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Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 117 · 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.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) starts up the computer (b) shares memory among apps (c) types a letter (d) runs the other programs
  3. 3.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) making slides for a talk (b) making a budget table (c) opening a website (d) writing a story
  4. 4.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) colouring a picture (b) adding up marks (c) making a budget table (d) writing a story
  5. 5.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) opens a website (b) types a letter (c) shows the desktop (d) draws a picture
  6. 6.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) drawing a kite (b) making slides for a talk (c) adding up marks (d) opening a website
  7. 7.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) adds up marks (b) plays a game (c) types a letter (d) manages all the files
  8. 8.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  9. 9.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) hardware (b) software
  10. 10.🖥️ Who does this job: “shows the desktop” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  11. 11.🧰 Which program would you use for opening a website? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a paint program (c) a web browser (d) a word processor
  12. 12.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) typing a letter (b) adding up marks (c) opening a website (d) making a budget table
  14. 14.🖥️ Who does this job: “adds up marks” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  15. 15.True or false: “plays a song” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: typing a letter is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: “types a letter” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) runs the other programs (b) plays a song (c) types a letter (d) opens a website
  19. 19.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  20. 20.🖥️ Who does this job: “draws a picture” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  21. 21.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a presentation program (b) a paint program (c) a web browser (d) a spreadsheet
  22. 22.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) after we print (b) only at night (c) when we sneeze (d) as the computer starts
  23. 23.True or false: adding up marks is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a presentation program. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: opening a website is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) drawing a kite (b) typing a letter (c) making slides for a talk (d) opening a website
  27. 27.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) opens a website (b) plays a game (c) starts up the computer (d) types a letter
  28. 28.True or false: “adds up marks” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) runs the other programs (b) plays a song (c) shares memory among apps (d) talks to the devices
  30. 30.🖥️ 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
  31. 31.🖥️ Who does this job: “runs the other programs” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  32. 32.True or false: opening a website is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: writing a story is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  35. 35.True or false: “plays a game” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) opening a website (b) making a budget table (c) drawing a kite (d) adding up marks
  37. 37.True or false: “runs the other programs” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a word processor (c) a paint program (d) a presentation program
  39. 39.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) drawing a kite (b) opening a website (c) writing a story (d) making a budget table
  40. 40.True or false: making a budget table is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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