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Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 224 · 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: opening a website is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) adding up marks (b) making slides for a talk (c) typing a letter (d) writing a story
  3. 3.True or false: making a budget table is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: writing a story is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: “talks to the devices” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shares memory among apps (b) types a letter (c) manages all the files (d) starts up the computer
  7. 7.True or false: typing a letter is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a word processor (b) a web browser (c) a paint program (d) a spreadsheet
  9. 9.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) starts up the computer (b) draws a picture (c) plays a game (d) opens a website
  11. 11.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shows the desktop (b) shares memory among apps (c) manages all the files (d) plays a game
  12. 12.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  13. 13.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) adding up marks (b) drawing a kite (c) typing a letter (d) making slides for a talk
  14. 14.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) plays a song (b) runs the other programs (c) manages all the files (d) starts up the computer
  15. 15.🖥️ Who does this job: “talks to the devices” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  16. 16.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) after we print (b) when we sneeze (c) only at night (d) as the computer starts
  17. 17.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  18. 18.True or false: writing a story is done in a web browser. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: typing a letter is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a song (b) talks to the devices (c) types a letter (d) draws a picture
  22. 22.🧰 Which program would you use for opening a website? (a) a presentation program (b) a word processor (c) a spreadsheet (d) a web browser
  23. 23.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) opening a website (b) typing a letter (c) colouring a picture (d) adding up marks
  24. 24.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) adding up marks (b) drawing a kite (c) opening a website (d) colouring a picture
  25. 25.True or false: “talks to the devices” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a web browser (c) a paint program (d) a word processor
  27. 27.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) making slides for a talk (b) making a budget table (c) typing a letter (d) adding up marks
  28. 28.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a song (b) manages all the files (c) plays a game (d) draws a picture
  29. 29.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  30. 30.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) an operating system (b) a word processor (c) a paint program (d) a web browser
  31. 31.True or false: “types a letter” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: typing a letter is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🖥️ Who does this job: “runs the other programs” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  35. 35.True or false: opening a website is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: making a budget table is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a word processor (c) a paint program (d) a web browser
  38. 38.🖥️ Who does this job: “draws a picture” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  39. 39.True or false: “draws a picture” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) hardware (b) software

Answer key

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

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