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Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 122 · 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 spreadsheet? (a) adding up marks (b) typing a letter (c) writing a story (d) opening a website
  2. 2.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a presentation program (b) a paint program (c) a web browser (d) a spreadsheet
  3. 3.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) opens a website (c) starts up the computer (d) plays a game
  4. 4.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) only at night (b) as the computer starts (c) when we sneeze (d) after we print
  5. 5.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a web browser (b) a word processor (c) a paint program (d) an operating system
  6. 6.True or false: “runs the other programs” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a presentation program (b) a word processor (c) a web browser (d) a paint program
  8. 8.True or false: writing a story is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  10. 10.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) draws a picture (c) adds up marks (d) shows the desktop
  11. 11.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) colouring a picture (b) making a budget table (c) drawing a kite (d) opening a website
  12. 12.True or false: typing a letter is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: “plays a song” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) starts up the computer (b) opens a website (c) shows the desktop (d) manages all the files
  15. 15.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) starts up the computer (b) types a letter (c) runs the other programs (d) manages all the files
  16. 16.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) shares memory among apps (c) plays a game (d) plays a song
  17. 17.True or false: adding up marks is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) making a budget table (b) writing a story (c) colouring a picture (d) typing a letter
  20. 20.True or false: typing a letter is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  22. 22.True or false: “draws a picture” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🧰 Which program would you use for colouring a picture? (a) a word processor (b) a paint program (c) a spreadsheet (d) a web browser
  24. 24.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) opens a website (b) talks to the devices (c) plays a game (d) draws a picture
  25. 25.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a presentation program (b) a spreadsheet (c) a web browser (d) a word processor
  26. 26.True or false: “adds up marks” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “draws a picture” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “plays a song” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  30. 30.True or false: adding up marks is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🖥️ Who does this job: “draws a picture” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  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.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) plays a game (b) manages all the files (c) talks to the devices (d) runs the other programs
  36. 36.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) draws a picture (b) manages all the files (c) starts up the computer (d) talks to the devices
  37. 37.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  38. 38.🖥️ Who does this job: “adds up marks” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  39. 39.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) making slides for a talk (b) typing a letter (c) colouring a picture (d) drawing a kite
  40. 40.True or false: opening a website is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. adding up marks
  2. a spreadsheet
  3. starts up the computer
  4. as the computer starts
  5. an operating system
  6. True
  7. a paint program
  8. True
  9. an app
  10. shows the desktop
  11. opening a website
  12. False
  13. True
  14. opens a website
  15. types a letter
  16. shares memory among apps
  17. False
  18. True
  19. making a budget table
  20. False
  21. an app
  22. True
  23. a paint program
  24. talks to the devices
  25. a word processor
  26. True
  27. False
  28. False
  29. the operating system
  30. True
  31. an app
  32. the operating system
  33. False
  34. False
  35. plays a game
  36. draws a picture
  37. an app
  38. an app
  39. typing a letter
  40. True

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