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Chapter 2: Safe Lab Procedure and Tool Use

This document discusses safe lab procedures and tool use for working on computers. It covers topics like electrical safety, fire safety, electrostatic discharge protection, power supply definitions and functions, materials safety data sheets, disk management tools, and cleaning heat sinks. Key details include the need to disconnect power before working on a computer, using a class C fire extinguisher for electrical fires, four ESD recommendations, definitions of power-related terms like blackouts and surges, the purpose of surge protectors and UPS devices, what an MSDS is, components containing hazardous materials, and using compressed air to clean heat sinks.

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Chapter 2: Safe Lab Procedure and Tool Use

This document discusses safe lab procedures and tool use for working on computers. It covers topics like electrical safety, fire safety, electrostatic discharge protection, power supply definitions and functions, materials safety data sheets, disk management tools, and cleaning heat sinks. Key details include the need to disconnect power before working on a computer, using a class C fire extinguisher for electrical fires, four ESD recommendations, definitions of power-related terms like blackouts and surges, the purpose of surge protectors and UPS devices, what an MSDS is, components containing hazardous materials, and using compressed air to clean heat sinks.

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Chapter 2: Safe Lab Procedure and Tool Use

Section 2.1.1
1. What is the basic safety procedure to prevent electrical shock and avoid damage to
the computer that should precede any work on a computer?
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2. What class of fire extinguisher should be used for an electrical fire?


____________________________________________________________________

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Section 2.1.2
3. How much voltage does it take to damage a computer component? ______________

4. How much voltage does it take for a human to feel it? ____________________

5. What are the four recommendations for protection from ESD?

a.

b.

c.

d.

6. Define and learn each of the following:


a. Blackout
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b. Brownout
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c. Noise
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d. Spike______________________________________________________
______

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e. Power
Surge______________________________________________________

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7. Explain the function of each of the following:


a. Surge
Suppressor________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________

b. Uninterruptible Power
Supply________________________________________

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c. Standby Power
Supply_____________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________

Section 2.1.3

8. What is a Materials Safety and Data Sheet?


___________________________________________________________________
_____________________________
______________________________________

9. What three computer components contain hazardous materials and require special
handling for disposal?

a.

b.

c.

Section 2.2.2
10. Define the function of each of the following disk management tools:
a. Fdisk or Disk Management
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b. Format_____________________________________________________
______

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c. Scandisk or Chkdsk
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d. Defrag_____________________________________________________
______

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e. System File Checker


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Section 2.3.4

11. What should you use to clean the heat sink on a computer?_____________________

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