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Class 2 Computer Worksheet: Starting and Shutting Down

Computer lesson 10: Starting and shutting down · Set 308 · 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.🔑 What do we type to log in safely? (a) a poem (b) a phone number (c) our address (d) a password
  2. 2.🖥️ What is the first screen with small pictures after a computer starts? (a) the keyboard (b) the desktop (c) the folder (d) the printer
  3. 3.True or false: “save your work first” is the wrong way to shut down. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔢 To shut down a computer, which do we do first: “close all programs” or “choose shut down”? (a) choose shut down (b) close all programs
  5. 5.🔢 To shut down a computer, which do we do first: “save your work” or “switch off main power”? (a) switch off main power (b) save your work
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) save your work first (b) wait till it turns off (c) press power mid-work (d) switch off mains last
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) close all programs (b) press power mid-work (c) pull the plug while on (d) switch off before saving
  8. 8.🖼️ What are the small pictures on the desktop called? (a) files of paper (b) icons (c) buttons (d) cursors
  9. 9.🔒 Why do we log in with a password? (a) to print a page (b) to make it faster (c) to change the colour (d) to keep our work safe
  10. 10.🔢 To shut down a computer, which is the FIRST step? (a) switch off main power (b) save your work (c) choose shut down (d) wait for a dark screen
  11. 11.True or false: “press power mid-work” is the wrong way to shut down. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: “save your work first” is the right way to shut down. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: “shut down mid-update” is the right way to shut down. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔢 To start a computer, what comes right after “wait while it starts”? (a) log in with a password (b) switch on the main power (c) press the power button
  15. 15.🔌 Shutting down: is “save your work first” the right way or the wrong way? (a) the wrong way (b) the right way
  16. 16.🔢 To shut down a computer, what comes right after “save your work”? (a) close all programs (b) choose shut down (c) wait for a dark screen (d) switch off main power
  17. 17.🔌 Shutting down: is “shut down mid-update” the right way or the wrong way? (a) the wrong way (b) the right way
  18. 18.🔌 Shutting down: is “switch off mains last” the right way or the wrong way? (a) the wrong way (b) the right way
  19. 19.🔢 To start a computer, what comes right after “press the power button”? (a) log in with a password (b) switch on the main power (c) wait while it starts
  20. 20.🔢 To shut down a computer, which is the LAST step? (a) wait for a dark screen (b) save your work (c) close all programs (d) switch off main power
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) switch off before saving (b) save your work first (c) close all programs (d) use the shut-down option
  22. 22.🔌 Shutting down: is “pull the plug while on” the right way or the wrong way? (a) the wrong way (b) the right way
  23. 23.True or false: “switch off before saving” is the wrong way to shut down. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pull the plug while on (b) shut down mid-update (c) switch off before saving (d) switch off mains last
  25. 25.💾 What should we do before shutting down? (a) save our work (b) hit the screen (c) spill water (d) pull the plug
  26. 26.🔌 Shutting down: is “press power mid-work” the right way or the wrong way? (a) the right way (b) the wrong way
  27. 27.True or false: “wait till it turns off” is the right way to shut down. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔢 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
  29. 29.🔢 To start a computer, which do we do first: “log in with a password” or “wait while it starts”? (a) log in with a password (b) wait while it starts
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) switch off before saving (b) pull the plug while on (c) press power mid-work (d) save your work first
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pull the plug while on (b) shut down mid-update (c) press power mid-work (d) use the shut-down option
  32. 32.🔢 To shut down a computer, which do we do first: “save your work” or “wait for a dark screen”? (a) wait for a dark screen (b) save your work
  33. 33.🔢 To shut down a computer, what comes right after “choose shut down”? (a) switch off main power (b) close all programs (c) wait for a dark screen (d) save your work
  34. 34.🔢 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
  35. 35.🔢 To shut down a computer, which do we do first: “close all programs” or “switch off main power”? (a) close all programs (b) switch off main power
  36. 36.True or false: “press power mid-work” is the right way to shut down. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔢 To start a computer, what comes right after “switch on the main power”? (a) wait while it starts (b) log in with a password (c) press the power button
  38. 38.🔢 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
  39. 39.🔘 Which button do we press to switch on the computer? (a) the Enter key (b) the mouse button (c) the space bar (d) the power button
  40. 40.🔢 To start a computer, which is the LAST step? (a) log in with a password (b) switch on the main power (c) wait while it starts (d) press the power button

Answer key

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

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