on laptop
• Hex driver


  Sometimes called a nut driver, is used to tighten nuts in the same way that a screwdriver tightens screws
• Needle-nose plier


  Used to hold small parts
• Wire cutter


  Used to strip and cut wires
• Tweezers


  Used to manipulate small parts
• Part retriever


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


  Used to light up areas that you cannot see well
• Long nose pliers


  Used for holding, bending and stretching the lead of electronics component or connecting wire
• Crimping tool


  A tool made of metal with plastic - rubber handle, to press into small folds, to frill, to corrugate
• Magnifying glass


  Used to exaggerate or to increase the apparent size of an object
• Soldering pencil


  Used to join two or more metal conductors with the support of soldering lead melted around it
• Lint-free cloth is 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
• Brush


  A device made of bristles set in a handle, used for cleaning sensitive parts of a computer
• Parts organizer


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


  Used to test the integrity of circuits and the quality of electricity in computer components
• Loopback adapter


  Used to test the functionality of computer ports
• LAN tester


  Used to test the network connection
• Computers are easier to use and more dependable with each new generation of hardware and operating system update, but that doesn't mean they're problem-free
• Computer chassis


  The enclosure that contains most of the components of a computer
• Digitizer


  A graphics drawing tablet used for sketching new images or tracing old ones
• Expansion bus


  It connects the parts of the CPU to each other, but also links the CPU with other important hardware
• Hand tool


  A device for performing work on a material, or a physical system using only hands
• Hard disk drive


  A magnetic storage device that is installed inside the computer
• Hardware


  The tangible components of a computer system