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Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 111 · 40 questions
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Remember (Manager or worker?): The operating system starts the computer, shows the desktop, manages files and memory and runs other programs. Apps do one job each: word processor = typing, paint program = drawing, web browser = websites. Spreadsheet = number tables and marks; presentation program = slides for a talk.

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  1. 1.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) opening a website (b) drawing a kite (c) making a budget table (d) writing a story
  2. 2.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) adding up marks (b) drawing a kite (c) writing a story (d) colouring a picture
  3. 3.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  4. 4.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  5. 5.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shows the desktop (b) types a letter (c) manages all the files (d) talks to the devices
  6. 6.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  7. 7.True or false: “adds up marks” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🖥️ Who does this job: “adds up marks” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  9. 9.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a word processor (b) a web browser (c) a paint program (d) an operating system
  10. 10.🧰 Which program would you use for colouring a picture? (a) a paint program (b) a spreadsheet (c) a word processor (d) a web browser
  11. 11.True or false: writing a story is done in a web browser. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) drawing a kite (b) making slides for a talk (c) typing a letter (d) making a budget table
  13. 13.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) talks to the devices (b) starts up the computer (c) adds up marks (d) manages all the files
  14. 14.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) manages all the files (b) shares memory among apps (c) plays a game (d) starts up the computer
  15. 15.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) runs the other programs (b) manages all the files (c) opens a website (d) shares memory among apps
  16. 16.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🖥️ Who does this job: “types a letter” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  18. 18.True or false: “plays a game” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) manages all the files (b) runs the other programs (c) draws a picture (d) shares memory among apps
  20. 20.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: typing a letter is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) making slides for a talk (b) opening a website (c) making a budget table (d) drawing a kite
  23. 23.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) drawing a kite (b) opening a website (c) making slides for a talk (d) writing a story
  25. 25.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) making a budget table (b) typing a letter (c) opening a website (d) drawing a kite
  26. 26.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) plays a song (c) runs the other programs (d) adds up marks
  27. 27.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) opening a website (b) typing a letter (c) colouring a picture (d) adding up marks
  28. 28.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) software (b) hardware
  29. 29.True or false: “runs the other programs” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) shows the desktop (c) opens a website (d) adds up marks
  31. 31.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  32. 32.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  33. 33.🖥️ Who does this job: “draws a picture” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  34. 34.🖥️ Who does this job: “shows the desktop” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  35. 35.True or false: writing a story is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) opens a website (b) plays a game (c) manages all the files (d) plays a song
  37. 37.True or false: “opens a website” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧰 Which program would you use for opening a website? (a) a word processor (b) a spreadsheet (c) a web browser (d) a paint program
  39. 39.True or false: “plays a song” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. opening a website
  2. writing a story
  3. an app
  4. the operating system
  5. types a letter
  6. the operating system
  7. True
  8. an app
  9. an operating system
  10. a paint program
  11. False
  12. typing a letter
  13. adds up marks
  14. plays a game
  15. opens a website
  16. False
  17. an app
  18. True
  19. draws a picture
  20. False
  21. True
  22. drawing a kite
  23. True
  24. making slides for a talk
  25. making a budget table
  26. runs the other programs
  27. colouring a picture
  28. software
  29. True
  30. shows the desktop
  31. an app
  32. the operating system
  33. an app
  34. the operating system
  35. False
  36. manages all the files
  37. False
  38. a web browser
  39. True
  40. True

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