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Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 126 · 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) writing a story (b) drawing a kite (c) typing a letter (d) making a budget table
  2. 2.True or false: typing a letter is done in a presentation program. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🖥️ Who does this job: “adds up marks” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  4. 4.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a web browser (b) a word processor (c) a paint program (d) a spreadsheet
  5. 5.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) draws a picture (c) plays a game (d) talks to the devices
  6. 6.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a word processor (b) a spreadsheet (c) a presentation program (d) a web browser
  7. 7.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) types a letter (b) shows the desktop (c) talks to the devices (d) starts up the computer
  8. 8.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  10. 10.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) starts up the computer (b) types a letter (c) opens a website (d) plays a game
  11. 11.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  12. 12.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a paint program (c) a word processor (d) a presentation program
  13. 13.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) as the computer starts (b) when we sneeze (c) after we print (d) only at night
  14. 14.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  15. 15.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) hardware (b) software
  16. 16.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a word processor (b) a paint program (c) a web browser (d) an operating system
  17. 17.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) colouring a picture (b) drawing a kite (c) making a budget table (d) writing a story
  18. 18.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a word processor (b) a presentation program (c) a web browser (d) a spreadsheet
  19. 19.True or false: typing a letter is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) colouring a picture (b) drawing a kite (c) typing a letter (d) making a budget table
  21. 21.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a web browser. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) opens a website (b) shares memory among apps (c) adds up marks (d) draws a picture
  23. 23.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “runs the other programs” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “talks to the devices” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: opening a website is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  30. 30.True or false: “opens a website” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a presentation program. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  34. 34.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a web browser (b) a paint program (c) a spreadsheet (d) a presentation program
  35. 35.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) making slides for a talk (b) adding up marks (c) writing a story (d) colouring a picture
  36. 36.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “opens a website” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app

Answer key

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

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