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Class 2 Computer Worksheet: Starting and Shutting Down

Computer lesson 10: Starting and shutting down · Set 194 · 40 questions
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Remember (Steps in order): Start: main power → power button → wait while it starts → log in with a password. Shut down: save your work → close all programs → choose shut down → wait for a dark screen → switch off main power. Never pull the plug or press the power button while the computer is working.

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  1. 1.🔘 Which button do we press to switch on the computer? (a) the Enter key (b) the mouse button (c) the power button (d) the space bar
  2. 2.🔢 To start a computer, which do we do first: “wait while it starts” or “switch on the main power”? (a) switch on the main power (b) wait while it starts
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) switch off before saving (b) shut down mid-update (c) pull the plug while on (d) wait till it turns off
  4. 4.🔢 To start a computer, which do we do first: “press the power button” or “wait while it starts”? (a) wait while it starts (b) press the power button
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) switch off before saving (b) wait till it turns off (c) save your work first (d) switch off mains last
  6. 6.🖥️ What is the first screen with small pictures after a computer starts? (a) the printer (b) the desktop (c) the keyboard (d) the folder
  7. 7.🔢 To shut down a computer, what comes right after “wait for a dark screen”? (a) switch off main power (b) close all programs (c) choose shut down (d) save your work
  8. 8.🔢 To start a computer, what comes right after “wait while it starts”? (a) switch on the main power (b) press the power button (c) log in with a password
  9. 9.True or false: “wait till it turns off” is the right way to shut down. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) switch off mains last (b) save your work first (c) pull the plug while on (d) use the shut-down option
  11. 11.True or false: “switch off before saving” is the right way to shut down. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔢 To start a computer, what comes right after “switch on the main power”? (a) log in with a password (b) press the power button (c) wait while it starts
  13. 13.🔢 To shut down a computer, which do we do first: “close all programs” or “wait for a dark screen”? (a) close all programs (b) wait for a dark screen
  14. 14.True or false: “save your work first” is the wrong way to shut down. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔢 To shut down a computer, what comes right after “save your work”? (a) switch off main power (b) close all programs (c) choose shut down (d) wait for a dark screen
  16. 16.🔌 Shutting down: is “wait till it turns off” the right way or the wrong way? (a) the wrong way (b) the right way
  17. 17.True or false: “shut down mid-update” is the right way to shut down. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.💾 What should we do before shutting down? (a) pull the plug (b) save our work (c) spill water (d) hit the screen
  19. 19.🖼️ What are the small pictures on the desktop called? (a) files of paper (b) icons (c) cursors (d) buttons
  20. 20.🔒 Why do we log in with a password? (a) to make it faster (b) to change the colour (c) to keep our work safe (d) to print a page
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pull the plug while on (b) press power mid-work (c) save your work first (d) shut down mid-update
  22. 22.🔌 Shutting down: is “switch off mains last” the right way or the wrong way? (a) the wrong way (b) the right way
  23. 23.🔢 To shut down a computer, which is the LAST step? (a) choose shut down (b) switch off main power (c) save your work (d) close all programs
  24. 24.🔢 To start a computer, which is the FIRST step? (a) log in with a password (b) press the power button (c) switch on the main power (d) wait while it starts
  25. 25.🔢 To shut down a computer, which is the FIRST step? (a) wait for a dark screen (b) close all programs (c) save your work (d) switch off main power
  26. 26.🔌 Shutting down: is “use the shut-down option” the right way or the wrong way? (a) the right way (b) the wrong way
  27. 27.⏳ What should we do while the computer is starting up? (a) wait patiently (b) shake the monitor (c) press many keys (d) switch it off
  28. 28.🔢 To start a computer, which do we do first: “switch on the main power” or “log in with a password”? (a) log in with a password (b) switch on the main power
  29. 29.True or false: “pull the plug while on” is the wrong way to shut down. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “press power mid-work” is the right way to shut down. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔌 Shutting down: is “press power mid-work” the right way or the wrong way? (a) the right way (b) the wrong way
  32. 32.True or false: “close all programs” is the wrong way to shut down. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔢 To start a computer, which is the LAST step? (a) wait while it starts (b) press the power button (c) switch on the main power (d) log in with a password
  34. 34.🔢 To shut down a computer, what comes right after “choose shut down”? (a) switch off main power (b) save your work (c) wait for a dark screen (d) close all programs
  35. 35.True or false: “shut down mid-update” is the wrong way to shut down. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “switch off mains last” is the right way to shut down. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔑 What do we type to log in safely? (a) a poem (b) a phone number (c) a password (d) our address
  38. 38.🔢 To start a computer, which do we do first: “wait while it starts” or “log in with a password”? (a) wait while it starts (b) log in with a password
  39. 39.🔢 To shut down a computer, which do we do first: “wait for a dark screen” or “save your work”? (a) wait for a dark screen (b) save your work
  40. 40.🔌 Shutting down: is “save your work first” the right way or the wrong way? (a) the wrong way (b) the right way

Answer key

  1. the power button
  2. switch on the main power
  3. wait till it turns off
  4. press the power button
  5. switch off before saving
  6. the desktop
  7. switch off main power
  8. log in with a password
  9. True
  10. pull the plug while on
  11. False
  12. press the power button
  13. close all programs
  14. False
  15. close all programs
  16. the right way
  17. False
  18. save our work
  19. icons
  20. to keep our work safe
  21. save your work first
  22. the right way
  23. switch off main power
  24. switch on the main power
  25. save your work
  26. the right way
  27. wait patiently
  28. switch on the main power
  29. True
  30. False
  31. the wrong way
  32. False
  33. log in with a password
  34. wait for a dark screen
  35. True
  36. True
  37. a password
  38. wait while it starts
  39. save your work
  40. the right way

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