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Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 130 · 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: drawing a kite is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) making slides for a talk (b) opening a website (c) adding up marks (d) colouring a picture
  3. 3.True or false: adding up marks is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  5. 5.True or false: “plays a song” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) software (b) hardware
  7. 7.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) starts up the computer (b) shares memory among apps (c) adds up marks (d) runs the other programs
  8. 8.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a paint program (b) a word processor (c) a web browser (d) a presentation program
  9. 9.🖥️ Who does this job: “talks to the devices” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  10. 10.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a presentation program. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a word processor (b) an operating system (c) a web browser (d) a paint program
  12. 12.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) adds up marks (b) plays a song (c) plays a game (d) talks to the devices
  13. 13.🖥️ Who does this job: “shows the desktop” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  14. 14.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  15. 15.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a game (b) plays a song (c) shares memory among apps (d) draws a picture
  16. 16.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) colouring a picture (b) typing a letter (c) adding up marks (d) making a budget table
  17. 17.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a web browser. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) plays a game (b) shows the desktop (c) starts up the computer (d) shares memory among apps
  19. 19.True or false: opening a website is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) manages all the files (b) types a letter (c) draws a picture (d) plays a game
  21. 21.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a word processor (b) a paint program (c) a web browser (d) a presentation program
  22. 22.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) making slides for a talk (b) writing a story (c) typing a letter (d) colouring a picture
  23. 23.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) adding up marks (b) opening a website (c) colouring a picture (d) writing a story
  24. 24.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) drawing a kite (b) colouring a picture (c) opening a website (d) writing a story
  27. 27.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) when we sneeze (b) only at night (c) after we print (d) as the computer starts
  28. 28.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a game (b) adds up marks (c) types a letter (d) starts up the computer
  29. 29.🖥️ Who does this job: “draws a picture” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  30. 30.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) opening a website (b) typing a letter (c) writing a story (d) drawing a kite
  31. 31.True or false: “runs the other programs” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: typing a letter is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: making a budget table is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) talks to the devices (b) opens a website (c) manages all the files (d) starts up the computer
  35. 35.True or false: “talks to the devices” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  37. 37.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a game (b) runs the other programs (c) types a letter (d) draws a picture
  38. 38.🧰 Which program would you use for opening a website? (a) a word processor (b) a spreadsheet (c) a paint program (d) a web browser
  39. 39.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧰 Which program would you use for making slides for a talk? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a web browser (c) a paint program (d) a presentation program

Answer key

  1. False
  2. opening a website
  3. True
  4. an app
  5. True
  6. software
  7. adds up marks
  8. a word processor
  9. the operating system
  10. True
  11. an operating system
  12. talks to the devices
  13. the operating system
  14. the operating system
  15. shares memory among apps
  16. typing a letter
  17. False
  18. plays a game
  19. True
  20. manages all the files
  21. a paint program
  22. making slides for a talk
  23. colouring a picture
  24. False
  25. True
  26. writing a story
  27. as the computer starts
  28. starts up the computer
  29. an app
  30. drawing a kite
  31. True
  32. True
  33. True
  34. opens a website
  35. False
  36. an app
  37. runs the other programs
  38. a web browser
  39. True
  40. a presentation program

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