1. KEMENTERIAN PELAJARAN MALAYSIA
Self Access Learning Module
ICT Literacy for
Secondary School
Programme
Computer Hardware
Computer Setting
PUSAT PERKEMBANGAN KURIKULUM
KEMENTERIAN PELAJARAN MALAYSIA

2. ICTL for Secondary School - Computer Hardware Module
MODULE 7
BASIC COMPUTER SETTING
Curriculum Development Centre
Ministry of Education Malaysia
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Name of Module :
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Learning Outcomes: The students should be able to:
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customize settings for display
customize settings for mouse
customize settings for sound
customize settings for date and time
regional and language options
Knowledge and Skills:
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Computer Setting
Customize setting for display, mouse and sound.
Customize setting for date and time, language and regional option.
Module Summary: At the end of the module, student should be able to set the
computer by customize the setting for display, mouse, sound, date and time,
regional and language options.
This module contains 5 activities:
Activity 1:
Activity 2:
Activity 3:
Activity 4:
Activity 5:
Customizing settings for display.
Customizing settings for mouse.
Customizing settings for sound.
Customizing settings for date and time.
Customizing settings for regional and language
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4. ICTL for Secondary School - Computer Hardware Module
Activity 1:
Customizing settings for display
1. Click Start button, then click Control Panel
Control Panel
2. Control Panel window will appear as shown below. Then click Appearance and
Setting.
Appearance and Setting
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3. Click Display
Display
4. Display Properties window will appear as shown below. In the Themes option, you
can change the themes of your computer by choosing from the drop down menu.
Choose Window XP and click OK.
Theme
s
Drop down menu
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5. Click Desktop tab. You can change your desktop background. Choose Bliss in the
Background menu and than click OK.
Desktop
Background Menu
OK
6. Click Screen Saver tab. You can change your screen saver by choosing from the drop
down menu. Choose 3D Flying Objects and click OK.
Screen Saver
Drop down menu
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7. Click Appearance tab. You can change the appearance of windows and buttons,
colour schemes and font size by choosing from drop down menu. In Windows and
buttons, choose Window XP style. In colour scheme choose Default(blue). In Font
size choose Normal. Then click OK.
Appearance
Windows and buttons
Colour schemes
Font Size
Activity 2: Customizing settings for mouse
1. In the Control Panel, click Appearance and Themes. Appearance and Themes
window will be displayed, then click Mouse Pointers.
Appearance and
Themes
Mouse Pointers
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2. The Mouse Properties window will appear as shown below. Choose Pointer tab
option. You can customize the mouse pointer by choosing from the customize drop
down menu. Choose Normal Select and click OK.
Pointers
Customize Drop
down Menu
3. Click Pointer Option tab. You can select the pointer speed by moving the motion
slide indicator. Click OK.
Pointer Option
Motion Slide Indicator
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Activity 3: Customizing settings for sound
1. In the Control Panel, click Sounds, Speech and Audio Devices. Then click Adjust
the system volume.
Adjust the system volume
Sounds, Speech and Audio
Devices
2. Choose the volume level by moving the volume slide indicator.
Volume Slide Indicator
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3. For advance volume control setting, click Advanced. A window will appear
Adjust the volume level by moving the volume slide indicator.
Advanced…
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Volume Slide
Indicator

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Activity 4. Customizing settings for Date and Time
1. In the Control Panel, click Date, Time, Language and Regional Options. Then click
Date and Time.
Date, Time, Language, and
Regional Options
Date and time
2. Click Date and Time tab. Choose day, month and year from the Date options.
Change the time in the time option.Then click OK.
Date and Time
Year
Month
Time Option
Day
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3. Click Time Zone. Choose the time zone from the drop down menu according to the
country you stay. Choose (GMT+08:00) Kuala Lumpur, Singapore and click OK.
Time Zone
Drop Down
Menu
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Activity 5: Customizing settings for Regional and Language Options.
1. In the Control Panel, click Date, Time, Language and Regional Options. In the
Date, Time, Language, and Regional Options window, click Regional and Language
Options.
Date, Time, Language, and
Regional Options
Regional and Language
Options
2. Click Regional Options tab. IRegional option will set how some programs format
numbers, currencies, dates and time. Then, click the drop down menu. English (United
States) is commonly use. Choose English (United States) and click OK.
Regional
Options
Drop down
menu
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3. Control Panel window will appear as below. Close the Control Panel Window.
Close
4. The interface will be shown as below.
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Evaluation Form
COMPUTER HARDWARE
Module 2: Computer Settings
Name
: ___________________
Class
:____________________
Date
:____________________
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Customize setting for Window Themes
Customize setting for desktop
background
Customize setting for screen saver
Customize setting for Window
Appearance
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Customize setting for mouse
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Customize setting for sound
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Customize setting for date
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Customize setting for time
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Customize setting for regional
Please tick (√) one of the check box
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EXCELLENT
GOOD
AVERAGE
SKILLS
A LITTLE
DON’T
KNOW
At the end of the lesson students have learned the following skills.