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Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 146 · 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 web browser? (a) drawing a kite (b) making slides for a talk (c) typing a letter (d) opening a website
  2. 2.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a paint program (b) a presentation program (c) a word processor (d) a web browser
  3. 3.True or false: “talks to the devices” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: adding up marks is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.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 song
  6. 6.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  8. 8.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a paint program (b) a web browser (c) a spreadsheet (d) a word processor
  9. 9.🧰 Which program would you use for making slides for a talk? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a paint program (c) a word processor (d) a presentation program
  10. 10.🧰 Which program would you use for colouring a picture? (a) a web browser (b) a word processor (c) a paint program (d) a spreadsheet
  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.True or false: typing a letter is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🧰 Which program would you use for opening a website? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a presentation program (c) a web browser (d) a word processor
  14. 14.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) hardware (b) software
  15. 15.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a paint program (c) a presentation program (d) a word processor
  16. 16.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) adding up marks (b) writing a story (c) typing a letter (d) drawing a kite
  17. 17.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) typing a letter (b) drawing a kite (c) making a budget table (d) writing a story
  18. 18.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a song (b) types a letter (c) manages all the files (d) adds up marks
  19. 19.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) making a budget table (b) writing a story (c) drawing a kite (d) opening a website
  20. 20.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) opening a website (b) typing a letter (c) colouring a picture (d) making a budget table
  21. 21.True or false: “plays a song” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) draws a picture (b) runs the other programs (c) manages all the files (d) shows the desktop
  23. 23.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) runs the other programs (b) opens a website (c) manages all the files (d) starts up the computer
  24. 24.True or false: “draws a picture” 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 spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: adding up marks is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  28. 28.True or false: “opens a website” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🖥️ Who does this job: “draws a picture” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  30. 30.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) talks to the devices (b) shows the desktop (c) plays a song (d) shares memory among apps
  31. 31.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a paint program (b) a web browser (c) a word processor (d) an operating system
  32. 32.True or false: making a budget table is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🖥️ Who does this job: “types a letter” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  34. 34.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a song (b) types a letter (c) adds up marks (d) runs the other programs
  35. 35.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  37. 37.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “plays a song” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shares memory among apps (b) runs the other programs (c) shows the desktop (d) plays a game
  40. 40.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) types a letter (b) runs the other programs (c) manages all the files (d) talks to the devices

Answer key

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

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