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