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Class 2 Computer Worksheet: Starting and Shutting Down

Computer lesson 10: Starting and shutting down · Set 235 · 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.🔒 Why do we log in with a password? (a) to change the colour (b) to print a page (c) to make it faster (d) to keep our work safe
  2. 2.True or false: “shut down mid-update” is the right way to shut down. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔢 To start a computer, which is the FIRST step? (a) press the power button (b) wait while it starts (c) switch on the main power (d) log in with a password
  4. 4.🖼️ What are the small pictures on the desktop called? (a) files of paper (b) cursors (c) icons (d) buttons
  5. 5.True or false: “close all programs” is the wrong way to shut down. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔢 To shut down a computer, which do we do first: “switch off main power” or “close all programs”? (a) close all programs (b) switch off main power
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use the shut-down option (b) wait till it turns off (c) switch off mains last (d) pull the plug while on
  8. 8.🔢 To start a computer, which do we do first: “press the power button” or “switch on the main power”? (a) press the power button (b) switch on the main power
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) close all programs (b) press power mid-work (c) switch off before saving (d) shut down mid-update
  10. 10.🔢 To start a computer, which do we do first: “log in with a password” or “switch on the main power”? (a) log in with a password (b) switch on the main power
  11. 11.True or false: “save your work first” is the wrong way to shut down. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔌 Shutting down: is “save your work first” the right way or the wrong way? (a) the wrong way (b) the right way
  13. 13.🔌 Shutting down: is “pull the plug while on” the right way or the wrong way? (a) the wrong way (b) the right way
  14. 14.True or false: “switch off mains last” is the right way to shut down. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) save your work first (b) switch off before saving (c) shut down mid-update (d) pull the plug while on
  16. 16.🔢 To shut down a computer, which do we do first: “save your work” or “close all programs”? (a) save your work (b) close all programs
  17. 17.🔌 Shutting down: is “shut down mid-update” the right way or the wrong way? (a) the right way (b) the wrong way
  18. 18.🔢 To shut down a computer, what comes right after “save your work”? (a) wait for a dark screen (b) choose shut down (c) close all programs (d) switch off main power
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) press power mid-work (b) wait till it turns off (c) switch off mains last (d) use the shut-down option
  20. 20.🔢 To start a computer, which do we do first: “switch on the main power” or “press the power button”? (a) press the power button (b) switch on the main power
  21. 21.🔢 To start a computer, what comes right after “switch on the main power”? (a) wait while it starts (b) press the power button (c) log in with a password
  22. 22.🔢 To shut down a computer, which is the FIRST step? (a) save your work (b) switch off main power (c) close all programs (d) choose shut down
  23. 23.🔢 To shut down a computer, which do we do first: “save your work” or “choose shut down”? (a) save your work (b) choose shut down
  24. 24.True or false: “pull the plug while on” is the wrong way to shut down. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) switch off mains last (b) pull the plug while on (c) switch off before saving (d) press power mid-work
  26. 26.🔢 To shut down a computer, which do we do first: “save your work” or “wait for a dark screen”? (a) save your work (b) wait for a dark screen
  27. 27.🔑 What do we type to log in safely? (a) a phone number (b) a password (c) our address (d) a poem
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) save your work first (b) use the shut-down option (c) wait till it turns off (d) shut down mid-update
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wait till it turns off (b) press power mid-work (c) pull the plug while on (d) shut down mid-update
  30. 30.🖥️ What is the first screen with small pictures after a computer starts? (a) the keyboard (b) the folder (c) the desktop (d) the printer
  31. 31.🔘 Which button do we press to switch on the computer? (a) the power button (b) the space bar (c) the mouse button (d) the Enter key
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) press power mid-work (b) use the shut-down option (c) pull the plug while on (d) shut down mid-update
  33. 33.⏳ What should we do while the computer is starting up? (a) shake the monitor (b) wait patiently (c) press many keys (d) switch it off
  34. 34.🔌 Shutting down: is “use the shut-down option” the right way or the wrong way? (a) the wrong way (b) the right way
  35. 35.🔌 Shutting down: is “switch off before saving” the right way or the wrong way? (a) the right way (b) the wrong way
  36. 36.True or false: “use the shut-down option” is the wrong way to shut down. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔌 Shutting down: is “press power mid-work” the right way or the wrong way? (a) the wrong way (b) the right way
  38. 38.🔢 To shut down a computer, which do we do first: “choose shut down” or “save your work”? (a) choose shut down (b) save your work
  39. 39.🔢 To start a computer, which do we do first: “wait while it starts” or “switch on the main power”? (a) wait while it starts (b) switch on the main power
  40. 40.🔌 Shutting down: is “close all programs” the right way or the wrong way? (a) the wrong way (b) the right way

Answer key

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

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