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Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 158 · 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: “types a letter” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) colouring a picture (b) typing a letter (c) making a budget table (d) writing a story
  3. 3.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🖥️ Who does this job: “adds up marks” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  5. 5.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) plays a game (b) shows the desktop (c) manages all the files (d) starts up the computer
  6. 6.🖥️ Who does this job: “draws a picture” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  7. 7.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) talks to the devices (b) draws a picture (c) shares memory among apps (d) starts up the computer
  8. 8.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) drawing a kite (b) opening a website (c) writing a story (d) adding up marks
  9. 9.🖥️ 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
  10. 10.True or false: writing a story is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) typing a letter (b) making slides for a talk (c) making a budget table (d) opening a website
  12. 12.True or false: adding up marks is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  14. 14.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a web browser (b) a presentation program (c) a word processor (d) a paint program
  15. 15.🖥️ Who does this job: “types a letter” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  16. 16.🧰 Which program would you use for colouring a picture? (a) a presentation program (b) a word processor (c) a paint program (d) a web browser
  17. 17.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a web browser (b) a word processor (c) a paint program (d) a spreadsheet
  18. 18.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) making a budget table (b) opening a website (c) typing a letter (d) making slides for a talk
  19. 19.True or false: making a budget table is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a paint program (b) a presentation program (c) a spreadsheet (d) a word processor
  21. 21.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  22. 22.True or false: “runs the other programs” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) runs the other programs (b) types a letter (c) talks to the devices (d) manages all the files
  24. 24.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) starts up the computer (b) opens a website (c) draws a picture (d) plays a song
  25. 25.True or false: typing a letter is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) adds up marks (b) plays a song (c) talks to the devices (d) plays a game
  27. 27.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  28. 28.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) only at night (b) as the computer starts (c) when we sneeze (d) after we print
  29. 29.🖥️ Who does this job: “runs the other programs” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  30. 30.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) software (b) hardware
  32. 32.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  33. 33.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: typing a letter is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: writing a story is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  37. 37.True or false: “adds up marks” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) shows the desktop (c) draws a picture (d) plays a game
  39. 39.🧰 Which program would you use for opening a website? (a) a paint program (b) a web browser (c) a word processor (d) a presentation program
  40. 40.True or false: making a budget table is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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