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Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 149 · 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: “starts up the computer” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) manages all the files (b) starts up the computer (c) talks to the devices (d) types a letter
  3. 3.True or false: making a budget table is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) adding up marks (b) colouring a picture (c) typing a letter (d) making a budget table
  5. 5.True or false: “plays a game” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a paint program (b) a web browser (c) an operating system (d) a word processor
  7. 7.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a web browser (b) a paint program (c) a word processor (d) a spreadsheet
  8. 8.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) opening a website (b) making slides for a talk (c) typing a letter (d) writing a story
  9. 9.True or false: “plays a game” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) hardware (b) software
  11. 11.True or false: typing a letter is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  13. 13.True or false: “adds up marks” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) after we print (b) as the computer starts (c) when we sneeze (d) only at night
  15. 15.🖥️ Who does this job: “runs the other programs” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  16. 16.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a song (b) shares memory among apps (c) types a letter (d) draws a picture
  17. 17.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) manages all the files (b) draws a picture (c) plays a game (d) types a letter
  18. 18.True or false: “opens a website” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🖥️ Who does this job: “types a letter” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  21. 21.🖥️ Who does this job: “shows the desktop” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  22. 22.🧰 Which program would you use for opening a website? (a) a web browser (b) a paint program (c) a word processor (d) a spreadsheet
  23. 23.True or false: adding up marks is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) starts up the computer (b) manages all the files (c) talks to the devices (d) plays a game
  25. 25.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: making a budget table is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) starts up the computer (b) draws a picture (c) plays a song (d) types a letter
  28. 28.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) writing a story (b) drawing a kite (c) making a budget table (d) making slides for a talk
  29. 29.True or false: “types a letter” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🧰 Which program would you use for making slides for a talk? (a) a web browser (b) a paint program (c) a presentation program (d) a word processor
  31. 31.🖥️ Who does this job: “talks to the devices” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  32. 32.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a word processor (b) a spreadsheet (c) a presentation program (d) a paint program
  33. 33.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a game (b) draws a picture (c) adds up marks (d) shows the desktop
  34. 34.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a presentation program (b) a word processor (c) a spreadsheet (d) a paint program
  35. 35.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  36. 36.True or false: “draws a picture” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) making slides for a talk (b) making a budget table (c) drawing a kite (d) opening a website
  38. 38.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  39. 39.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.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

Answer key

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

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