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Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 238 · 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 an app? (a) manages all the files (b) shows the desktop (c) types a letter (d) shares memory among apps
  2. 2.🧰 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
  3. 3.True or false: opening a website is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: adding up marks is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) adds up marks (c) talks to the devices (d) plays a game
  6. 6.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) opening a website (b) making slides for a talk (c) making a budget table (d) drawing a kite
  7. 7.True or false: making a budget table is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  11. 11.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a presentation program (c) a paint program (d) a web browser
  12. 12.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) typing a letter (b) opening a website (c) drawing a kite (d) adding up marks
  13. 13.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) adds up marks (b) runs the other programs (c) plays a game (d) types a letter
  14. 14.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a song (b) adds up marks (c) plays a game (d) shows the desktop
  15. 15.🖥️ 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
  16. 16.True or false: typing a letter is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: writing a story is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a game (b) plays a song (c) types a letter (d) starts up the computer
  19. 19.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) runs the other programs (b) talks to the devices (c) starts up the computer (d) plays a song
  20. 20.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a web browser (b) a spreadsheet (c) a word processor (d) a presentation program
  21. 21.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) software (b) hardware
  22. 22.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a paint program (b) a web browser (c) a presentation program (d) a spreadsheet
  23. 23.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) adding up marks (b) writing a story (c) drawing a kite (d) colouring a picture
  25. 25.🧰 Which program would you use for opening a website? (a) a paint program (b) a word processor (c) a spreadsheet (d) a web browser
  26. 26.🧰 Which program would you use for colouring a picture? (a) a web browser (b) a paint program (c) a word processor (d) a presentation program
  27. 27.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) only at night (b) after we print (c) as the computer starts (d) when we sneeze
  28. 28.🖥️ Who does this job: “types a letter” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  29. 29.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) runs the other programs (b) shares memory among apps (c) shows the desktop (d) opens a website
  30. 30.True or false: “types a letter” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: typing a letter is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) starts up the computer (b) shows the desktop (c) draws a picture (d) shares memory among apps
  34. 34.🧰 Which program would you use for making slides for a talk? (a) a word processor (b) a spreadsheet (c) a presentation program (d) a paint program
  35. 35.🖥️ Who does this job: “draws a picture” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  36. 36.True or false: “draws a picture” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “plays a song” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) making a budget table (b) typing a letter (c) writing a story (d) drawing a kite
  39. 39.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) colouring a picture (b) drawing a kite (c) opening a website (d) writing a story

Answer key

  1. types a letter
  2. a word processor
  3. False
  4. False
  5. talks to the devices
  6. drawing a kite
  7. True
  8. True
  9. True
  10. the operating system
  11. a spreadsheet
  12. typing a letter
  13. runs the other programs
  14. shows the desktop
  15. an operating system
  16. True
  17. True
  18. starts up the computer
  19. plays a song
  20. a spreadsheet
  21. software
  22. a paint program
  23. False
  24. writing a story
  25. a web browser
  26. a paint program
  27. as the computer starts
  28. an app
  29. opens a website
  30. True
  31. False
  32. False
  33. draws a picture
  34. a presentation program
  35. an app
  36. True
  37. False
  38. making a budget table
  39. False
  40. opening a website

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