COMPUTER SYSTEMS SERVICING 7-8

Week 6
Testing Electronic Components

The learners demonstrate an understanding of concepts and underlying principles in

determining criteria for testing electronic components, plan an approach for component testing,
test components, and evaluate the testing process.

Before starting the module, I want you to set aside other tasks that will disturb you while
enjoying the lessons. Read the simple instructions below to successfully enjoy the objectives of
this kit. Have fun!

1. Follow carefully all the contents and instructions indicated on every page of this module.
2. Write in your notebook the concepts about the lessons. Writing enhances learning, which is
important to develop and keep in mind.
3. Perform all the provided activities in the module.
4. Let your facilitator/guardian assess your answers using the answer key card.
5. Analyze conceptually the post test and apply what you have learned.
6. Enjoy studying!

This module is designed to help you master how to test electronic components.
After going through this module, you are expected to:
1. obtain and clarify work instructions based on job order or client requirements.
2. consult a responsible person for effective and proper work coordination
3. obtain and interpret datasheets/application notes based on manufacturer’s specifications
4. define testing criteria to ensure that components meet technical and quality requirements
5. document and communicate testing criteria to relevant personnel
6. identify various testing methods based on types of electronic components
7. determine the characteristics and appropriateness of testing methods to be used during
development and on completion
8. consider/select testing methods concerning appropriate testing strategy
9. developed a plan for testing components at specified points during development and on
completion
10. prepare and check the required test and measuring instruments and tools under established
procedures
11.establish a records system to document testing results, including problems and faults
12. apply appropriate testing methods to electronic components following technical
specifications

DIRECTIONS: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write the chosen letter on a separate
sheet of paper.
1. It is a small component that lights up when current flows through it.
a. Capacitor b. Fuse c. LED d. Resistor
2. It regulates the amount of current flowing in an electronic circuit.
a. Capacitor b IC c. Inductors d. Resistor
3. These are devices or components which do not require an external source to their operation.
a. Active devices c. Passive devices
b. Electronic components d. Electrical devices
4. It is a three-terminal active component that is used mainly in boosting or amplifying electrical
signals; both AF and RF ranges.
a. Capacitor b. Diode c. Transistor d. Resistor
5. It is necessary to turn the electrical circuit “on” or “off”
a. Fuse b. IC c. Switch d. Transistor
6. Testing tools that are capable of executing tests, reporting outcomes, and comparing results
with earlier test runs
a. Automated b. Debugging c. Inspection d. Platform Testing
7. The testing method that starts a soon as code is written and continues in successive stages
as code is combined with other units of programming to form a software product.
a. Automated b. Debugging c. Inspection d. Platform Testing
8. Verification testing is also known as ___________.
a. Debugging testing c. Physical testing
b. Dynamic testing d. Static testing
9. Which of the following indicates that the resistor is in GOOD condition?
a. The measured value is not within the range of the rated value.
b. The measured value is within the range of the rated value
c. Meter deflection indicates ZERO resistance reading
d. Meter deflection indicates INFINITE resistance reading
10. The picture below indicated that the fuse is ________________.
a. Blown Out
b. Discharge
c. Good to use
d. Shorted
 From your previous lesson, you learned to terminate and connect electrical wires and
electronic circuits. This task can be effective with the use of hand tools and equipment at the
same time observing safety measures.
Interminating and connecting electrical wires and electronic circuits you learned the
different methods of doing it which is widely used nowadays in the industry or even in the
household. These include:
1. Soldering Process which offers flexibility, durability, and corrosion resistance;
2. Insulation Displacement Connections (IDC) which is probably the fastest way to
terminate wires, and
3. Crimping Method which is a solderedless method performed by first inserting the
terminal into the crimp tool.

Electronic components play a major role in the performance of any electronic equipment
and system. For these to run efficiently one should select a quality electronic component This
module will introduce how to test and checked electronic components in the electronic system.
I. Basic Electronic Components
PASSIVE DEVICES = Devices or components which do not require an external source to their
operation.
1. Resistors - Resistors regulate the amount of current flowing in an electronic
circuit. Resistors present a resistance, or impedance, to the electrical circuit and
reduce the amount of current that can flow.

2. Capacitor - a two-terminal passive component that is used to store energy.

It can be used in a circuit as smoothing, coupling and bypass component.
3. Inductors - a two-terminal passive component that store
energy in the form of magnetic field. It is used in circuit as
“choke” and “reactor” in RF receiver and transmitter circuits.

ACTIVE DEVICES – Devices or components which requires external sources

to their operation.
1. Light Emitting Diode (LED)– is a small component that lights up
when current flows through it. Sometimes you use it for simple tasks
like indicating that your circuit has power, that the circuit is working, or
that the circuit has failed.
 2. Transistor- a three-terminal active component that is used mainly in
boosting or amplifying electrical signals; both AF and RF ranges.

3. Switch - Necessary to turn the electrical circuit

“on” or “off”

II. Criteria for Testing Electronic Components

The criteria for testing electronic components are testing its, controls, Effectiveness,
Efficiency, functionality, performance, reliability, interoperability, operating parameters, and bug
detection.

III. Different Methods in Testing an Electronic Components

A. Automated
Testing tools that are capable of executing tests, reporting outcomes and comparing
results with earlier test runs. Tests carried out with these tools can be run repeatedly, at any
time of day. The method or process being used to implement automation is called a test
automation framework.
B. Debugging
This is part of the software testing process and is an integral part of the entire software
development lifecycle. The debugging process starts a soon as code is written and continues in
successive stages as code is combined with other units of programming to form a software
product.
C. Inspection
An organized examination or formal evaluation exercise. In engineering activities
inspection involves the measurements, tests, and gauges applied to certain characteristics
regarding an object or activity. It is a test headed by a person using procedures, processes, and
measurements to meet certain standards or requirements.
D. Platform Testing
This requires a platform or medium. Also called an open test standard (OTS), a set of
specifications defining test methods for diverse components of computer and electronic systems
to be marketed as complete products.
E. Prototyping
Releasing a new model or design unit. Testing a prototype allows the designer and client
to assess the viability of a design.

IV. Testing Strategies for Electronic

Components
Passive electronic components are those
that don’t have the ability to control electric
current by means of another electrical signal.
Examples of passive electronic components are
capacitors, resistors, inductors, transformers, and
some diodes. These can be either Thru-Hole of
SMD Components.

Dynamic Testing
This is a software testing type, which checks the dynamic behavior of the code. In order
to check the dynamic behavior, the code must be executed.
We all know that Testing is verification and validation, and it takes 2 Vs to make testing
complete. Out of the 2 Vs, Verification is called a Static testing and the other "V", Validation is
known as Dynamic testing.
In-Circuit Testing
In-circuit test equipment provides a useful and efficient form of printed circuit board test
by measuring each component in turn to check that it is in place and of the correct value. As
most faults on a board arise out of the manufacturing process and usually consist of short
circuits, open circuits or wrong components, this form of testing catches most of the problems
on a board. These can easily be checked using simple measurements or resistance,
capacitance, and sometimes inductance between two points on the circuit board.

V. Testing Electronic Components

RESISTOR
Good Resistor.
To determine if the resistors are good using multi tester the measured value is within the
range of the rated value. The rated value determining the resistance of the resistor thru
resistor color coding.

Bad/Defecive Resistor Physical apperance of

Open – meter deflection indicates INFINITE resistance reading. bad/defective resistor
Shorted – meter deflection indicates ZERO resistance
reading. Change Value – rare defect of a resistor; measured
value is not within the range of the rated value.

CAPACITOR

To test the capacitor with a multimeter, set the

meter to read in the high ohms range, somewhere above
10k and 1m ohms. Touch the meter leads to the
corresponding leads on the capacitor, red to positive and
black to negative. The meter should start at zero and then
moving slowly toward infinity. This means that the
capacitor is in working condition. If the meter stays at zero,
the capacitor is not charging through the battery of the
meter, meaning it is not working.
FUSE
GOOD FUSE BLOWN FUSE

SWITCH
“ON” – multimeter reading must indicate continuity
“OFF” – multimeter reading must indicate no continuity.
ACTIVITY: No1 Label each electronic component in the pictures.

1. 4.

2. 5.

3.
6.

ACTIVITY No. 2. Complete the table below by supplying the necessary answers.

ELECTRONIC PASSIVE OR
No. FUNCTION
COMPONENTS ACTIVE Device
A two-terminal that stores energy in the
1.
form of a magnetic field.

2. Switch

is a small component that lights up when

3.
current flows through it.
It can be used in a circuit as smoothing,
4.
coupling and bypass component.

5. Transistor

6. Resistor

❖ Electronic components play a major role in the performance of any electronic equipment
and system.
❖ The basic electronic components are grouped into passive devices and active devices.
Passive devices do not require external devices that include resistors, inductors, and
capacitors. Active devices require external devices to their operations that include a
diode, transistors, and switch.
❖ There are different methods of testing electronic components Automated, Debugging,
Inspection, Platform Testing, and Prototyping.
 ❖ Two strategies for testing electronic components include:
❖ Dynamic Testing
o We all know that testing is verification and validation, and it takes 2 Vs to make
testing complete. Out of the 2 Vs, Verification is called a Static testing and the
other "V", Validation is known as Dynamic testing.
❖ In-Circuit Testing
o These can easily be checked using simple measurements or resistance,
capacitance, and sometimes inductance between two points on the circuit board.

MODIFIED TRUE OR FALSE: Read the statement carefully. Write the word TRUE if the
statement is correct, but if it is incorrect change the underlined word that makes it incorrect with
the correct word.
_______________1. The criteria for testing electronic components includes, controls,
effectiveness, efficiency, performance, reliability, interoperability, operating parameters, and bug
detection.
_______________2. The automated method of testing is a part of the software testing process
and is an integral part of the entire software development lifecycle.
_______________3. Light Emitting Diode is an example of Passive Devices.
_______________4. The two V’s of testing is verification and validation.
_______________5. Validation testing is known as dynamic testing.
_______________6. Resistor is two terminal passive components that store energy in the form
of magnetic field.
_______________7. Resistors is good if the measured value is not within the rated value.
_______________8. To test capacitor with multimeter, set the meter to read in the low ohms
range.
_______________9. An “ON” multimeter reading indicate continuity of the switch.
______________10. A fuse is blown already of the reading is zero.

Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write the chosen letter on a separate sheet of paper.
1. It is a small component that lights up when current flows through it.
a. Capacitor b. Fuse c. LED d. Resistor
2. It regulates the amount of current flowing in an electronic circuit.
a. Capacitor b IC c. Inductors d. Resistor
3. These are devices or components which do not require an external source to their operation.
a. active devices c. passive devices
b. electronic components d. electrical devices
4. It is a three-terminal active component that is used mainly in boosting or amplifying electrical
signals; both AF and RF ranges.
a. Capacitor b. Diode c. Transistor d. Resistor
5. It is necessary to turn the electrical circuit “on” or “off”
a. Fuse b. IC c. Switch d. Transistor
6. Testing tools that are capable of executing tests, reporting outcomes, and comparing results
with earlier test runs
a. Automated b. Debugging c. Inspection d. Platform Testing
7. The testing method that starts a soon as code is written and continues in successive stages
as code is combined with other units of programming to form a software product.
a. Automated b. Debugging c. Inspection d. Platform Testing
8. Verification testing is also know as ___________.
a. Debugging testing c. Physical testing
b. Dynamic testing d. Static testing
9. Which of the following indicates that the resistor is in GOOD condition?
a. The measured value is not within the range of the rated value.
b. The measured value is within the range of the rated value
c. Meter deflection indicates ZERO resistance reading
d. Meter deflection indicates INFINITE resistance reading
10. The picture below indicated that the fuse is ________________.

a. Blown Out
b. Discharge
c. Good to use
d. Shorted

Additional Activities:
To better understand the lesson, watch the following videos in youtube.
1 How to Measure Ohms with a Multimeter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNhKqlbrQkY
2. How to Read a Multimeter - How to Use an Analog
Multimeterhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2j8KUTeuls

Answer the following questions in a separate sheet.

1. What did you learn from this module?
2. How will you apply your learnings in your daily lives?