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Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 178 · 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 word processor? (a) opening a website (b) colouring a picture (c) drawing a kite (d) typing a letter
  2. 2.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  3. 3.🧰 Which program would you use for making slides for a talk? (a) a word processor (b) a spreadsheet (c) a web browser (d) a presentation program
  4. 4.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) talks to the devices (b) starts up the computer (c) draws a picture (d) shows the desktop
  5. 5.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a web browser (b) an operating system (c) a word processor (d) a paint program
  6. 6.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) starts up the computer (b) shows the desktop (c) runs the other programs (d) plays a game
  7. 7.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) only at night (b) as the computer starts (c) when we sneeze (d) after we print
  8. 8.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a word processor (b) a presentation program (c) a paint program (d) a spreadsheet
  9. 9.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  10. 10.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) making slides for a talk (b) writing a story (c) colouring a picture (d) making a budget table
  11. 11.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) draws a picture (b) plays a game (c) talks to the devices (d) plays a song
  12. 12.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a presentation program (b) a web browser (c) a word processor (d) a spreadsheet
  13. 13.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  14. 14.🖥️ Who does this job: “talks to the devices” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  15. 15.True or false: writing a story is done in a presentation program. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a paint program (b) a word processor (c) a spreadsheet (d) a presentation program
  17. 17.🖥️ Who does this job: “shows the desktop” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  18. 18.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) hardware (b) software
  19. 19.True or false: making a budget table is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) types a letter (b) manages all the files (c) shares memory among apps (d) starts up the computer
  21. 21.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) drawing a kite (b) colouring a picture (c) making slides for a talk (d) making a budget table
  23. 23.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) opening a website (b) drawing a kite (c) writing a story (d) colouring a picture
  24. 24.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) runs the other programs (b) manages all the files (c) adds up marks (d) starts up the computer
  25. 25.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) typing a letter (b) writing a story (c) adding up marks (d) making slides for a talk
  26. 26.True or false: “opens a website” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a paint program (c) a word processor (d) a web browser
  28. 28.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) making slides for a talk (b) typing a letter (c) making a budget table (d) colouring a picture
  29. 29.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🖥️ Who does this job: “types a letter” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  31. 31.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “adds up marks” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) adds up marks (b) plays a song (c) types a letter (d) shares memory among apps
  34. 34.True or false: opening a website is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a song (b) starts up the computer (c) types a letter (d) adds up marks
  36. 36.True or false: opening a website is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: typing a letter is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “types a letter” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  40. 40.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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