PC Assembly and Disassembly Practice

A set of fill-in-the-blank flashcards covering the tools, safety procedures, and step-by-step processes for PC assembly and disassembly.

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for PC maintenance includes safety glasses and an __________.

Anti-static wrist strap

A safety rule requires you to __________ the system unit and discharge static electricity before touching internal components.

unplug

Common tools for PC assembly include a flathead screwdriver, pliers, compressed air, thermal paste, and a __________ screwdriver.

Phillips

The first step of PC disassembly is to unplug all __________ cables (power, monitor, USB) from the back of the CPU case.

external

Step 3 of disassembly involves disconnecting all internal power and data cables, including front panel wires, SATA, and __________ power.

ATX

During disassembly, you must unscrew and remove expansion/adapter cards such as the __________ or network cards.

GPU

In Step 7 of disassembly, you remove the cooling fan and __________ before releasing the processor.

CPU heat sink

The Power Supply Unit is also referred to as the __________.

PSU/SMPS

When assembling the PC, Step 1 is to prepare the empty CPU case on a clean, flat, __________ surface.

anti-static

In assembly, you should push RAM modules gently into their designated slots until the __________ lock.

clips

In Step 5 of assembly, the motherboard is aligned and screwed onto the __________ inside the case.

standoffs

During Step 7 of assembly, you connect power cables such as the __________ ATX and the 4/8-pin CPU cables.

24-pin

The final step of assembly includes attaching __________ connectors like the power switch, reset, and LEDs.

front-panel