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Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 167 · 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: “shares memory among apps” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🧰 Which program would you use for colouring a picture? (a) a paint program (b) a web browser (c) a word processor (d) a spreadsheet
  3. 3.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a word processor (b) a paint program (c) a web browser (d) an operating system
  4. 4.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) writing a story (b) drawing a kite (c) making a budget table (d) colouring a picture
  5. 5.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) after we print (b) only at night (c) as the computer starts (d) when we sneeze
  6. 6.True or false: “draws a picture” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  8. 8.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) writing a story (b) making slides for a talk (c) adding up marks (d) colouring a picture
  9. 9.True or false: “types a letter” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: writing a story is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) adds up marks (c) talks to the devices (d) plays a game
  12. 12.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a paint program (b) a web browser (c) a presentation program (d) a word processor
  13. 13.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a presentation program (c) a paint program (d) a word processor
  14. 14.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) types a letter (b) talks to the devices (c) starts up the computer (d) shares memory among apps
  15. 15.True or false: “runs the other programs” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a presentation program (c) a web browser (d) a word processor
  18. 18.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  19. 19.True or false: “draws a picture” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: writing a story is done in a presentation program. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “plays a game” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) making a budget table (b) opening a website (c) writing a story (d) adding up marks
  23. 23.True or false: typing a letter is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) typing a letter (b) making a budget table (c) writing a story (d) making slides for a talk
  25. 25.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) adding up marks (b) typing a letter (c) colouring a picture (d) making slides for a talk
  26. 26.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) shares memory among apps (c) adds up marks (d) plays a song
  27. 27.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) adds up marks (b) opens a website (c) runs the other programs (d) plays a game
  28. 28.True or false: adding up marks is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) adding up marks (b) typing a letter (c) drawing a kite (d) opening a website
  30. 30.True or false: opening a website is done in a presentation program. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: writing a story is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) hardware (b) software
  34. 34.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  35. 35.🖥️ Who does this job: “runs the other programs” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  36. 36.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shares memory among apps (b) talks to the devices (c) starts up the computer (d) plays a game
  37. 37.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a presentation program (b) a spreadsheet (c) a paint program (d) a word processor
  38. 38.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🧰 Which program would you use for opening a website? (a) a presentation program (b) a word processor (c) a web browser (d) a paint program
  40. 40.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app

Answer key

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

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