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Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

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

Answer key

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

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