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Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 124 · 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 paint program? (a) colouring a picture (b) writing a story (c) typing a letter (d) opening a website
  2. 2.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) talks to the devices (c) opens a website (d) plays a game
  3. 3.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) opening a website (b) making slides for a talk (c) colouring a picture (d) making a budget table
  5. 5.True or false: “plays a game” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) adding up marks (b) opening a website (c) drawing a kite (d) typing a letter
  7. 7.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  8. 8.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  9. 9.True or false: “opens a website” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🧰 Which program would you use for opening a website? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a presentation program (c) a web browser (d) a paint program
  11. 11.🖥️ Who does this job: “draws a picture” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  12. 12.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a paint program (b) an operating system (c) a web browser (d) a word processor
  13. 13.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: “talks to the devices” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: “draws a picture” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  17. 17.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) when we sneeze (b) only at night (c) as the computer starts (d) after we print
  18. 18.True or false: typing a letter is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a game (b) shows the desktop (c) adds up marks (d) opens a website
  20. 20.🖥️ Who does this job: “talks to the devices” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  21. 21.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: “types a letter” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shares memory among apps (b) runs the other programs (c) shows the desktop (d) types a letter
  24. 24.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a word processor (b) a presentation program (c) a spreadsheet (d) a paint program
  25. 25.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  26. 26.True or false: “runs the other programs” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) adding up marks (b) colouring a picture (c) drawing a kite (d) opening a website
  28. 28.🖥️ Who does this job: “types a letter” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  29. 29.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) hardware (b) software
  30. 30.🖥️ Who does this job: “runs the other programs” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  31. 31.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “types a letter” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) runs the other programs (b) adds up marks (c) types a letter (d) draws a picture
  35. 35.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) runs the other programs (b) talks to the devices (c) manages all the files (d) adds up marks
  36. 36.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) opening a website (b) typing a letter (c) adding up marks (d) making slides for a talk
  37. 37.True or false: writing a story is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a paint program (b) a presentation program (c) a spreadsheet (d) a word processor
  39. 39.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) runs the other programs (b) shows the desktop (c) starts up the computer (d) draws a picture
  40. 40.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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