DIVISION OF GEN.
TRIAS CITY
Project ISuLAT – ACTIVITY SHEETS in Technology and Livelihood Education 10 (TLE)
(Intensified Support to Learning Alternatives Through Activity Sheets)
COMPUTER SYSTEM SERVICING 10
QUARTER 3–WEEK 7: Testing Installed Devices and Stress Test
Name of Learner: _ _______________________________________ Date: __________________________
Grade & Section: ________________________________________ Teacher: _______________________
MOST ESSENTIAL LEARNING COMPETENCY (MELC):
● Burning or testing installed equipment/devices
● Stress test
Objectives:
1. Determine the role of bur-in test in system unit
2. Conduct stress test for processor, memory and hard disk
3. Value the importance of burning and testing devices and stress testing.
TEACH ME
Learning Task 1:
Guess the terms using the alphabet. A as number 1 up to Z as number 26. After guessing the
term search for the meaning of each term. Write your answer on a piece of paper.
1. B 21 R 14 – I 14 T 5 S 20 S
2. P 18 O 3 E 19 S 15 R
3. C 15 M 16 U 20 E 18
Learning Task 2:
Computers are developed in normal operating conditions. In computer testing, a burn-in test
is used to run for an extended length of time in order to identify any potential problems. Thus, even
if a limit is crossed, errors are negligible if the system undergoes stress testing during development.
Burn-in tests are usually performed on hardware devices and equipment within the
manufacturing facility. They enable the detection of any problems before the device is released to the
open market or for consumers.
Burn-in testing enables you to run test scripts and to create new scripts. The Diagnostics main
menu provides two burn-in selections, Immediate Burn-In Testing and Deferred Burn-In Testing.
Immediate Burn-In enables to run an existing script and to select configuration options. Deferred
Burn-In enables to create a new script.
Standard Scripts
Sun provides three ready-made scripts designed to test the general health of the devices on
your system. These scripts include:
⮚ [Link]
This script performs a series of tests that require the user to interact with the test software.
When they require a user interaction, they stop and do not time out. These tests are faster than the
[Link] but they are less thorough.
⮚ [Link]
This script performs a detailed and comprehensive test on all hardware components,
including those that require user input. It includes external port tests and requires loopback
connectors on COM ports, parallel ports, and USB ports. It must interact with the test utility to
progress through these interactive tests.
⮚ [Link]
This script performs a non-detailed test of most hardware components, excluding those
components that require user input (keyboard, mouse, sound, and video). This test does not require
user input. It is normally the first test performed for hardware-related problems.
How to perform immediate burn-in testing
1. From the Diagnostics main menu, select Immediate Burn-In Testing. The screen displays a list of
settings shown in Table below and a Burn-In menu.
2. From the menu, select Load Burn-In Script. A text box appears.
3. Type the name of the script you want to run, for example [Link], [Link], or [Link].
4. To change any of the options, select Change Options at the bottom of the screen.
5. This opens the Burn-In Options menu, which enables you to modify the options listed in Table below
for the currently loaded test script.
6. Select Perform Burn-In Tests. The diagnostics software executes the test script as configured.
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Stress testing refers to the testing of software or hardware to determine whether its
performance is satisfactory under any extreme and unfavorable conditions, which may occur as a
result of heavy network traffic, process loading, underclocking, overclocking and maximum requests
for resource utilization. It is the process of determining the ability of a computer, network, program
or device to maintain a certain level of effectiveness under unfavorable
conditions.
How to Stress Test a Computer
1. Close all open programs.
2. Right click the bottom bar (taskbar) on a windows computer and select task
manager.
3. If you have a slow internet connection and are looking to test a network
intensive program, use the networking tab info; otherwise select the
performance tab.
Stress testing is used in the following contexts:
1. Software
Stress testing emphasizes availability and error handling
under extremely heavy loads to ensure software does not
crash due to insufficient resources. It focuses on identified
transactions to break transactions, which are heavily stressed during testing, even when a
database has no load. The stress testing process loads concurrent users beyond normal
system levels to find the system's weakest link.
2. Hardware
Stress testing ensures stability in normal computing environments.
3. Websites
Stress testing determines the limitations of any of the site's functionalities.
4. CPU
Stress testing modified as overvolting, undervolting, interlocking and overlocking are verified
to determine whether they can withstand heavy loads by running a CPU-intensive program to
test for system crashes or hangs. CPU stress testing is also known as torture testing.
LEARN MORE
Learning Task 3:
Directions: TRUE or FALSE: Draw is the statement is correct and if not.
________1. There are three Standard Scripts for Burn-in Test.
________2. [Link] script performs a series of tests that require the user to interact with the test
software.
________3. [Link] script performs a detailed and comprehensive test on all hardware components,
including those that require user input.
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________4. Stress testing for Websites determines the limitations of any of the site's functionalities.
________5. Adding more RAM will help to speed up the computer.
Learning Task 4:
Direction: Using a bond paper and coloring materials, make an illustration on how to Stress Test a
Computer. Follow the step-by-step procedure of it.
EVALUATE NOW
IV. SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT:
A. WRITTEN TASK:
Directions: Rearrange or unscramble the jumbled letters and use the given clue to form a proper word.
________1. It is a process of determining the ability of a computer,
SSSERT STTENIG
network, program or device to maintain a certain level of
effectiveness under unfavorable conditions?
AEEIIDMMT IUBNNR ________2. It enables to run an existing script and to select
configuration options.
EEEDDFRR IUBNNR ________3. It enables to create a new script.
IUBNNR ESSTT
________4. It usually performed on hardware devices and
equipment within the manufacturing facility.
AEOFRSTW ________5. The context of Stress testing focuses on identified
transactions to break transactions, which are heavily stressed
during testing, even when a database has no load.
Directions: Matching Type: Match Column A to Column B. Write the letter of the correct answer.
Column A Column B
1. It ensures stability in normal A. CPU stress Testing
computing environments
2. It processes loads concurrent users B. Hardware Stress Testing
beyond normal system levels to find
the system's weakest link.
3. It modified as overvolting, C. Software Stress Testing
undervolting, interlocking and
overlocking
4. It determines the limitations of any of D. Stress Testing
the site's functionalities.
5. It refers to the testing of software or E. Websites Stress Testing
hardware to determine whether its
performance is satisfactory under any
extreme and unfavorable conditions.
B. PERFORMANCE TASK
(For MDL Learners) Direction: Read and accomplish the table based on performing immediate
burn-in testing. Use a separate sheet of paper if needed.
(For ODL Learners) Direction: Fill-in the table with the correct response on performing immediate
burn-in testing. (Use jam board in execution of the performance task)
DEFAULT DEFAULT USING ALL POSSIBLE
OPTION
GENERAL SCRIPTS CHOICES
Pass control
Script File
Screen Display
Journal Option
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References:
[Link]
[Link]
Writer: Geraldine H. Lipata
Content Editor/Language Editor: Divina S. Tumbaga Page 4 of 4
Evaluator/Validator: Divina S. Tumbaga
