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Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 112 · 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 program would you use for colouring a picture? (a) a web browser (b) a presentation program (c) a paint program (d) a word processor
  2. 2.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) typing a letter (b) opening a website (c) making slides for a talk (d) adding up marks
  4. 4.True or false: “plays a game” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: typing a letter is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: writing a story is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a word processor (c) a web browser (d) a presentation program
  8. 8.🖥️ Who does this job: “talks to the devices” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  9. 9.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) manages all the files (b) draws a picture (c) shows the desktop (d) starts up the computer
  10. 10.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a paint program (b) a word processor (c) an operating system (d) a web browser
  11. 11.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shows the desktop (b) starts up the computer (c) shares memory among apps (d) types a letter
  13. 13.🖥️ Who does this job: “adds up marks” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  14. 14.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shows the desktop (b) shares memory among apps (c) manages all the files (d) plays a game
  15. 15.True or false: “plays a song” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a presentation program. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  18. 18.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) drawing a kite (b) making slides for a talk (c) typing a letter (d) making a budget table
  19. 19.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) software (b) hardware
  20. 20.🖥️ Who does this job: “runs the other programs” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  21. 21.🖥️ Who does this job: “types a letter” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  22. 22.True or false: “plays a song” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shows the desktop (b) plays a song (c) manages all the files (d) runs the other programs
  24. 24.True or false: “plays a game” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: typing a letter is done in a web browser. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) writing a story (b) drawing a kite (c) making a budget table (d) opening a website
  27. 27.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) when we sneeze (b) after we print (c) only at night (d) as the computer starts
  29. 29.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) draws a picture (b) plays a song (c) opens a website (d) starts up the computer
  30. 30.True or false: adding up marks is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “types a letter” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a game (b) types a letter (c) opens a website (d) shows the desktop
  34. 34.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a song (b) adds up marks (c) draws a picture (d) runs the other programs
  36. 36.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  37. 37.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) making a budget table (b) opening a website (c) typing a letter (d) colouring a picture
  39. 39.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) adds up marks (b) manages all the files (c) plays a song (d) opens a website
  40. 40.True or false: “opens a website” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. a paint program
  2. False
  3. adding up marks
  4. True
  5. True
  6. True
  7. a word processor
  8. the operating system
  9. draws a picture
  10. an operating system
  11. False
  12. types a letter
  13. an app
  14. plays a game
  15. False
  16. True
  17. an app
  18. drawing a kite
  19. software
  20. the operating system
  21. an app
  22. True
  23. plays a song
  24. False
  25. False
  26. opening a website
  27. True
  28. as the computer starts
  29. starts up the computer
  30. True
  31. False
  32. False
  33. shows the desktop
  34. False
  35. runs the other programs
  36. the operating system
  37. True
  38. typing a letter
  39. manages all the files
  40. False

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