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Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 157 · 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 a job of the operating system? (a) adds up marks (b) draws a picture (c) types a letter (d) manages all the files
  2. 2.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a word processor (b) a web browser (c) a spreadsheet (d) a paint program
  3. 3.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) as the computer starts (b) only at night (c) after we print (d) when we sneeze
  4. 4.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a web browser (b) a word processor (c) a paint program (d) a spreadsheet
  5. 5.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) talks to the devices (b) shares memory among apps (c) opens a website (d) shows the desktop
  7. 7.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  8. 8.True or false: writing a story is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: making a budget table is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) making a budget table (b) drawing a kite (c) opening a website (d) writing a story
  12. 12.🖥️ Who does this job: “adds up marks” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  13. 13.🖥️ Who does this job: “runs the other programs” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  14. 14.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) adding up marks (b) opening a website (c) typing a letter (d) colouring a picture
  15. 15.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  16. 16.🖥️ Who does this job: “shows the desktop” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  17. 17.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  18. 18.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) adds up marks (b) plays a song (c) runs the other programs (d) types a letter
  19. 19.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) runs the other programs (b) types a letter (c) manages all the files (d) starts up the computer
  20. 20.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a game (b) draws a picture (c) opens a website (d) shows the desktop
  21. 21.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a song (b) types a letter (c) starts up the computer (d) draws a picture
  22. 22.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) writing a story (b) colouring a picture (c) typing a letter (d) making slides for a talk
  23. 23.True or false: adding up marks is done in a presentation program. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🧰 Which program would you use for colouring a picture? (a) a presentation program (b) a paint program (c) a web browser (d) a word processor
  25. 25.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a presentation program (c) a paint program (d) a web browser
  26. 26.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) writing a story (b) opening a website (c) typing a letter (d) colouring a picture
  27. 27.🖥️ Who does this job: “talks to the devices” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  28. 28.🧰 Which program would you use for making slides for a talk? (a) a word processor (b) a paint program (c) a web browser (d) a presentation program
  29. 29.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  30. 30.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) writing a story (b) typing a letter (c) making a budget table (d) drawing a kite
  31. 31.True or false: “opens a website” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  33. 33.True or false: “opens a website” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) drawing a kite (b) adding up marks (c) opening a website (d) writing a story
  35. 35.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a paint program (b) a word processor (c) a web browser (d) an operating system
  36. 36.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) typing a letter (b) making slides for a talk (c) adding up marks (d) drawing a kite
  37. 37.True or false: opening a website is done in a web browser. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a presentation program. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “types a letter” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. manages all the files
  2. a paint program
  3. as the computer starts
  4. a spreadsheet
  5. True
  6. opens a website
  7. an app
  8. True
  9. True
  10. True
  11. writing a story
  12. an app
  13. the operating system
  14. opening a website
  15. the operating system
  16. the operating system
  17. the operating system
  18. runs the other programs
  19. types a letter
  20. shows the desktop
  21. starts up the computer
  22. making slides for a talk
  23. False
  24. a paint program
  25. a spreadsheet
  26. colouring a picture
  27. the operating system
  28. a presentation program
  29. an app
  30. making a budget table
  31. False
  32. the operating system
  33. True
  34. adding up marks
  35. an operating system
  36. drawing a kite
  37. True
  38. False
  39. False
  40. True

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