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Class 2 Computer Worksheet: Starting and Shutting Down

Computer lesson 10: Starting and shutting down · Set 64 · 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 are the small pictures on the desktop called? (a) files of paper (b) cursors (c) buttons (d) icons
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) switch off mains last (b) close all programs (c) press power mid-work (d) use the shut-down option
  3. 3.🔢 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
  4. 4.🔢 To start a computer, which is the FIRST step? (a) press the power button (b) switch on the main power (c) log in with a password (d) wait while it starts
  5. 5.🔢 To shut down a computer, which is the LAST step? (a) switch off main power (b) wait for a dark screen (c) save your work (d) close all programs
  6. 6.🔢 To shut down a computer, what comes right after “choose shut down”? (a) wait for a dark screen (b) save your work (c) switch off main power (d) close all programs
  7. 7.🔌 Shutting down: is “shut down mid-update” the right way or the wrong way? (a) the right way (b) the wrong way
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pull the plug while on (b) shut down mid-update (c) switch off mains last (d) press power mid-work
  9. 9.🔒 Why do we log in with a password? (a) to change the colour (b) to make it faster (c) to keep our work safe (d) to print a page
  10. 10.True or false: “save your work first” is the wrong way to shut down. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔌 Shutting down: is “close all programs” the right way or the wrong way? (a) the wrong way (b) the right way
  12. 12.🔢 To start a computer, which do we do first: “wait while it starts” or “press the power button”? (a) press the power button (b) wait while it starts
  13. 13.🖥️ What is the first screen with small pictures after a computer starts? (a) the folder (b) the keyboard (c) the printer (d) the desktop
  14. 14.True or false: “close all programs” is the wrong way to shut down. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: “close all programs” is the right way to shut down. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔢 To start a computer, which is the LAST step? (a) switch on the main power (b) log in with a password (c) wait while it starts (d) press the power button
  17. 17.🔢 To start a computer, what comes right after “wait while it starts”? (a) switch on the main power (b) log in with a password (c) press the power button
  18. 18.🔢 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
  19. 19.🔢 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
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) switch off mains last (b) pull the plug while on (c) wait till it turns off (d) use the shut-down option
  21. 21.True or false: “switch off mains last” is the right way to shut down. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔢 To shut down a computer, which is the FIRST step? (a) close all programs (b) save your work (c) wait for a dark screen (d) choose shut down
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shut down mid-update (b) wait till it turns off (c) pull the plug while on (d) switch off before saving
  24. 24.🔢 To shut down a computer, what comes right after “wait for a dark screen”? (a) save your work (b) close all programs (c) switch off main power (d) choose shut down
  25. 25.🔌 Shutting down: is “switch off mains last” the right way or the wrong way? (a) the right way (b) the wrong way
  26. 26.🔌 Shutting down: is “switch off before saving” the right way or the wrong way? (a) the wrong way (b) the right way
  27. 27.🔌 Shutting down: is “use the shut-down option” the right way or the wrong way? (a) the wrong way (b) the right way
  28. 28.⏳ What should we do while the computer is starting up? (a) press many keys (b) switch it off (c) wait patiently (d) shake the monitor
  29. 29.🔢 To shut down a computer, which do we do first: “wait for a dark screen” or “switch off main power”? (a) switch off main power (b) wait for a dark screen
  30. 30.🔢 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
  31. 31.True or false: “pull the plug while on” is the right way to shut down. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔢 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
  33. 33.🔘 Which button do we press to switch on the computer? (a) the space bar (b) the Enter key (c) the mouse button (d) the power button
  34. 34.🔢 To shut down a computer, which do we do first: “switch off main power” or “save your work”? (a) switch off main power (b) save your work
  35. 35.True or false: “shut down mid-update” is the wrong way to shut down. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “shut down mid-update” is the right way to shut down. (a) False (b) True
  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.True or false: “switch off before saving” is the wrong way to shut down. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔢 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
  40. 40.🔢 To shut down a computer, which do we do first: “switch off main power” or “wait for a dark screen”? (a) switch off main power (b) wait for a dark screen

Answer key

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

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