Computer Systems

Servicing NC-II
Module 2:
Creating Bootable Disk
Computer Systems Servicing NC-II
Alternative Delivery Mode
Module 2: Creating Bootable Disk

First Edition, 2020

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 Module 2:
Creating Bootable Disk
Introductory Message
For the facilitator:

Welcome to the Computer Systems Servicing NC-II for Grade 11 Alternative

Delivery Mode (ADM) Module on Creating Bootable Disk!
This module was collaboratively designed, developed and reviewed by
educators both from public and private institutions to assist you, the
teacher or facilitator in helping the learners meet the standards set by the K
to 12 Curriculum while overcoming their personal, social, and economic
constraints in schooling.

This learning resource hopes to engage the learners into guided and
independent learning activities at their own pace and time. Furthermore,
this also aims to help learners acquire the needed 21st century skills while
taking into consideration their needs and circumstances.

In addition to the material in the main text, you will also see this box in the
body of the module:

Notes to the Teacher

This contains helpful tips or strategies
that will help you in guiding the learners.

As a facilitator you are expected to orient the learners on how to use this
module. You also need to keep track of the learners' progress while allowing
them to manage their own learning. Furthermore, you are expected to
encourage and assist the learners as they do the tasks included in the
module.
For the learner:

Welcome to the Computer Systems Servicing NC-II Alternative Delivery Mode

(ADM) Module on Creating Bootable Disk!!

The hand is one of the most symbolized part of the human body. It is often
used to depict skill, action and purpose. Through our hands we may learn,
create and accomplish. Hence, the hand in this learning resource signifies
that you as a learner is capable and empowered to successfully achieve the
relevant competencies and skills at your own pace and time. Your academic
success lies in your own hands!

This module was designed to provide you with fun and meaningful
opportunities for guided and independent learning at your own pace and
time. You will be enabled to process the contents of the learning resource
while being an active learner.

This module has the following parts and corresponding icons:

What I Need to This will give you an idea of the skills or

Know competencies you are expected to learn
in the module.

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to check what you already know about
the lesson to take. If you get all the
answers correct (100%), you may decide
to skip this module.

What’s In This is a brief drill or review to help you

link the current lesson with the previous
one.

What’s New In this portion, the new lesson will be

introduced to you in various ways such
as a story, a song, a poem, a problem
opener, an activity or a situation.

What is It This section provides a brief discussion

of the lesson. This aims to help you
discover and understand new concepts
 and skills.

What’s More This comprises activities for independent

practice to solidify your understanding
and skills of the topic. You may check
the answers to the exercises using the
Answer Key at the end of the module.
What I Have This includes questions or blank
Learned sentence/paragraph to be filled in to
process what you learned from the
lesson.

What I Can Do This section provides an activity which

will help you transfer your new
knowledge or skill into real life
situations or concerns.

Assessment This is a task which aims to evaluate

your level of mastery in achieving the
learning competency.
Additional In this portion, another activity will be
Activities given to you to enrich your knowledge or
skill of the lesson learned. This also
tends retention of learned concepts.

Answer Key This contains answers to all activities in

the module.
At the end of this module you will also find:

References This is a list of all sources used in

developing this module.
The following are some reminders in using this module:

1. Use the module with care. Do not put unnecessary mark/s on any
part of the module. Use a separate sheet of paper in answering the
exercises.
2. Don’t forget to answer What I Know before moving on to the other
activities included in the module.
3. Read the instruction carefully before doing each task.
4. Observe honesty and integrity in doing the tasks and checking your
answers.
5. Finish the task at hand before proceeding to the next.
6. Return this module to your teacher/facilitator once you are through
with it.
 If you encounter any difficulty in answering the tasks in this module, do
not hesitate to consult your teacher or facilitator. Always bear in mind
that you are not alone.

We hope that through this material, you will experience meaningful

learning and gain deep understanding of the relevant competencies. You
can do it!

What I Need to Know

This module was designed and written with you in mind. It is here to help
you master the nature of Computer Systems Servicing NC-II. The scope of
this module permits it to be used in many different learning situations. The
language used recognizes the diverse vocabulary level of students. The
lessons are arranged to follow the standard sequence of the course. But the
order in which you read them can be changed to correspond with the
textbook you are now using. The module is divided into five lessons, namely:

The module is composed of one lesson with the following contents:

1. Installers preparation
2. Creating Bootable drive
a. Rufus
b. PowerISO
3. Application packages and use of application programs
4. Software installers
a. Device Drivers

After going through this module, you are expected to:

1. prepare installer (TLE_IACSS9-12ICCS-If-j-29);
1.1. create portable bootable devices in accordance with software
manufacturer instruction;
1.2. prepare customized installers in accordance with software
utilization guide and end user agreement; and
1.3. carry out installation of portable applications in accordance with
software user guide and software license.

Notes to the Teacher

Please provide the needed software/drivers for the students
who do not have internet at home. Provide also an ISO file of
Windows 7 and Windows server R2 upon giving this module.
Advise them to give you a flashdrive beforehand where to
save the files.
 What I Know

Multiple Choice. Let’s see what you already know about creating bootable
disk. If you got 100% in this pretest, you can proceed to the next module.
Choose the best answer by writing the letter on a separate sheet of paper.
Answer according to your heart and mind’s content.

1. Which of the following is a device for recording (storing) information

(data)?
a. Storage Media c. Boot
b. Operating system d. Application

2. What is also called a "hard boot"?

a. Cold Boot c. Storage Media
b. Warm Boot d. Flash Drive

3. Which of the following is also called a "soft boot"?

a. Cold Boot c. Storage Media
b. Warm Boot d. Flash Drive

4. When does a bootable media usually is used?

a. recover an operating system that cannot start
b. back up sector-by-sector a disk with an unsupported file system
c. both A and B
d. install antivirus

5. What pertains to any physical media (CD, DVD, USB flash drive or other
removable media supported by a machine BIOS as a boot device) that boots
on any PC-compatible?
a. Bootable Devices c. Both A and B
b. Operating System d. Application Software

6. Which of the following means to start up a computer that is turned off. It

is typically performed by pressing the power button on the computer?
a. Cold Boot c. Bootstraps
b. Warm Boot d. Bootable disc

7. This means to restart a computer. It is typically initiated from the

operating system, rather than pressing a button on the computer itself.
What process is this?
a. Bootstraps c. Bootable Disc
b. Cold Boot d. Warm Boot

8. Which of the following pertains to load the first piece of software that
starts a computer?
a. Application software c. Boot
b. Bootstraps d. Flash Drive
9. A bootable media is important in a computer system because it contains
the boot image, optional prestart commands and associated files, and
Configuration Manager files. How would you make a bootable media?
a. Consider the architecture of the boot image must be appropriate
for the architecture of the destination computer
b. Make sure that the boot image contains all the files and
applications
c. It should contain one distribution point and one media only
d. The drive must be detectable by the computer

10. You need to load the operating system of the computer you are using.
Why is operating system important to be loaded?
a. because it manages all of the other application programs in a
computer
b. because it is a comprehensive, self-contained program that
performs a particular function directly for the user
c. because it collects data or computer instructions that tell the
computer how to work
d. because the computer’s operating system determines its speed.

11. How are you going to format a computer without an optical drive
a. buy an optical drive
b. use a bootable flash drive
c. use an external hard-drive
d. you cannot format a computer without an optical drive

12. Many features limit the compatibility between Linux and MS Windows on
which is a device driver. Why are operating systems different from each
other?
a. Because operating systems differ from open source to commercial
usage.
b. Because they have complex programming depending on its
manufacturer
c. Because each has different target market
d. Because they have different priorities over hardware and driver

13. A user is running a 32-bit version of Windows 7 Home Premium with 6

GB of RAM installed. However, the system is recognizing only 3.2 GB of
RAM. How is this possible?
a. Home Premium does not support more than 3.2 GB of RAM.
b. A 32-bit Windows operating system can recognize only about
3.2 GB of RAM.
c. The processor is not configured in x64 mode.
d. The processor is an x86 processor.

14. A user wants to create a dual-boot system running Windows 7 and

Windows Server. What is important to remember?
a. Install Windows 7 first
b. Install Windows server first
c. Install operating system on same partitions
d. Install Windows 7 first and install both operating systems on
different partitions.
15. Your teacher said that you must clean install of Windows 10 in your
designated computers. Your classmate is puzzled what is it about. What are
you going to tell him?
a. A clean install includes applications and settings from previous
installations
b. An upgrade includes applications and settings from previous
installations.
c. A clean installation starts by formatting the hard drive.
d. There is no difference; they are the same.
Lesson

1 Creating Bootable Disk

B
oot is to load the first piece of software that starts a computer.
Because the operating system is essential for running all other
programs, it is usually the first piece of software loaded during the
boot process.

This module is intended for you to learn how to create bootable drive
and install device drivers in your computer system. This will also help you
become familiarized in preparing customized installers and be able to
confidently use them.

What’s In

Let’s get started with this! First let’s review what happened in the last
module about computer assembly. Here is a jumpstart exercise for you!

Directions: Draw or cut or download and label at least two components of a

computer system unit. After drawing and labelling discuss the function of
each components. You will be graded using the following rubrics. You can at
least have a highest score of 45 in this activity.

Indicator Excellent Good Fair Score

20 15 10
Composition Shows strong Shows Shows obvious
& Design internal internal weaknesses in
integrity of integrity of the the integrity of
the visual visual the visual
elements. elements. A elements. Many
Nothing needs visual element visual elements
to be added or needs to be need to be
removed - added or added, moved or
finished piece removed. removed.
is superb.
Design 15 10 5
Attractiveness The design The design The design
project project project is
is is attractive in acceptably
exceptionally terms attractive
 attractive in of design, though it may be
terms layout a
of design, and neatness bit disorganized
layout, and and
neatness, demonstrate does not
dominance, an demonstrate
rhythm, size, understanding a clear
etc. of understanding
the use of of layout:
design dominance, size,
tools. rhythm,
balance,
etc.
Effort 10 8 6
Demonstrates Demonstrates Demonstrates
above board a good effort some effort in
effort in in accomplishing
accomplishing accomplishing the activity.
the activity the activity
going the and time
extra distance spent to get it
and time carried out.
spent to get it
done.

TOTAL ____ / 45

What’s New

This part of the module is an activity which will show you an overview of
what competency you should be able to learn. This help you explore and
have a headstart of what you will be learning.
Let’s Practice! This is a new activity for you to explore. This is the
introductory part or preliminary part of making bootable disk.
Listed below are the things you will be needing before doing this activity:
1. A flashdrive at least 8GB storage capacity
2. Access to a computer running Windows 7 or higher

Directions:
 You are tasked to make your flashdrive ready for installation of OS
files. List down the things that you observed in each step and record them in
the table provided below. Don’t forget to check if you successfully finish the
steps. Put remarks if not successful and explain what went wrong.
Just follow the ten (10) easy steps in making your flashdrive ready for
installation of operating system files. Answer the questions after each step
you’ve accomplished together with the table below. Use a separate answer
sheet for this activity.
Step 1: What do you see after clicking run administrator? Please
Describe.
Step 2: What happened after encoding the word diskpart?
Step 3: How many disk-drives did you see? What are they? How
did you select the drive you need?
Step 4: Are you sure that’s your drive?
Step 5: Be careful with this step, this will wipe out your drive.
Discuss what happened.
Step 6: In creating partition for your drive, how many did you
make?
Step 7: You selected which partition?
Step 8: Was it successful? How did you know?
Step 9: How long did it take you to format the drive? Did you try
to remove ‘quick’? What will happen if you do that?
Step 10: What happened after pressing enter?

Time started: ______________Time Finished: _________ Tries:

___________
STEP Successfully Problems Remarks
done? encountered
YES NO
One
Two
Three
Four
Five
Six
Seven
Eight
Nine
Ten

Are you ready? Turn to the next page and Let’s start!
 Procedure

1. Click Start > All Programs > Accessories > Right click on Command
Prompt > Run as Administrator.

2. Type ‘diskpart' and press “Enter” to start the built in Windows disk
partitioning utility.

3. Type 'list disk' and press “Enter”. Identify your USB Flash drive and
make a note of the disk number. Here in this example, My USB flash
drive is Disk 2.
 Note: Careful about choosing correct disk index number, failure to
select right disk may result to permanent deletion of data that may
lead to catastrophic event.

4. Type 'select disk 2' and press Enter.

5. Type ‘clean’ and press Enter. The clean command will remove
partitions or volume formatting from the selected disk (disk 1) by
zeroing sectors.
 6. Now to create a partition, type 'create partition primary’ and press
Enter.

7. Type 'select partition 1', and press the “Enter” key.

8. Type ‘active’, and hit the “Enter” key.

9. To format the partition using FAT32 file system, type ‘format fs=fat32’ and
press the “Enter” key.
Important: If your server platform supports Unified Extensible Firmware
Interface (UEFI), you should format the USB flash drive as FAT32 rather
than as NTFS. To format the partition as FAT32, type format fs=fat32 quick,
and then click “Enter”.

10. Type 'assign' and press the “Enter” key to assign a drive letter to your
USB flash drive. Type “exit” to exit the diskpart utility.

Your USB flash drive is now ready to be used as an installation media.

As part of the competency preparation of installation for OS and software.
This is the first step in fulfilling this module’s competencies. The next part
will help you understand more on how to make bootable drive to be used as
installation media.

What is It

After you’ve made you flash drive ready for installation. Set it aside
and now it’s time to read and absorb the following discussion. This
discussion will help you make/ create a bootable disk and make it inside the
nutshell.

The following are important terms to remember, please read them and
keep those terms in mind as you get along this module.

1. Storage Media is a device for recording (storing) information (data).

2. Bootable Media/ Bootable Device is physical media (CD, DVD, USB
flash drive or other removable media supported by a machine BIOS as
a boot device) that boots on any PC-compatible machine. Bootable
media is most often used to:
2.1 recover an operating system that cannot start;
2.2 access and back up the data that has survived in a corrupted
system;
2.3 back up sector-by-sector a disk with an unsupported file system;
and
2.4 hardware or software troubleshooting.
3. The process of booting
3.1 The term boot comes from the idea of lifting oneself by one's own
bootstraps: the computer contains a tiny program (bootstrap
loader) which will load and run a program found on a boot
device.
4. Warm Boot vs. Cold Boot
4.1 Cold Boot
To perform a cold boot (also called a "hard boot") means to start
up a computer that is turned off. It is typically performed by
pressing the power button on the computer.
4.2 Warm Boot
To perform warm boot (also called a "soft boot") means to restart
a computer. It is typically initiated from the operating system,
rather than pressing a button on the computer itself.1
A. Introduction to Computer Operating System

1. Operating System (OS)

a. is a software that manages computer resources and provides
programmers/users with an interface used to access those
resources.
b. is a layer of software which takes care of technical aspects of a
computer's operation. It shields the user of the machine from
the low-level details of the machine's operation and provides
frequently needed facilities.
Below is a listing of common operating systems available today:

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 OPERATING SYSTEM DETAILS
Microsoft Windows Microsoft created the Windows Operating
System (OS) in the mid-1980s. There
have been many different versions of
Windows, but the most recent ones
are Windows 10 (released in
2015), Windows 8 (2012), Windows
7 (2009), and Windows Vista (2007).
Windows comes pre-loaded on most new
PCs, which helps to make it the most
popular operating system in the world.
macOS MacOS (previously called OS X) is a line
of operating systems created by Apple. It
comes preloaded on all Macintosh
computers, or Macs. Some of the specific
versions include Mojave (released in
2018), High Sierra (2017),
and Sierra (2016).

Linux Linux is a family of open-

source operating systems, which means
they can be modified and distributed by
anyone around the world. This is
different from proprietary software like
Windows, which can only be modified by
the company that owns it. The
advantages of Linux are that it is free,
and there are many
different distributions or versions you
can choose from.
Operating systems for The operating systems we've been talking
mobile devices about so far were designed to run
on desktop and laptop computers. Mobile
devices such as phones, tablet
computers, and MP3 players are different
from desktop and laptop computers, so
they run operating systems that are
designed specifically for mobile devices.
Examples of mobile operating systems
include Apple iOS and Google Android.

B. Create a Bootable Windows USB Flash Drive

 The process to create a bootable windows USB flash drive is fairly
easy, however you will have to have or download a copy of windows ISO file.
You can download a trial copy of windows ISO file over the internet.
Remember we do not use a pirated copy of Windows it is against the law. 2

First you must download RUFUS for free here:

https://github.com/pbatard/rufus/releases/download/v3.10/rufus-
3.10.exe

Step 1: Select the USB drive.

Step 2: Select “ Select MBR partition scheme for BIOS or UEFI “

( Note: If your PC has UEFI bios, select the other two options. )

Step 3: Select NTFS for File system. ( Note: Select FAT32 if your PC UEFI
bios. )

Step 4: Select the default Cluster size.

Step 5: Type in a name for the Bootable USB Flash Drive.

Step 6: Make sure you select these three options under Format options.
 Quick Format
 Create a Bootable disk using.

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  Create extended labels and icon files.

Step 7: Select the dropdown menu next to Create a Bootable disk using and
select ISO Image.

Step 8: Select the Drive icon next to ISO Image and then select the Windows
ISO file. (you can get a copy of this from your teacher)

Step 9: Verify all the settings and then click on the Start button.
 That’s it, now you’ll just have to wait for a couple minutes more and
the Windows Bootable USB Flash Drive should be ready for installing
Windows on your PC.

After a few minutes your Windows Bootable USB flash drive will
be ready for installation. Reboot your PC and set the bootable flash drive as
a first boot priority in the bios settings. Save the bios settings and reboot
once again to continue with the windows installation process.

B. Driver

A driver or device driver is a software program that enables a specific

hardware device to work with a computer's operating system.
 Drivers may be required for internal components, such as video cards
and optical media drives, as well as external peripherals, such as printers
and monitors. But most modern hardware is "plug and play" meaning the
devices will work without requiring driver installation. However, even if a
hardware device is recognized by the operating system, installing the correct
drivers may provide additional options and functionality for the device.

For example, most mouse and keyboard work automatically when

they are connected to a PC. However, installing the appropriate mouse driver
may allow you to customize the function of each button and adjust the
mouse sensitivity. Some keyboard drivers allow you to assign functions to
specific keys, such as controlling the volume or opening specific
applications.

Driver is the linker of a certain hardware to computer. A hardware

without driver is like a plane without a pilot. It is still a machine but it does
not act like a machine itself.3

1. The following errors may occur if device drivers are not properly
installed.

1.1. If system’s drivers are not installed.

a. No sounds input and output (mic and speaker are not working
properly)
b. Not able to connect to the network
c. Poor video display
d. Manufacturers default software are not possible to use
e. Not able to print, if printer’s driver is not installed
f. And some IO ports are not usable (Ex: sd card reader)

1.2. If add-on devices’ drivers are not installed, including input and
output devices.
a. Devices are not possible to work properly according to its
specificity. For instance, a scanner is not able to scan without
the presence of its required driver.

C. Preparing Driver for Installation

Follow the steps below in order to install drivers using driver pack.

1. Check the installation driver disc attached in a computer.

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setup-without-using-any-software/.
 2. If you don’t have driver disc, try to identify the specificity of a
computer, including its brand name and code then search over the
internet the equivalent needed drivers.
3. If internet connection is not available, make it sure that you prepared
the all in one (AIO) DriverPack Solution app for you to install the
required drivers for installation.

D. Choosing the Right Drivers

Always check the specific required drivers for its equivalent devices.
Moreover, in choosing the correct drivers, you must consider the following:

1. You lose your disc driver attached in your computer / laptop and
you are trying to reformat a laptop. The first thing you need to do
is to obtain its hardware specification, get the specific brand name
and code of your device.
2. Search the code in the internet and find its exact specification and
download the drivers.
3. Every device has an equivalent driver, except those Plug and Play
(PnP) devices which do not require drivers in order to use it.

What’s More

Independent Activity 1. Let’s Drive

A device is disabled without a driver.

Compare to real life scenario a device will not perform its specific task
without a device driver or a software that acts as an activator to activate
certain device in order to perform its full functionality.

In this activity, you are about to learn the definition of driver, its
function and its purpose in conducting software installation and how to
prepare driver for installation. Follow the procedure below to fulfill this
activity.

Procedure in Preparing DriverPack (All-in-One Driver). “The easy way”.

1. Download DriverPack app

http://omgprogram.blogspot.com/2014/07/easy-driver-packs.html

If you don’t have an internet connection you can ask your teacher for a copy
of this application.
** choose whether your Operating System is Windows 7, 8, or 10, between
32bit or 64 bit you can see the bits in your computers properties. The
application should look something like this. Or you can download any driver
pack solution of your choice over the internet.

2. Click Start(S) than click “Extrac” and install drivers (i) [Recommended]
and Wait for the installation to finish and restart computer.
3. After restarting your computer check if the drivers are installed
correctly by going to “computer”, right click and click “properties”.

4. From “properties” window, you will be able to see device manager at

the left side of your screen.

No error

5. From this window, you should not see any device which has
exclamation point or red error in it. If there’s one, try installing the
driver again for that certain hardware.
 Lacking
device driver

In what part of the activity have you experienced difficulty? Were you able to
solve it? How important is making a drive for your computer system? What
are its functions and purpose in your computer / laptop?

Independent Assessment 1. Test Drive

After you have experienced how to install / upgrade your device drivers.
Let’s see what you’ve learned about device drivers. Below is an assessment
for you to answer to the best of your ability.

Modified True or False: Read each statement and identify if the statement
is true or false. Write F if statement is false and underline the word(s) which
made it wrong otherwise, write T if statement is true. This is with a total
score of 20 pts. Good luck!

1. We don’t need driver during installation/formatting process.

2. All devices are not working without installer driver.
3. Driver is the linker of the computer’s devices attached to it.
4. You are trying to reformat a laptop. The first thing you need to do is to
obtain its hardware specification.
5. Plug and play means that the devices will not work without requiring
driver installation.
6. If system’s drivers are not installed, manufacturer’s default software
are not possible to use.
7. A device is enabled without a driver.
8. Driver is the linker of a certain hardware to computer.
9. Scanner is not able to scan without the presence of its required driver.
 10. Before installation/reformatting we should check first all device
drivers needed in installation process.

Independent Activity 2. Let’s make it Manual

In the above activity, you have learned how to download / save a driver pack
solution and install it to your system automatically. This is why we call it
the easy way. This time, what if you don’t have a driver pack solution at
hand. This activity will teach you how to install drivers manually. Just
follow the easy steps below.

1. Go to “Control Panel” and open “Device Manager”.

2. Find the device that you are trying to install with a driver (Video, Sound,
LAN).

3. Right click the device and select “properties”.

4. Select Driver tab, then click the “Update Driver” button.

5. Choose “Browse my computer for driver software”.

6. Click “Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer.”.

7. Browse for the .inf driver file. Open and Next.

8. The driver will be installed.
Independent Assessment 2. Manual IT
Are there differences in the two activities so far? Can you tell them? Well,
this assessment can help you understand it further. Fill out the blanks with
words that will complete the given sentences. Choose your answer from the
word(s) inside the box below.

Devices Buy Driver pack

Plug and Play Hardware identifier
Install independent hardware vendor

1. The Windows operating system installs ___________ when the system

restarts or when a user plugs in.
2. Drivers such as the ACPI driver and other _____________ help Windows
determine which devices are present.
3. To install hardware devices on Windows, one must _________ the
appropriate device drivers first.
4. Before a driver is installed for a new device, the bus or hub driver to
which the device is connected assigns a ________________________ to the
device.
5. A(n) ________________________________can also define one or
more compatible IDs for the device.

Independent Activity 3. The Third Wheel

How many have you gotten in the above assessment? Did you get all five
correctly? Well, this is the third option in installing drivers and/or
application software. From these three options that you got, you can choose
the easiest one for you or the one that is most appropriate for you.

A. Use the following steps to install the driver/software manually:

1. From the “Desktop”, open “File Explorer”.

2. Open the USB drive / CD drive which has the drivers separately that
came from the system manufacturer. If this is not available, you can
download one over the internet by searching the brand and version of
your hardware. The following three devices are the most important to
be installed with appropriate drivers:
a. First look for the graphics card driver/ VGA/ Video
b. Second to install is the sound driver/ audio
c. Third is the LAN driver / Ethernet controller / network adopter

Note: if you don’t have an internet connection at home, ask your

teacher for a copy of the said file, he/she for sure has stored one just
for you.
 3. Open the folder and look for the word “SETUP.exe”.

4. Double click the file.

5. Open the “Setup” file, and then follow the on-screen instructions to
install the driver.

6. Restart computer and go back to step 1 letter B. then letter C.

B. Verify driver installation

To verify your driver installation was successful, follow the steps as

follows:

1. Open “Device Manager”. For Windows 7, right-click the Windows Start

icon or open “Start Menu” and search for “Device Manager”.

2. Go to “Display Adapters” section.

3. Double-click the installed Display Adapter in Device Manager.

4. Click the Driver tab.

5. Verify the Driver Version and Driver Date fields are correct.
You are expected to have done this activity successfully. You can review and
repeat the three options more than twice if necessary to be familiarized and
be ready for another competency added to your list.
How well did you do? From a scale of 10, 10 being the highest what’s your
rating? Explain your answer briefly in a separate sheet of paper.

Independent Assessment 3. Driver 3.0

Here is another assessment for you to sum up your learning from the three
activities you’ve done. What you need to do is to accomplish the graphic
organizer below by comparing and differentiating the three options in
installing drivers / software for your computer system.
Put three (3) similarities and differences of each (driver pack, manual
installation, install from manufacturer) you will have a total of 18 points in
this assessment if you answered them all completely. You will be graded
using the rubrics below, you can be able to have a highest possible score of
30 in this assessment. Use a separate paper for your answers.

Installation of
Device Drivers
/Software

Indicators Excellent Good Fair Score

10 8 6
Ideas and What you are What you are You put
Content writing about writing about thought into
is clear and is clear and this, but
well- well- there is no
expressed, expressed, real evidence
including including of learning.
 specific specific More specific
examples to examples to information
demonstrate demonstrate is needed or
what you what you you need to
learned. Well learned. Well follow the
done! done! directions
more closely.
Sentence Sentences Sentences Some
Fluency are complete are complete sentences
and they and able to are complete
connect to be and easy to
one another understood. understand.
easily when Others
they are read require some
out loud. work.
Your writing
'flows.
Conventions No Use of Mistakes
punctuation punctuation using end
or structural marks and marks or
mistakes. No capitals, as capitals as
spelling well as well as
errors. Your spelling, is spelling
writing mostly mistakes
shows full correct. Few make the
awareness of errors exist writing hard
the rules of in your to read.
English use. answer.
TOTAL
/30

What I Have Learned

1. A boot device is any piece of hardware that can read or contains the files
required for a computer to start. For example:
a. a hard drive,
b. floppy disk drive,
c. CD-ROM drive,
d. DVD drive, and
e. USB flash drive.
2. The above devices are all considered bootable devices. However, unless
the necessary boot files are stored on the drive, diskette, or disc, the
computer cannot boot from that device.
3. I also have learned how to create a bootable disc or drive.
4. The Operating System (OS) is the most important program that runs on a
computer. Every general-purpose computer must have an operating
system to run other programs and applications. Computer operating
systems perform basic tasks, such as recognizing input from
the keyboard, sending output to the display screen, keeping track of files
and directories on the storage drives, and controlling peripheral devices,
such as printers.

What I Can Do

In the discussion part above, you have been given an example on how
to create a windows 7 bootable drive. This time, you will create a Windows
Server R2 2008 bootable flash drive using Rufus with the flashdrive you
have set aside earlier. You can ask a copy from your teacher for the ISO file
of the said Windows version. Use an empty flash drive for the installation of
bootable files. You will be graded according to the following rubrics. You can
get a score as much as 60 points in this performance task. Also, create a log
as given in What’s New part of this module. Good luck!

Indicators / Excellent Good Fair Score

Competency
Prepared and 20 16 12
identified the Student Student Student
needed correctly correctly incorrectly
material / identified, identified, identified, DID
device and prepared the prepared the NOT prepare the
application needed material needed material needed material
for creating /device and / device and / device and was
bootable disk selected selected not able to select
software for software for application for
creating creating creating bootable
bootable disk. bootable disk, disk.
but with errors.
Created a 40 32 25
bootable Student created Student was not
flash drive bootable Student created able to create
using Rufus WINDOWS bootable bootable
server disk and WINDOWS WINDOWS
is 100% server disk but server installer
functional. with errors in without close
the compilation guidance and
assistance
TOTAL /60
 Assessment

Multiple Choice.
Direction. This assessment will make you employ your learned skills and
knowledge about creating bootable drive and installing software. Choose the
letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a separate sheet of
paper.
1. It is a software program that enables a specific hardware device to work
with a computer's operating system.
a. Driver b. System software c. application software d. OS
2. It means the devices will work without requiring driver installation.
a. Driver b. OS c. Operating System d. Plug n Play
3. What is the correct sequence of diagram that describes the operation of
an operating system?
a. Hardware – apps – user- OS c. OS – user – Apps – Hardware
b. User – Apps – OS – Hardware d. OS- User – Hardware – Apps
4. It lets you use your mouse to click icons, buttons, menu that are clearly
displayed on the screen using a combination of graphics and text.
a. CLI b. GUI c. OS d. Apps
5. The main function of a device driver is?
a. Acting as a translator between the hardware device and the
application or operating system that users it.
b. To fail Management.
c. Acting as a storage medium that can be access directly by cpu.
d. Organizes and coordinate how to multiple users access and share
resources on network.
6. A computer’s speaker does not sound, how are you going to check on this
problem?
a. Check the LAN driver
b. Check the sound driver
c. Check the graphics driver
d. Check the PnP driver
7. The graphical user interface is a form of user interface that
allows users to interact with electronic devices through
graphical icons and audio indicator such as primary notation, instead
 of text-based user interfaces. Why is this important to a computer
system?
a. GUI is the layer where the digital product communicated with human
and human communicated with digital product.
b. GUI Allows you to move the cursor up and down or left and right.
c. GUI Allows you to expand the contents of a window to fill the screen.
d. GUI scans all the needed software of the computer and returns it to
the main memory to the central bus channels.
8. Copyright is the exclusive right given to the creator of a creative work to
reproduce the work, how would you follow the copyright law of a
software?
a. Own full rights to use it how you wish.
b. Purchase a license to use it on one machine only.
c. Purchase a license to use it on as many machines as you like.
d. Make multiple copies and give these to anyone else for safe keeping.
9. Your cousin told you that the program he has downloaded is a shareware
and told you that you can copy this file. Would this be a violation of the
copyright law?
a. Yes, because this software cannot be used without payment for a set
period, after which a payment must be made.
b. No, because this software can be used without payment for any length
of time, so long as you do not give it to anyone else.
c. Yes, because this software cannot be used without payment for any
length of time, so long as you share it with as many people as you
can.
d. No, because this software can only be used once you have bought
shares in the company that created it.
10. How are you going to ensure that important data in your flashdrive /
harddrive is not lost?
a. Make regular backup files on the hard disk.
b. Always use a password to protect file access.
c. Never delete any files just in case you remove the wrong one by
accident.
d. Make regular backup copies onto suitable storage media and store
them in a safe place.
11. How are you going to protect your bootable flashdrive from viruses?
a. Always operate it at room temperature.
b. Install antivirus software in your flasdrive.
c. Never connect the drive to a computer unless will format the drive.
d. Install a firewall in your flashdrive.
12. You want to create a bootable flashdrive for Windows 10. It says on
the ISO file that it has 8GB file size, you have readied an 8GB flashdrive
and upon using Rufus to create a bootable drive it says there is not
enough storage drive abort, retry, cancel? Why is this happening?
a. Because there is an error in the process in making bootable drive.
b. Because you did not format the drive first before making the bootable
device.
c. Because of the patch file permission in your computer.
 d. Because the ISO file is just enough to be saved in the flashdrive but it
cannot save the additional bootable files.
13. Your computer does not recognize the bootable drive that you created.
Why did this happen?
a. Maybe the BIOS is not configured to boot on the device.
b. Maybe the flashdrive is not compatible with the computer.
c. Maybe the environment of the OS is not compatible with the
computer.
d. Maybe the flash drive is not working.
14. After installing your new video card for gaming, you found out that the
video resolution in the game you are playing does not far different from
the onboard video card that you have. Why is this?
a. Because the onboard video card and the new video card is the same
b. Because the video card’s driver is not yet installed
c. Because the video card is not compatible
d. Because the BIOS is not yet setup for the setting in video card
15. How are you going to test if the new sound card you bought is working
or not?
a. Plug it inside the system and test your speaker.
b. Plug it inside the system and install the driver then see if it sounds.
c. Plug it inside the system and update the BIOS.
d. Plug it inside the system and go to the manufacturer’s website to test.

Additional Activities

In the above activity you are taught to use Rufus in making bootable drive.
This time, you will be able to use another freeware called PowerISO. Below
are the steps in making a bootable drive; different applications but with the
same results.

Let’s try PowerISO – alternative to Rufus

1. Start PowerISO (v6.5 or newer version, download here or you can get a
copy from your teacher
http://www.poweriso.com/download.php

2. Insert the USB drive you intend to boot from.

3. Choose the menu "Tools > Create Bootable USB Drive". The "Create
Bootable USB Drive" dialog will popup. If you are using Windows Vista
or above operating system, you need confirm the UAC dialog to
continue.
4. In "Create Bootable USB Drive" dialog, click "..." button to open the
ISO file of Windows operating system.

5. Select the correct USB drive from the "Destination USB Drive" list if
multiple USB drives are connected to the computer.

6. Choose the proper writing method. "USB-HDD" is recommended.

7. Click "Start" button to start creating bootable USB drive.

 8. PowerISO will alert you that all data on USB drive will be destroyed.
Click "OK" to continue.

9. The program will start writing USB drive,

and showing the progress information.
You should get the message "Writing
USB drive completed successfully." after
the operation completes.

Now that you are done with this activity, get a

sheet of paper and write down your insights in using this application. Make
comparisons and conclude at the end which is easier for you. You will be
graded using the rubrics below and can get a highest possible score of 55
pts in the task.
Indicators / Excellent Good Fair Score
Competency
Depth of 15 10 5
reflection Writing Writing Writing
demonstrates an in- demonstrates a demonstrates
depth reflection on general reflection on a minimal
the topic, including the topic, including reflection on
supporting details some supporting the topic,
and examples. details and including a
examples. few
supporting
details and
examples.
Quality of 20 15 10
Information Information clearly Information clearly Information
relates to the main relates to the main clearly
topic. It includes topic. It provides 1- relates to the
several supporting 2 supporting details main topic.
 details and/or and/or examples. No details
examples. and/or
examples are
given.
Structure & 10 8 6
Organization Writing is clear, Writing is
concise, and well Writing is mostly unclear, and
organized with the clear, concise, and thoughts are
use of excellent organized with the not well
sentence/paragraph use of excellent organized.
structure. Thoughts sentence/paragraph Thoughts are
are expressed in a structure. Thoughts not
logical manner are expressed in a expressed in
logical manner. a logical
manner.
Grammar 10 8 6
There are no more There are
than three spelling more than
There are no more
or grammar errors five spelling
than five spelling or
per page of writing or grammar
grammar errors per
reflection. errors per
page of writing
page of
reflection.
writing
reflection.
TOTAL

Answer Key

Assessment What’s more What I know

1. A Ind. Assessment 1 1. A
2. D 1. True 2. B
3. D 2. False - Not all 3. A
4. B 3. True 4. A
5. A 4. True 5. A
6. B 5. False – will work 6. B
7. A 6. False – possible 7. C
8. B 7. False – can be for PnP 8. C
9. B 8. True 9. A
10. D 9. True 10. A
11. C 10. True 11. b
12. D 12. a
13. A Ind. Assessment 2 13. b
14. B 1. devices 14. d
15. B 2. Plug and play 15. c
3. install
4. Hardware identifier
5. independent hardware
vendor
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