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Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 170 · 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 spreadsheet? (a) typing a letter (b) making a budget table (c) colouring a picture (d) drawing a kite
  2. 2.🖥️ 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
  3. 3.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) making a budget table (b) colouring a picture (c) adding up marks (d) typing a letter
  4. 4.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) software (b) hardware
  5. 5.True or false: typing a letter is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a web browser (b) a presentation program (c) a paint program (d) a spreadsheet
  7. 7.🧰 Which program would you use for opening a website? (a) a word processor (b) a presentation program (c) a paint program (d) a web browser
  8. 8.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a song (b) opens a website (c) plays a game (d) shows the desktop
  9. 9.🖥️ Who does this job: “talks to the devices” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  10. 10.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: “plays a song” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) opening a website (b) writing a story (c) making slides for a talk (d) colouring a picture
  14. 14.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  15. 15.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) starts up the computer (b) plays a song (c) runs the other programs (d) manages all the files
  16. 16.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “adds up marks” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) opening a website (b) colouring a picture (c) drawing a kite (d) making slides for a talk
  19. 19.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) runs the other programs (c) adds up marks (d) plays a game
  20. 20.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a game (b) opens a website (c) adds up marks (d) talks to the devices
  21. 21.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) manages all the files (b) opens a website (c) shows the desktop (d) starts up the computer
  22. 22.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) types a letter (b) shows the desktop (c) runs the other programs (d) talks to the devices
  23. 23.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) opening a website (b) drawing a kite (c) typing a letter (d) colouring a picture
  24. 24.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) adds up marks (b) runs the other programs (c) shares memory among apps (d) shows the desktop
  25. 25.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  26. 26.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  27. 27.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a presentation program (b) a paint program (c) a spreadsheet (d) a word processor
  28. 28.True or false: writing a story is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) after we print (b) when we sneeze (c) only at night (d) as the computer starts
  30. 30.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) writing a story (b) adding up marks (c) drawing a kite (d) making slides for a talk
  32. 32.🖥️ Who does this job: “types a letter” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  33. 33.🖥️ Who does this job: “shows the desktop” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  34. 34.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) starts up the computer (b) draws a picture (c) talks to the devices (d) shares memory among apps
  35. 35.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a presentation program (c) a paint program (d) a word processor
  36. 36.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) opens a website (b) plays a song (c) adds up marks (d) starts up the computer
  37. 37.True or false: “talks to the devices” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “runs the other programs” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🖥️ Who does this job: “adds up marks” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  40. 40.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) plays a game (c) draws a picture (d) shares memory among apps

Answer key

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

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