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Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 226 · 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: drawing a kite is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) as the computer starts (b) after we print (c) when we sneeze (d) only at night
  3. 3.True or false: adding up marks is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🧰 Which program would you use for making slides for a talk? (a) a paint program (b) a spreadsheet (c) a word processor (d) a presentation program
  5. 5.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  6. 6.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  7. 7.🧰 Which program would you use for opening a website? (a) a paint program (b) a web browser (c) a word processor (d) a spreadsheet
  8. 8.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) talks to the devices (b) adds up marks (c) shares memory among apps (d) shows the desktop
  9. 9.True or false: opening a website is done in a presentation program. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a web browser (b) an operating system (c) a paint program (d) a word processor
  11. 11.True or false: making a budget table is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) typing a letter (b) colouring a picture (c) adding up marks (d) opening a website
  13. 13.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) making a budget table (b) opening a website (c) making slides for a talk (d) typing a letter
  14. 14.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) writing a story (b) making a budget table (c) making slides for a talk (d) adding up marks
  15. 15.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) writing a story (b) opening a website (c) making slides for a talk (d) adding up marks
  16. 16.🖥️ Who does this job: “draws a picture” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  17. 17.True or false: typing a letter is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a song (b) shares memory among apps (c) adds up marks (d) types a letter
  19. 19.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a game (b) manages all the files (c) types a letter (d) draws a picture
  21. 21.True or false: “adds up marks” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) hardware (b) software
  23. 23.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a web browser (b) a word processor (c) a paint program (d) a presentation program
  24. 24.True or false: “draws a picture” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: writing a story is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “types a letter” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) drawing a kite (b) typing a letter (c) making slides for a talk (d) opening a website
  29. 29.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: opening a website is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a paint program (b) a spreadsheet (c) a word processor (d) a web browser
  32. 32.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) making a budget table (b) adding up marks (c) colouring a picture (d) typing a letter
  33. 33.🖥️ Who does this job: “talks to the devices” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  34. 34.🖥️ Who does this job: “shows the desktop” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  35. 35.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) draws a picture (b) types a letter (c) shows the desktop (d) plays a song
  36. 36.True or false: adding up marks is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: adding up marks is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  39. 39.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a web browser (c) a word processor (d) a paint program
  40. 40.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) plays a song (b) manages all the files (c) runs the other programs (d) shows the desktop

Answer key

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

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