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