Computer Basics - Grade 5 Computer Science Worksheet 4 - Free Printable

Download this free printable Computer Basics worksheet for Grade 5 Computer Science. Perfect for practice, homework, and classroom use.

Grade 5 Computer Science practice

This printable Computer Basics worksheet is part of the free WizKidsHub Grade 5 Computer Science collection. Print it at home or in the classroom for extra practice.

What this worksheet teaches

• Use accurate vocabulary for memory and storage, including the difference between RAM and disk space.
• Identify common units of digital storage (KB, MB, GB) and put them in order of size.
• Explain how input, processing, storage and output fit together as stages of how a computer works.
• Compare storage devices - hard drive, SSD, USB drive, cloud storage - and say when each is the sensible choice.

How to use this worksheet

By Grade 5 most students can use a computer confidently but cannot explain what it is doing, so this worksheet is about naming what they already do by habit. Have them complete it near a device, and after each section ask them to find the real thing on screen - the storage figures in system settings, the list of installed applications, the file they saved last week.

Sample questions from this worksheet

1. The motherboard is:
2. RAM loses data when:

Frequently asked questions

How should we handle the KB / MB / GB questions?

Order matters more than exact conversion at this level: a text document in kilobytes, a photo in megabytes, a film in gigabytes. Anchoring each unit to a real file type is more useful than memorising 1,024.

Does this align with Grade 5 digital literacy standards?

It covers the standard Grade 5 territory: how a computer processes information, hardware and software roles, storage types and file management, which appears in most school digital-literacy frameworks at this level.

What is the difference between RAM and storage, in words my child will accept?

RAM is the desk your work sits on while you are working; storage is the drawer that keeps things after you finish. Turning the computer off clears the desk but not the drawer. That single comparison resolves most Grade 5 confusion here.