This document provides instructions for students on connecting input and output devices to a computer system. It includes 5 activities that teach students to: 1) name the peripheral ports on the system unit; 2) connect a monitor to the VGA port; 3) connect a keyboard and mouse to the PS/2 or USB ports; 4) connect speakers and a microphone to the audio ports; and 5) power up the system by plugging in the power cord and pressing the power button. The goal is for students to learn how to correctly set up common input and output devices.

1. KEMENTERIAN PELAJARAN MALAYSIA
Self Access Learning Module
ICT Literacy for
Secondary School
Programme
Computer Hardware
Basic Maintenance
Handling Input and Output Devices
PUSAT PERKEMBANGAN KURIKULUM
KEMENTERIAN PELAJARAN MALAYSIA

2. ICTL for Secondary School - Computer Hardware Module
MODULE 6
HANDLING INPUT AND OUTPUT DEVICES
Curriculum Development Centre
Ministry of Education Malaysia
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Name of Module :
Basic Maintenance – Handling input and output devices
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Learning Outcomes: The students should be able to:
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state the steps to connect the peripherals to system unit
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to set up the input and output devices correctly
powering the system
Knowledge and Skills
1. Connecting the peripherals
2. Powering the system
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Module Summary: At the end of the module, students should be able to connect
peripherals; monitor, keyboard, mouse and speaker to the system unit
This module contains 5 activities:
Activity 1:
Naming the peripheral port on the system unit
Activity 2:
Connecting the Monitor to the system unit
Activity 3:
Connecting the Keyboard and mouse to the system unit
Activity 4:
Connecting the Speaker to the system unit
Activity 5:
Powering the System
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Activity 1:
Naming the Peripherals Port
No:
Label of the ports
1
Power port
2
PS2 port (Mouse)
3
PS2 port
(keyboard)
4
USB port
5
Parallel port (printer
port)
6
Serial port (Modem)
7
VGA port (Monitor
display)
8
Game port
(Joystick)
9,10,11 Audio ports
(speaker,
headphone and
microphone)
( 9-Line Out, 10Line In, 11-Mic)
Figure 1: Back view of the System Unit (ports)
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Activity 2:
Connecting the Monitor to the system unit
Steps:
1. Plug the VGA cable of the monitor to the display device port as in Figure 2. The VGA
cable is blue in colour must be connected to the display that has the same colour.
Students must connect the tiny pin on VGA cable carefully.
Figure 2: Connecting VGA cable to monitor port
Activity 3:
Connecting the Keyboard and mouse to the system unit
1. Plug the PS2 cable of the keyboard (purple nozzle) and mouse (green nozzle) to the
device port as Figure 3.1. Students also need to be extremely careful to attach the
keyboard and mouse to their respective PS/2 port. For keyboard and mouse that have
USB toggle use Figure 3.2
Figure 3.1 : Connecting keyboard and mouse to the PS2 ports
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Figure 3.2 : Connecting keyboard and mouse to the USB ports
Activity 4:
Connecting Audio and Microphone Devices to the system unit
1. Plug the cable of the speaker (green nozzle) and microphone (blue nozzle) to the device
port as figure 4.
Figure 4 : Connecting peripherals Audio and Microphone to the Audio ports
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Activity 5:
Powering the System
Steps:
1. Plug in the power cord and switch the power supply switch to the ‘On’ position.
2. Press the power button. If everything is connected as it should be, all system fans
should start spinning. You should hear a single beep, and after 2-5 seconds, the
computer will start to boot.
Figure 5: Connecting the power cable
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