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Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 197 · 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) draws a picture (b) opens a website (c) plays a song (d) talks to the devices
  2. 2.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  3. 3.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) writing a story (b) drawing a kite (c) colouring a picture (d) adding up marks
  4. 4.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) making slides for a talk (b) colouring a picture (c) making a budget table (d) opening a website
  5. 5.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) typing a letter (b) making slides for a talk (c) writing a story (d) making a budget table
  6. 6.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) draws a picture (b) shows the desktop (c) runs the other programs (d) talks to the devices
  7. 7.True or false: making a budget table is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  9. 9.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) making slides for a talk (b) opening a website (c) making a budget table (d) writing a story
  10. 10.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) colouring a picture (b) opening a website (c) adding up marks (d) drawing a kite
  11. 11.True or false: making a budget table is done in a web browser. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) colouring a picture (b) drawing a kite (c) typing a letter (d) making slides for a talk
  13. 13.True or false: “types a letter” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  15. 15.🖥️ Who does this job: “draws a picture” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  16. 16.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  18. 18.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) drawing a kite (b) opening a website (c) typing a letter (d) making a budget table
  19. 19.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) after we print (b) only at night (c) as the computer starts (d) when we sneeze
  20. 20.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a web browser (b) a spreadsheet (c) a presentation program (d) a word processor
  21. 21.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a web browser (c) a word processor (d) a presentation program
  22. 22.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) adds up marks (b) draws a picture (c) manages all the files (d) types a letter
  23. 23.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a song (b) shares memory among apps (c) opens a website (d) plays a game
  24. 24.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) making a budget table (b) typing a letter (c) colouring a picture (d) opening a website
  25. 25.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  26. 26.🧰 Which program would you use for colouring a picture? (a) a paint program (b) a word processor (c) a presentation program (d) a spreadsheet
  27. 27.🖥️ Who does this job: “adds up marks” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  28. 28.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) opens a website (b) shows the desktop (c) talks to the devices (d) starts up the computer
  31. 31.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) an operating system (b) a paint program (c) a word processor (d) a web browser
  32. 32.True or false: “plays a song” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) software (b) hardware
  34. 34.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) opens a website (b) adds up marks (c) plays a game (d) shows the desktop
  35. 35.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) runs the other programs (b) shows the desktop (c) adds up marks (d) shares memory among apps
  36. 36.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) types a letter (b) starts up the computer (c) shares memory among apps (d) manages all the files
  37. 37.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a word processor (b) a presentation program (c) a spreadsheet (d) a paint program
  38. 38.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: opening a website is done in a web browser. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app

Answer key

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

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