COMPUTER

HANDHELD TOOLS
PROPER USE OF HANDHELD TOOLS
Using tools properly helps prevent accidents and
damage to equipment and people. This section
describes and covers the proper use of a variety of
hardware, software, and organizational tools
specific to working with computers and
peripherals.
 CLASSIFICATION OF
HANDHELD TOOLS
ESD tools Cleaning tools
Hand tools Diagnostic tools
ESD TOOLS
ELECTRO STATIC DISCHARGE
(ESD) TOOLS
 Electro Static Discharge TOOLS

ANTI STATIC WRIST STRAP

 Electro Static Discharge TOOLS

ANTI STATIC WRIST STRAP

An anti-static wrist strap is a key piece of safety gear that helps to
prevent the buildup of static electricity near sensitive electronics or
other projects where static charge could damage electronics or
cause safety issues
 Electro Static Discharge TOOLS

ANTI STATIC MAT

An anti-static floor mat or ground mat is an anti-static device that safeguards
an individual or piece of equipment like a PC from an electrostatic discharge
(ESD). Computer components that are sensitive to static electricity or ESD are
motherboards, CPUs, expansion cards and memory devices.
HAND TOOLS
 HAND TOOLS

FLAT-HEAD SCREWDRIVER
Used to tighten or loosen slotted screws.
 HAND TOOLS

PHILIP-HEAD SCREWDRIVER
Used to tighten or loosen cross-headed screws.
 HAND TOOLS

TORX SCREWDRIVER
Used to tighten or loosen screws that have a
star-like depression on the top, a feature that
is mainly found on laptops.
 HAND TOOLS

HEX DRIVER
Used to tighten or loosen nuts in the same
way that a screwdriver tightens or loosens
screws (sometimes called a nut driver).
 HAND TOOLS

NEEDLE-NOSE PLIER
Used to hold small parts.
 HAND TOOLS

WIRE CUTTER
Used to strip and cut wires.
 HAND TOOLS

TWEEZER
Used to manipulate small parts.
 HAND TOOLS

PART RETRIEVER
Used to retrieve parts from locations that
are too small for your hand to fit.
 HAND TOOLS

FLASHLIGHT
Used to light up areas that you cannot
see well.
 HAND TOOLS

WIRE STRIPPER
A wire stripper is used to remove the insulation
from wire so that it can be twisted to other wires
or crimped to connectors to make a cable.
 HAND TOOLS

CRIMPER
Used to attach connectors to wires.
 HAND TOOLS

PUNCH DOWN TOOL

Used to terminate wire into termination
blocks. Some cable connectors must be
connected to cables using a punch down
tool.
CLEANING TOOLS
 CLEANING TOOLS

LINT-FREE CLOTH
Used to retrieve parts from locations that
are too small for your hand to fit.
 CLEANING TOOLS

COMPRESS AIR
Used to retrieve parts from locations that
are too small for your hand to fit.
 CLEANING TOOLS

CABLE TIES
Used to retrieve parts from locations that
are too small for your hand to fit.
 CLEANING TOOLS

PART ORGANIZER
Used to retrieve parts from locations that
are too small for your hand to fit.
DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS