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Class 2 Computer Worksheet: Starting and Shutting Down

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

Answer key

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

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