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Elements and Performance Criteria

Establish safe work practices
Establish location requirements for hardware and peripherals
Establish maintenance practices
Determine appropriate hardware quality standards
- Consider and apply business requirements in respect of hardware matters
- Determine and apply quality standards to the selection of appropriate hardware and associated peripherals

Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to:

perform diagnostic functions by replacing components, reloading software and using operating system and other diagnostic tools

establish location requirements for system hardware and associated peripheral devices

follow safe work practices

determine maintenance requirements and establish maintenance schedule

apply appropriate quality standards to computer hardware and peripherals.

Note: If a specific volume or frequency is not stated, then evidence must be provided at least once.

Knowledge Evidence

To complete the unit requirements safely and effectively, the individual must:

describe the range of quality levels in current common hardware

describe the importance of maintenance

describe workplace health and safety principles specific to working with mains-powered equipment

identify and describe the potential environmental effects of common types of hardware

identify common security issues that impact on computer hardware

identify the software related to hardware operations

identify common system hardware and associated peripherals functions.